{"id":6843,"date":"2016-06-17T00:33:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T07:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2016-06-17T00:33:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T07:33:22","slug":"advantages-daydreaming-science-not-just-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/advantages-daydreaming-science-not-just-philosophy","title":{"rendered":"Advantages of Daydreaming: Science and Not Just a Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We pride ourselves in being firmly grounded in reality with our two feet well on the ground. But could it be that we are actually reducing our possibilities of success?<\/p>\n

Dr. Pillai explains why illusion and reality, just like energy\u00a0and matter, are not far apart, but one and the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cIllusion and reality are very important concepts. People always say: \u2018Don\u2019t build castles in the air.\u2019 But you have to build castles in the air, otherwise you will never build a real one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A \u201cReal\u201d Castle in the Air <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately people discourage anyone who is building castles in the air. You have to fake it in order to make it. There is a scientific basis for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not just talking about philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s philosophy as well as a matter of neurology. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are several parts of the brain involved in daydreaming. In fa\u00a0ct, your dreaming is done by your brain, too. You dream with the right brain. That\u2019s why you\u00a0cannot remember your dream, because the left brain doesn\u2019t remember the dream.<\/p>\n

The Midbrain Realizes Your Dreams <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"2\"\u201cThe midbrain creates very powerful illusions and it doesn\u2019t differentiate between illusion and reality, because matter is energy appearing in a solid form.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is illusion. The difference between illusion and reality\u2014philosophically speaking\u2014is that one is energy and the other is matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Einstein said, \u2018I have no problem in understanding the philosophy that everything is illusion, except for the fact that what I see remains to be a consistent illusion.\u2019 Because Maya is a consistent illusion. \u2018I don\u2019t see any other reality.\u2019<\/p>\n

But the yogis know that illusions are real; everything is real because reality itself is illusion. If you\u2019re living in a totally illusionary world, you will be able to create everything. Again, you have to go to the midbrain. So don\u2019t create this controversy\u2014illusion is reality. But you have to open your midbrain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Midbrain Tapping Meditation <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Close your eyes. Tap the point in between your eyebrows with your little finger.<\/p>\n

\u201cTap. Feel. Tap. Feel. Tap. Feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to Feel it. Wait until the feeling builds up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen go and tap.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as you touch, you\u2019ll be able to see the feeling starting to happen. Build on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cTap. Feel. Then move up [the forehead].<\/p>\n

\u201cTap. Feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cTap. Feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to, you can hit with your nail in order to have more sensation.<\/p>\n

\u201cTap. Feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cTap. Feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow feel the entire brain vibrating with energy. God bless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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