[Bruce Paine]

Hi,

As I have stated before, if not here, then somewhere else, that for at least 6 months of the time that I lived in a macrobiotic study house, here in Boston, back in the mid 1970s, I did not dream (or wake up remembering any dreams) but awoke feeling refreshed and energized.

I believe that if one's body is relatively pure and one is eating balanced food, then maybe one will sleep without dreaming.

Interestingly enough, Michio Kushi, in his "The Book of Macrobiotics", has much to say about dreams, both "life dreams" and "night dreams".

The following in a quote taken from the Chapter "Human Diseases:Cause and Recovery"/Sub Chapter:"Cause of Difficulties"/sub Sub Chapter:"Have a Good Sleep":

"Good sleep is not sleeping for a long time but sleeping deeply for a short time. Good sleep is a result of energetic activity--physical and mental--during the time we are awake. While we are sleeping, we should usually not dream. If we remember a dream after we are awake, it is because our sleep is not deep enough. Nightmares, cloudy dreams, and fragmental dreams are all signs of physical and mental unrest. To see these dreams frequently is an indication of developing mental illness. Suppose we are frequently frightened with the horrors of nightmares. We are seeing "daymares" through the same physical and mental quality while we are awake. When we are awake, we surround ourselves with groundless suspicions, illusory enemies, and other delusions that turn our life into a battlefield. If we eat macrobiotically and develop our health, we will never suffer such rootless dreams--day or night--of any kind. From time to time, we may see a dream that comes true. A true dream is one that also happens in reality--for example, showing us a new invention, communicating with the spirits of our ancestors, or alerting us to impending natural catastrophe. Thus when we see no dream or only see a true dream during our sleep, we are seeing real circumstances; and whatever we dream as true corresponds to our activities and occurances during the daytime."

The following is a prayer by Michio Kushi (from the same book) that includes an example of a true dream:

We all have come from infinity.
We all live within infinity,
We shall all return to infinity,
We are all manifestations of one infinity,
We are all sisters and brothers of one infinite universe,
Let us love one another,
Let us help each other,
Let us encourage each other,
And let us all together continue to realize
The endless dream of one peaceful world.

-May 1976

My sentiments, exactly.

Thank you, very much.

Bruce Paine