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Upon awakening from our nightly dreams, we instantly recognise them as though they never existed. So too it is wise to let go of our waking life as though it was a dream that never existed.

Attachment to that which only exists as a dream, is our suffering. Yes, to be a part of this waking life, is suffering, until we learn to let go, as easily as we let go of our nightly dreams upon awakening from them, realising their insignificant pure emptiness.

Negedius Numerius wrote:This is not what it looks like.

"And then I saw him! He was huge, 20 meters from nose to tail. His mouth open, baring fangs 20 inches long! His giant mane framed his head like ... "

"I'm sorry but how big?"

"20 meters! I'm an engineer."

"Where was this you say?"

"Alaska."

"Sigh."