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It is a delight to one again see so much activity here. Thank you all for participating, Mara, Bruce, Dave and Nancy. I don't know what "Holy Spirit" means Dave and I do not equate a personal, family discovery via a series of dreams to "spiritual" in any way -- but more of a realization of a physical/blood nature, as I said "like the passing od DNA, and intuitive personality traits.
Bruce, I'm glad you supplied that Kushi passage as it pretty much backs my stand on dreaming and sleeping. I realize that many of Japanese desent are of Buddhist and Shinto descent, and as such believe in a pantheon of spirits in the after life. I do not believe this myself, as a Philosophical Taoist, but respect his opinion, as I hope others will respect mine.
Regarding Mara's question on how much sleep is necessary per night, this would depend on the person and their lifestyle to a great degree. I personally require from 6-8 hours per night. I retire usually between 9 and 10 and wake up around 5 am. From the time I get up and do Tai Chi my day becomes highy physical and creative, where I jog between two jobs -- one of driving a school bus, and the other of operating an art conservatory and brokerage (art) business. Not to mention meeting all my household and garden chores, and taking care of my 10 year son while mom is off to work in the hospital all day. No time for TV and usually less than two hours per day on the computer. Remember that I am a cancer survivor and have period check-ups and require medical monitoring and occassional hopital treatments. Life is so exciting and there is so much to accomplish duing each day that I sometimes wish I didn't have to sleep at all. Life is but a dream...
In peace, Roy
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