Dreaming as Spiritual Practice
June 15, 2026 | 4 CommentsAudio only version is here
Meditation practice begins at 10:22
Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project.
Today I’d like to add another principle: We dream on behalf of others.
Dreaming is not an escape from reality, it is how we create a better reality. When the world feels overwhelming, it’s easy to stop imagining that things could be different. But meditation teaches us to stay connected to possibility, even when hope feels distant.
When we can imagine a more compassionate, sane, and just world, we aren’t doing it only for ourselves. We’re doing it for people who are exhausted, discouraged, or simply unable to dream right now. In that way, dreaming becomes an act of generosity.
This way of practicing has changed my life. I hope you’ll listen and see what you think.
With love,
Susan
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4 Comments
Thankyou for your realness Susan. I so much appreciate your teachings, and your willingness to be with emotion of all ilks. I’m in tears now, as I was when your cats died, and cow when you celebrate and grieve them again. My heart ached for you at that time. My beloved cat was often the only contact I would have with another being, and the only being I could have a physical connection with. He was killed 10 weeks ago, and I do feel his loss so deeply.. I know only people who have or have had that deep connection iwith cats will understand.
I ma sorry for your loss. My friend was in a similar situation. Dad, Mom and sister died, lost the house due to grief. All she had left was her favorite cat. She was so afraid of him dying that she could not live a normal life. Finally that day came. There was a long sickness so she was expecting it but she got to say goodbye. Something she did not get to say to Dad, Mom or sister. That was a few years ago now and while she still loves him and her family so much, she has created a new life for herself. Still lives alone with 2 new cats and has made new friends and still get lonely and sad sometimes and seems to be living a normal life. You can do it too. Imbrace the memories make a friend.
Thankyou for your kind words Leslie, and for your encouraging story of your friend. I’m so glad that she has been able to grieve her losses, and also recreate new connections. I’m without family, and living rurally in an area new to me, I have tried to make new friends, and have found local people really kind and friendly. But everyone seems to have family, and friends that go back to kindergarten. So, they have little time or need to develop deeper friendships with a relative stranger. The loss of my dear furry friend was a shock , and has brought that lonliness into even more painful focus. However, I will keep trying to make human connections, and I know that when I am ready another furry being in need of a home and love will come into my life. With metta and aroha
Sounds like a good attitude. Keep that. And keep an open mind about your neighbors. Good luck ❤️