You take a journey into the Unmanifested every night when you enter
the phase of deep dreamless sleep. You merge with the Source. You
draw from it the vital energy that sustains you for a while when you
return to the manifested, the world of separate forms. This energy is
much more vital than food: “Man does not live by bread alone.” But in
dreamless sleep, you don’t go into it consciously. Although the bodily
functions are still operating, “you” no longer exist in that state. Can
you imagine what it would be like to go into dreamless sleep with full
consciousness? It is impossible to imagine it, because that state has
no content.
The Unmanifested does not liberate you until you enter it consciously.
That’s why Jesus did not say: the truth will make you free, but rather:
“You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” This is not
a conceptual truth. It is the truth of eternal life beyond form, which is
known directly or not at all. But don’t attempt to stay conscious in
dreamless sleep. It is highly unlikely that you will succeed. At most,
you may remain conscious during the dream phase, but not beyond
that. This is called lucid dreaming, which may be interesting and
fascinating, but it is not liberating.
So use your inner body as a portal through which you enter the
Unmanifested, and keep that portal open so that you stay connected
with the Source at all times. It makes no difference, as far as the
inner body is concerned, whether your outer physical body is old or
young, frail or strong. The inner body is timeless. If you are not yet
able to feel the inner body, use one of the other portals, although
ultimately they are all one. Some I have spoken about at length
already, but I’ll mention them again briefly here.