Pras IndrakumarFounder, PortfoliAUM · Founder @PortfoliAUM | Executive MBA Candidate @AGSM

TED Talk 2020 Idea Search Submission: Dreaming

29 May 2019 · 1 min

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Pras Indrakumar traces his lifelong obsession with dreams from a childhood song through ancient philosophy. He connects Sanskrit Vedic ideas that reality is a dream to Aboriginal Dreamtime and Hindu and Buddhist concepts of Tath, a state of equanimity and bliss, then offers practical guidance for experiencing this consciousness.

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I recall when I was about 6, I wrote a song which went something like this. One day I'm on the street, one day I'm on the road, one day I'm thinking of something I never thought of before. One day, one day, one day, one day. Oh my dreams, oh my, oh my, oh my dreams. Dreaming of something new, dreaming of someone like you. One day, one day, one day, one day. This song became the theme song of my life. I didn't know why at that time. You see, dreams are like reality. There's an ancient Sanskrit saying from the Vedas: "Tata lokha gum akalpayan," which means it's all just a dream. You see. We have Australian Aboriginals always speak about the Dreamtime. Even the great Hindu rishis and Buddha also spoke about the state of Tath, the state of equanimity, bliss. I want to explain this in detail and help you experience this dream.