Those caught in the dream cannot help but be self-absorbed, because the dream is built entirely out of self — the imaginary self, the fragile identity, the one who’s always protecting, defending, proving, performing.

In the dream state, attention collapses into the story of “me.” Everything becomes my problem, my opinion, my fear, my grievance, my importance.

This is not selfishness — it’s entrapment.

When consciousness is asleep, it has no bandwidth left to see beyond itself. The imagined “me” becomes the center of the universe, not out of arrogance, but out of blindness.

The dream-self can only see its needs, its wounds, its drama, its desires. It cannot perceive the larger field, the lineage, the sacred fire, the unity behind the forms.

Awakening Breaks the Spell

The moment awareness turns back on itself and not toward the story, self-absorption dissolves.

Why? Because the one who was absorbing attention is revealed to be smoke — an echo, a ripple, a character.

What remains is spaciousness, clarity, compassion, presence, and the ability to see others as yourself.

When the “me” is gone, what’s left is the Awareness itself — effortless, radiant, unforced.

– by M.K.I.