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Respected madam:

With reference to queries,

1. dreams occur due a variety of reasons one among them being that as Shri
Tatachar has indicated subconsciousness/unconscious levels getting
"activated" when the mind is done with its mundane, day-to-day affairs and
the senses are all withdrawn and there is a state of 'pratyahara'
(depriving the sense organs of normal perception inputs of the
material/external world). Typically this occurs in the night when the mind
goes into a torpor state and the eyes and body through involuntary reflexes
tends to wind down for sleep and rest.

During the day/active state when we are in office, travelling, partying,
eating, talking, watching tv etc. the 5 sense organs are engaged in a
flurry of constant activity. Almost every impression is dutifully recorded
in the brain in its various layers to be played out at the appropriate
time.

When the constant superficial activity ceases, lights are dimmed, sounds
cease, then in the calmness, especially being Tamas time, the
unconscious/sub-consciousness  starts to awaken. Basically it is all the
time struggling to play out but since during the day the sheer force,
frequency and speed of activity at the outer level is too much for the
subconscious-unconsciousness to reckon with and it get subdued.  At night
it gets a chance to manifest.

2. Coming specifically to the replay which occured to you. All one can see
is (a) you were perhaps close to your cousin and there was a bonding (b)
the unfortunate event occured just a year back and time is yet to play its
part. One year in comparison to the degree of bonding is too short a time
and therefore, perhaps, the replay is taking place, especially when you are
asleep and the record of the approaching 'anniversary rituals' is nearing.
The apporaching date is in your outer consciousness constantly reminding
you of the date/day and since this constant inner proding is dominent, the
moment you try to sleep, the first thing the proding digs is its
counterpart viz the related and associated impressions, thoughts, emotions
and images.

One is certain that as time passes this will taper off as newer impressions
gather and push back the existing 'fresh' -one year old - impression.
However, this will never vanish.  The venerated Sage Patanjali in his Yoga
Sutra has clearly indicated that memories are foreever and nothing gets
erased so to say. Not even at death.

3. As to your query on what happens to 'atma' after death etc. to be frank
is practically impossible to answer except perhaps by a very very few
highly accomplished acharyas, gurus and elders who are 100% perfect in
their practices, anushtanams and who may be safely considered as "
aptavachaka".   This is obvious because the dead cannot answer and unless
one is dead the 'atma's' transition cannot be gauged, percieved, known.

4. your query on whether dreams convey any message. Yes and No. Normally
no, but occasionally, depending on the extent of our good karma-accruals,
certain symbolic references are known to have occured to various persons
portending of coming events. The common refrain "coming events cast a
shadow" is in line with this logic.

The pre-requisite for this is however, the person is not of a casual
caliber but is intently inclined to spiritual pursuits and again is perfect
in his/her practices, prayers,worship or whatever it be.  For instance, in
a family of 5 children and the parents, with the children all living in
different cities, married etc. while the parents stayed in their ancesteral
house in the village, one of the younger daughter had a dream of a big
jackfruit tree gettting uprooted and falling...the next day she got the
unfortunate news of her dear father's demise the previous night. It seems
that in their ancesteral home there was a big jackfruit tree which though
remained upright, reflected perhaps the coming events in the dream of this
younger girl signifying perhaps a tragedy. In fact the dream caused fear in
her and she could not sleep the whole night.  As to why it occured to her
and not to the others, there could be a variety of reasons one of them
being that she was the 'pet' (chellam) of the father and among the 5
children she was least interested in material pursuits, had had a string of
bad time which was patiently borne with a deep spiritual faith in her
acharyas and Kula daivam, our dearest Lord Balaji of Tirupati.  This trait
was singularly missing in all the other children.

So you see, while there cannot be a direct scientific proof which can
establish this, the facts being beyond the ken of normal human
comprehension, but they seem to fit into some sort of logic.

5. Relevance/ necessity : Dreams per se are not a necessity. They are an
impediment to our attempts to delve into ourselves and know ourselves
better. Moreover, dreams also like sleep is a state when the modifications
of 'kleshas' keep on occuring and prevent clarity of perception of the
reality through our higher intutition.

You need not bother about your cousin's dreams. Before going to sleep,
please listen to a particular stanza in that greatest of greatest antidote
"VishnuSahasranamaa". There is a particular sloka "uttaarano dushkritihaa
punyo duhsvapnanaasanah "  (please forgive this writer's atrocious
Sanksrit).  Say this thrice or at least hear this thrice.

The ultimate solution of course is why dabble and think and be busy about
'atma', dreams, soul after death and other things when everything and
anything is compressed into the beautiful " Vishnusahasranamaam ". It would
at the best take 20 minutes for a CD to run thru. Put it just as you are
about to  lie down and press the play button. Listen intently with your
bone marrow and not with your ears !.  As you deeply sink into the
rendition, you will see a magic happening. This cannot be described. It
would be suffice at this point to just say that the sleep will be
absolutely dreamless, blank, utterly refreshing and rejunevating  Do not
dwell on categorising the dream as bad or good

EXTRACTS FROM A MAIL FROM RAVI WHO HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE THE
DETAILED MEANING:
Stanza 99

"uttaarano dushkritihaa punyo duhsvapnanaasanah
veerahaa rakshanah santo jeevanah paryavasthitah"

923. Uttaaranah –"One who lifts us out of the ocean-of-change." We,
by identifying through our body- mind-intellect, with the changing
whirls of matter around us, assume to ourselves the changes and these
provide us, in their totality, the horrible sorrow of the mortal
finitude. On lifting our attention from the giddy changes in these
whirls of finite matter, when we fix it upon Him, the one
Consciousness that illumines all changes in all living creatures, we
get uplifted into a state of Immortality-Changeless, Blissful,
Supremely Satisfying. Hence, Sree Narayana is called as the `Up-
lifter,' the `Saviour.'

The `Taara-mantra' lifts us from the cesspool of sense living into
the serener climes of the lit-up peaks of peace and perfection.

924. Dushkritihaa –`Kriti' means actions; `Dush-kriti' means bad
actions. When actions are undertaken, prompted by sensuous desires,
they leave impressions (vaasanaas) and these always have a tendency
to make us repeat similar actions. When one turns the mind towards
Narayana,-the Self, he is emptied of his existing vaasanaas, so Lord
is indicated as the `destroyer (Haa) of the sins.'

925. Punyah –"Supremely Pure." One who purifies the heart of His
devotee-removing all his sensehunting vaasanaas of indulgence. Sree
Narayana guides the pure-hearted to the portals of the final goal,
the Higher Consciousness.

926. Duh-svapna-naasanah –"One who destroys all `bad dreams'." The
worst dream is the samsar. Perception of plurality is the horrible
dream of terrible pangs, consuming fears and drowning sorrows. Dreams
are explosions of the suppressions stored away in the subconscious. A
real devotee exists in utter surrender unto the Lord. When his life
is ever-centred in Narayana-smarana, in such total and humble
dedication he has no chance of earning these suppressions. Since his
sub-conscious mind is not loaded with half-digested thoughts and
unexpressed intentions, repressed desires and suppressed motives,
immoral passions and covetous inclinations, he has no fearful dreams
in his daily sleep. Ultimately each seeker will rise above his little
ego and its hungers and enters into the plane of Narayana-
Consciousness.


Kayena vacha.....sarvam Krishnaarpanam.......Forgive the writer for errors
if any
Om tat Sat
Tat tvam asi



                                                                                
                           
                      tatachar@xxxxxxx                                          
                           
                                               To:      krsna_sri@xxxxxxxxx 
(Krishna Srinivasan),          
                      11/03/04 03:16           v_sripriya@xxxxxxxxx (V 
sripriya)                           
                      AM                       cc:      
srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                        
                                               Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Do 
dreams convey any message?    
                                                                                
                           






>>I personally feel, dreams come when we do not have proper sleep and it
does not have any influence on us.<<

Dreams are an essential phenomenon.
Seem to be more important or as important as sleep it self.

Here is teh response, I sent o Ms. Sripriya:

Dear Ms. Sripriya,

Sorry to hear about your cousin. One of the mind's most exciting creations
is the dream. Hope the dreams help you to heal your loss.

Dreams are the portals through which we gain access to the unconscious and
its miraculous content and process. As for as we can tell, for the first
time, it is the Upanishadic Royal seers who consciously discussed our
unconscious. They talked about the dream state. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is
one such example.

We do not know what exactly exists in our unconscious mind, precisely
because it is unconscious! -- but the dream is our greatest and most
prolific tool for comprehending what we have stored in this vast part of
the mind.

In my own experience, usually whatever is bothering me within, fear,
uncertainty, unfulfilled desires/fantasies,
anxiety, etc. often make up dreams.
Rarely, my pleasant experiences show up in the dream-
they come to my memory when I am awake or at times I may go to sleep
thinking of those pleasant experiences.


These are somethings I found on the internet on what the modern thinkers
have to say on dreams:
Well, there are many theories out there to explain why we have dreams.
Evans (a psychologist) believes that dreaming is our body's way of storing
information... while Crick and Mitchinson believe that dreaming is our mind
dumping the information. Freud thinks that dreams carry information about
our hidden desires. Finally, Jung thinks that dreams carry meaning... and
the dreamer can interpret their dreams.
Pagans believe that dreams have meanings in them. Certian things in dreams
can symbolize different meanings of what is happening or will happen in the
person's life.<<<

Soul it self is never born and never dies. "a-jaaya maano bahudaa
vijaayate"

I don't think we should attach too much value or meaning to death
ceremonies. They are meant for the alive to handle grief with some activity
and sort of social welfare (feeding and monitory gifts to people). In this
day and age we have numerous other things to keep busy, and other means of
social welfare.   In the Bhagavadgita, the lord was not at all bothered
about Arjuna's concern about "patanti pitarohyeshaam lupta pinDodaka
kriyaah" (ancestors are doomed because of absence of water and food
offerings). What's good enough for the lord is good enough for us.
It is okay to keep thetradition, without reading too much into it.


K. Sreekrishna Tatachar



I  had similar experiences , I could not get much out of explanations but
some one  gave a simple advise that before going to sleep do a Japp
everyday and say  OM NAMAH SIVAYA, OM NAMAH SIVAYA. This Japp you do in
your
mind .This  gives me peace and I very rarely see any dreams.
vanakam to every one.

>From: V sripriya <v_sripriya@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: srs <srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [SriRangaSri] Do dreams convey any message?
>Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:04:29 +0000 (GMT)
>
>
>vannkam to everyone,
>
>i've a query on dreams that i've dreamt:
>
>I am seeking for some clarifications about the soul or athma .
>
>people say the soul of nearest ones stay with us for 1 yr after death and
>that we say the final good buy to the soul in the first annual ceremony.
>
>i've also heard some one saying that out of "pancha boothams" the fifth
one
>leaves at the time on 1yr ceremony.
>
>Last year my cousin expired and his first yr ceremony is approaching in a
>week.And for the last 3 days he had been contineously coming in my
>dreams:once showing his presence in a huge gathering of families,second
>time saying bye to me while i was leaving out.
>
>my father guessed and said as his first yr ceremony is approaching ,his
>soul is finaaly roaring around the people for whom he had special respect
>and love.
>
>Can someone clarify me as to what happens to the atma after death,do the
>dreams like this convey any message?
>
>My analysis as per my fathers answer seemed that he is always with us by
>showing his presence in huge gathering and saying a final good bye to me
as
>his ceremony is approaching.
>
>i've a strong desire and interest to know about such things.Here's looking
>forward for your opinions.
>
>Nandri
>Sripriya Ravikumar
>
>
>
>
>





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