The world we see can seem very real, but in fact it is a dream. We may feel like we have many problems in this life such as money, relationships, jobs, family issues, addictions and all kinds of issues the ego wants us to believe we have. But there is only one problem, and that is our perception. By changing our thought and belief system we can wake up from this dream world and change our perception to a happy dream. The ego would have us think that to escape the world is a very complex mission, whereas the Spirit would have us learn that it is very simple. Each time we take a step towards the happy dream the ego tags along in the hope of distracting us. It wants to keep us locked into our dualistic way of seeing the world through comparison, diversity, and multiplicity. When we come into a direct experience of a non-dualistic perception, all comparison and judgments drop, giving way to the happy dream. This is a place of gratitude and thankfulness, knowing that we are not separate but are all one.
“The ego is complex and the Holy Spirit is simple. The fragmented world of separation and distortion is complicated and the happy dream is simple. But it is so extremely, extremely, extremely simple that the only way you can experience it is through it’s simplicity. And you will be challenged by the ego at every turn because the ego doesn’t want you to experience that simplicity. Because it’s out of business, and never was, in that simplicity.”
David Hoffmeister at the Happy Dream Retreat in Los Angeles on February 9, 2017.