Brain Surgeon REVEALS the NEUROSCIENCE of Dreams & What They TRULY Mean! | Dr. Rahul Jandial

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Today we're diving into the fascinating world of dreams with our guest, Dr. Rahul Jandial. Dr. Jandial is not only a renowned neurosurgeon but also a neuroscientist with a deep understanding of the human brain. In this episode, we'll explore the significance of dreams, their impact on our waking life, and the mysterious workings of our minds during sleep. Whether you're curious about lucid dreams, the role of nightmares, or the connection between dreams and reality, this conversation promises to enlighten and inspire.
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0:00 Intro
00:03:39 - Exploring Dreams and Brain Activity
00:07:20 - The Executive Network and Dreams
00:11:14 - The Dreaming Brain and the Waking Brain
00:15:10 - The Role of Sleep in Mental Clarity
00:18:57 - The Importance of Dreaming
00:22:41 - The Transition from Dreaming to Waking Brain
00:26:44 - Sleep paralysis and entering the Sleep world
00:30:25 - Sleep Entry and Sleep Exit
00:34:12 - Extracting Ideas from Dreams
00:38:00 - The Development of Children's Dreams and Theory of Mind
00:41:50 - The Purpose of Nightmares
00:45:40 - Nightmares, Theory of Mind, and Erotic Dreams
00:49:50 - The Role of Dreams in Actualizing Desires
00:53:42 - The Value of Emotion in Dream Interpretation
00:57:24 - Dreams at the End of Life
01:01:37 - Lucid Dreaming and the Return of the Executive Network
01:05:18 - Dreaming and the Mind
01:09:06 - The Discovery of Paradoxical Sleep
01:12:46 - The Origin of Dreams
01:16:48 - The Irrelevance of the Pineal Gland
01:20:33 - Nail Gun Injuries and Neurosurgery
01:24:14 - The Legacy of Dreaming
01:27:58 - The Importance of Memory
#greatness #inspiration #motivation

[@lewishowes]

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[@regcrowder9010]

Yes! 🎉

[@allymentary4u938]

Yes

[@GoddessGaiaOracle]

Yes.! Thank you. I’ve experienced almost every type of dream discussed. I was surprised to learn that most people don’t realize they dream every night is this normal?.i ask because I am fully aware and able to alter my dreams in real time since childhood (traumatic, prophetic, fear based) to protect myself or even solve issues from my awake time. Are there categories of dreamers? And I’m also curious are the dreams and spiritual levels altered after pineal gland removal? Again thank you 😊

[@richardhart2291]

Michael Singer has talked about this. Dr. Rahul Jandial is using the western approach to understand that the symptom is by being analytical using the mind to explain something that is created by the mind. There is no scientific evidence. Joseph Campbell wrote the book The Power of Myth that describes the archetypal images that are in every culture, because the mind operates the same in all humans. It is the energy of past experience, everything stored in the subconscious from past experiences that is released to form the images experienced by the brain. It is not something external to the brain, it is from within. Consciousness is the witness of what is observed in the present moment. There is not past or future in consciousness. It is not a creator, it is an observer of what is happening as what we observe through our five senses. Michael Singer describes this, it is the knowledge perfect past masters have taught for centuries. That is what quantum physics is discovering. The question is not what our experience of energy means, it is to be aware of what is watching this energy unfolding in front of us, the pure consciousness that has no thoughts and no feelings.

[@sosman257bosman5]

Yes, please

[@sarahtan8653]

I had a lucid dream that my dog climbed into bed to cuddle next to me. The sensation of him woke me and I looked at him and held him close but as I held him logic seeped into my thought as I remembered that my dog was no longer alive. As that thought washed over me my dog dissipated and I lost the lucid awareness and then shortly awoke with the deep feeling that my dog was actually in my arms just moments ago

[@debbiesmith2207]

I had this experience with my cat. I think it was as "real" as fully awake time.

[@renaedeleon8812]

Reading this crying. Oh How I would love to hVe this type of dream about my cat and loved ones I have lost.

[@sarahtan8653]

@@renaedeleon8812your pets will visit your dream space when you least expect it. I recall silently inviting my dog with a memory of gratitude for him just before going to sleep that night

[@ErinsEnergy313]

Your dog came to say hello. What a beautiful experience 💖✨️

[@debrarozich2456]

I dreamed my two German Shepherds ( both passed) came to me and it was such a soft and beautiful feeling as they gently bent around my legs with joy. Kind of like Sarah they dissipated and I woke. I long ago had a dream about my horse Teyana and she was carrying me over the hills as though we were flying. Awww such joy. I can only imagine the reunion I will have in heaven.

[@Mcmajor215]

Sometimes I can't wait to go to sleep to see what I will dream. 😎✌️🦋

[@user-xv5sn9gn5n]

I think it is not good to dream than the brain has to work but the brain has to rest and regenerate that’s why you need a Blackout sleep 🍀🥇

[@mscashwell]

That is a truth. I am that way...eager to see who will visit me or who i will visit. what will be revealed.

[@SarahMatthews-qm1eo]

I know and every night I never realized I'm dreaming. So if I can't wake up there how the hell am I supposed to wake up here??? But I'm trying!

[@elizabethprince1268]

Yes... me also.I even take naps when I can.

[@JillyAnnaKist]

Me too, after many years of dreamless sleep due to excessive marijuana use, I am now over this addiction and dreaming again!

[@founderofcoreism]

I lucid dream and studied dreams for 7 years. Pay attention to your dreams. It's another world more connected to the real, versus the matrix.

[@elizabethbowie9753]

I had lucid dreams all through my teens & 20's.

[@founderofcoreism]

@@elizabethbowie9753 br8ngvit back. It's needed. 👍

[@Helprimates]

I had a dream that I was speaking in a different language and the conversation made sense. Often my dreams are more intelligent than I am in reality. I'd love to be a part if a sleep study. I've also dreamt of songs which I've never heard before and wake up trying to remember. Such a beautiful song.

[@Meik22]

I also had a dream in a language that I don't speak. I didn't understand what it's saying and still the dream was happening and comprehensive.

[@Mina-pj7qs]

Are you a Highly Sensitive Person?

[@FacingTheUnknownChannel]

For dreams are the seeds of our destiny, Nurtured by passion, they set us free. With every step, we dare to aspire, Igniting the spark of our inner fire

[@creativesolutions902]

I too, have dreams quite often about songs I have never heard before… I can usually wake up and sing it for a little while, until it fades away… If I could write music, that would be quite an advantage! :-)

[@DMillerFlorida]

Yes! I had a dream with a different language. It was written and when I woke .. I wrote it down immediately and found it in the Greek Bible after doing an online research.

[@jwens2]

56:15. "...the luxury of a bed and curtains......" such a humbling reminder 🤯😢

[@crypto986]

he is from india

[@johns294]

Dead on ….thats self awareness is a good way

[@toriscott1881]

This conversation leads me to think that tv, videos, and screens possibly detract from what dreams can do for us in life!

[@BeautifulT514]

I think that might be the point 🤔 that thought had never crossed my mind until now🤔🤨🤯 Thanks Tori!

[@Anniepat2340]

That’s why I cannot watch scary movies or like a dateline before I go to bed because I will not have a good dream

[@hagindustin777]

Any screen emitting "blue light". You can change the settings on your devices to more "warm" rather than "cool" and block out some of that "blue light". I've had MUCH success with this.

[@SunDreamer555]

@@hagindustin777I’ve heard of this but never tried it and tried to just now. I have an iphone. It says red/green filter. Is this one of the warmer ones?

[@lmonnette4037]

I am almost 70. I had no idea other people do not always dream in color!!!!! My husband told him he felt his dreams are basically thoughts! I have dreams like movies....doesn't everyone? I remember color of the clothes people wear. I don't dream every night but when I do it's hard to remember the entire dream. I remember bits and pieces. Sometimes I wake up and then go back to sleep and seem to dream again. I love to dream as long as it isn't scary, which I don't seem to have.

[@dawnhoekstra5644]

I used to have dreams like movies when I was a kid I’m 63 I wonder if that is an era thing?

[@lindadoles4953]

I wake up every hour to two hours and my "movie dreams" will continue when I fall back asleep. Not always but quite often. They will also involve family and friends frequently.

[@Misslou2425]

I have always had lucid dreams, and most nights... Nightmares. Age 42. All my dreams, every dream is ALWAYS in color.

[@Gokhan202]

Didn’t he say people started dreaming in colour when technicolour was invented for tv?

[@curiousone6129]

Same.

[@adolphus9047]

Dreaming being the reason for sleep is an ancient belief in many ancient African religions. Im happy science is catching up.

[@naynay0179]

Yuuuuuuup

[@CaptPicard81]

There are no new ideas under the sun as they say

[@lenspencer1765]

I had a dream visitation and I no it was real

[@zeejah]

I used to write a dream journal... in time there was a thread leading me to answers i was searching.

[@shaneprice6157]

Does anyone else feel like before the catastrophic event that almost wiped out humanity a few thousand years ago that gave us amnesia. That everything was figured out ? Like all the stuff that is ground breaking and the stuff we will figure out over the next decades or even centuries was elementary to the version of us that existed before a meteor hit earth or whatever happened that supposedly wiped out 90 percent of life on this planet.

[@etandrepont]

I’ve steared my dreams. I’ve had sleep paralysis, I’ve had premonitions in my dreams. I’ve been consciously aware of my dream.

[@SteadfastLiving]

Discipline weighs ounces but regret weighs tonnes.

[@nqobileshongwe923]

How do you do that?

[@keezyfox4989]

I have had premonition dreams,one is I had a dream of someone will pass away at work but don’t see who or there face in my dream and my boss had a hart attack and passed away and I have dreams of a friends that I haven’t seen 4 years and then I will see them after I have a dream about them and the craziest dream I had was a house and was walking around in this house and a year later me and hubby decided to sell our home and went looking at homes and we look at one and the house was the same house that I had a dream about and bloody freaking me out and the only thing that was different was the outside of the house.

[@savanamcgregor6492]

Same to all of those. I’ve had them all!

[@etandrepont]

@@nqobileshongwe923I would try to force myself awake to write down a part of the dream so that I would remember the dream. But most times I swore that I would remember my dream-hardly ever remembered those dreams. I recall saying to myself that I’m getting up to write this one down but fell back asleep. The premonitions I had within dreams occurred 2-20 plus years later. The only reason I remembered them was because they were so intense and real or frightening that I shared them with my friend Timmy. 20 plus years later was when he called me and told me that I was prolific. One I drew on a napkin, the other was about Katrina-I saw what was happening and even said everyone is running to the dome. They were pushing and climbing up fences getting to the dome. I stated the flood and saw cars going up on medians. What struck me was that I mentioned that they were going to the dome. This to me was the key point that solidified that this was truly a dream premonition.

[@magicgirl77]

Need to get him, Dr. Joe Dispensa together and Gregg Braden for a seminar!

[@Bunny11344]

Throw in dr Bruce Lipton too

[@DianeVirginie]

I thought the same 😅

[@JakeRichardsong]

Dispenza is a chiropractor, not a neuroscientist.

[@Bunny11344]

@@JakeRichardsong His postgraduate training covered neurology, neuroscience, brain function and chemistry, cellular biology though!

[@richardhart2291]

@@JakeRichardsong He works with neuroscientists from all around the world. Evidently you have not read any of his books. One does not need to be a neuroscientist to know the science that is available, and Dr. Joe has designed programs using the science to have evidence using scientific equipment at his events to document what neuroscientists have discovered. One does not have to be a mechanic to understand how an engine works. Dr. Joe has described all this, the science of the changes in the quality of proteins in each organ and what affects the quality.

[@pinky7400]

The fact that opioids made it so i do not dream at night, was the final straw for me to get sober. ❤

[@dakotasuris1740]

@pinky7400 Interesting. I am on a good amount of opioids for pain. (never abuse), and I dream like crazy!! Congratulations on your sobriety!!

[@pinky7400]

@dakotasuris1740 opioids in itself is abuse, in my opinion, to our species. We were never meant to have such a thing. Thank you so much for your congratulations and I pray for you that you never go thru what I did for 10+ years. ♥️

[@ThePathOfLeastResistanc]

@@pinky7400our brains literally have receptors for opioids

[@pinky7400]

@@ThePathOfLeastResistanc Your brain makes its own versions of opioids, called endogenous opioids. These chemicals act just like opioid drugs, attaching to opioid receptors in your brain. Endogenous opioids help your body control pain.

[@pinky7400]

@@ThePathOfLeastResistanc that's what the receptors are for. Do you think that the human brain was designed for man made chemicals? Lmao no.

[@caitlynnp9507]

I've been remember my 1-4 of my dreams everyday since the age of 5. I'm 31 now. My dreams are often very action adventure apocalyptic dystopian and/or magical. I am very strong and quite often have powers, flying being the most common and easiest. I can fly at will in any dream if I'm bored. I love my dreams. I'm very thankful for them.

[@etandrepont]

I definitely have flown in my dreams like an Eagle close to the cliffs

[@zeejah]

Write them down... when you read them one after the other you will notice a thread

[@dragonking5863]

I remember a very vivd dream i had in childhood when I flew above the earth and was flying in spcae looking down at the earth

[@wrektem240]

I’ve had apocalyptic ones as well. Some of my favorites are the scariest. Dreams have always been a wonder of mine. The shifting landscapes, the familiar yet unrecognizable feeling of love for someone you’ve never even seen. ❤

[@AI-art-makers]

If dreaming is therapy for me it has been the worst therapy I've ever received but boy has it ever helped me to understand the dream world so much better

[@rishmapoeran403]

My dreams have always told me what's going on with my children or my ex or the people around me and even people I don't know, but then meet. And it always tells me what's going to happen or has happened. It's really strange but true.

[@samex8275]

Me too! I dream about people that I have not met before, and then I meet them in the future. Have you had deja vu dreams?

[@beboundless7897]

Hey, yes I have had deja vu dreams too! So many times in my life. I often have dreams of my future, events and people before it happens or before I meet them. It still floors me to this day

[@leoonthego474]

Very true. While billions of people have experienced guiding and DejaVu dreams is more than enough proof that dreams are not created by the brain and are captured/transformed by our mind (our spiritual entity). The deeper subject is the time concept. As Einstein stumbled on his special relativity theory where time is relative and passes depending on your frame (body) reference, the explanation therefore is, if your frame of reference (speed) is greater than time then time becomes obsolete. So in other words the past and future all becomes the present. If our spirit is pure energy and the speed it moves is much greater than light than while we dream we move out of our time frame and capture information from the future and past. Hence why while dreaming for seconds in our body frame captivated by time, can be a days lived in dream matter.

[@cassidypinnix4178]

​@@beboundless7897 it's called deja reve! I we dont have deja vu we dream it first...

@@leoonthego474wow.. 🤯

[@itsalluphl]

In my early 20s, I decided to go to therapy. She was the most amazing therapist I ever encountered, and one of the first things she taught me was how to remember to my dreams. Since then I have experienced lucid, vivid, epic, brief, recurrent, realistic, and surreal while able to recall many of them! I wish more therapists would incorporate dream analysis into their practices. Dreams are the windows to your soul and taught me much about myself ❤

[@rudirhein7828]

Some Dreams are so draining that sometimes I need all the next day to recover.

[@user-kp7xg1yi6k]

Yes, this is my second day of about 4 hours of real 😴

[@Nophreetime]

I once dreamed a typical full day at the office. Words can't describe how annoyed I was to wake up and go to work the following day.

[@bonniemattocks4396]

Dr. Rahul Jandial's brain is working on so many levels, that he can't get the words out fast enough for us to understand all that he knows. He has thoughts that he starts that I feel he wants to answer on three different levels, but he's trying to keep it coherent for all of us.

[@KS-rj2sb]

I thought it was just me who was thinking about this. lol 😆 he can’t answer the question in simplest form lol 😂 he is not on our level haha

[@bonniemattocks4396]

@@KS-rj2sb I"m going to keep watching and listening to him. Maybe somewhere he'll answer the questions I have......

[@Gokhan202]

I think he sounded incompetent and incoherent tbh. Couldn’t finish a sentence and a thought, my favourite is the use of ‘my belief, I wonder’ when he needed a face save moment. I felt he couldn’t actually explain most things properly.

[@linda.s.gislad]

That's exactly how I perceive him. He has such a great presence, an aura, if you like. One would describe him as a "great mind".

[@Universol]

I couldn't listen to him properly; I was very distracted by his handsomeness. 😅🙈😂

[@dianeyvon]

Also guilty 😂

[@SleepisHealth1]

You might get a handsome dream:) Your comment made my day. Stay happy🎉😂

[@cmc7507]

So…does dreaming defragment our brain?

[@kv2749]

I think they are both handsome.

[@shermainewillis3064]

Well he never mentioned that he has a wife 😅 only spoke about his 3 sons

[@AI-art-makers]

There's times where I was lucid dreaming and I realized I was dreaming but I was able to keep my calm and extend the lucid point beyond what most people will ever be able to do. I stayed in that dream for a weekend...

[@user-pt3in8xb3w]

When he said u sleep bc u must dream, felt so validated. I have been doing that since childhood. I have also started dream journal. I only sleep so that i can dream. I love my dreams , also lately my dreams have been giving answers to my life problems.

[@lewishowes]

Appreciate you for this beautiful sharing!

[@SunDreamer555]

Beautiful way to look at it. Certain tribes believe dreams are hints to upcoming things in your waking life and if you get good at interpreting them, you can improve your life.

[@lisabarder5402]

I love Dr. Rahul's quest to unravel the mystery of our dreams. Personally, I wish I had more flying dreams. Whenever I dream of flying, I wake up the next day feeling spectacular and having an incredible day!

[@lewishowes]

🙌

[@messesh1578]

Try to fly or in my case bouncing incredibly high and landing softly, try to just recognize when you are really dreaming and at the moment you realize it remember to fly make yourself fly or bounce and it works.you can then go any direction to any place that you can think of. If you try it you will find you can do it.

[@kenclark6894]

I dream every night sometimes three or four different ones. Also lucid dream and have out of body experiences. Some feel more real then reality. I look forward to my night time adventures ❤❤

[@mitoljimenez]

Same, only thing I haven’t encountered is out of body experiences. I know there are techniques to achieve it but I’m kind of scared and can’t see the purpose besides curiosity, which I am very curious personally. I enjoy going to sleep wondering what I will dream this time 😉. I remember my dreams daily, wondering if that is common. This subject was fascinating and Lewis made great questions… looking forward for part 2.

[@pambalakhan6020]

“ I look forward to my night time adventures “ 😁❤️

[@etandrepont]

I had one out of body experience when awake

[@user-li7wx2mh1g]

Distracted by 2 dreamy guys. Now I know what I will be dreaming of tonight

[@deliawest3607]

As a therapist, I would love to hear the doctor speak about dreams during drug withdrawal & their relevance. Great podcast, charming guest. Many thanks.

[@lewishowes]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@rumi-tunes7727]

He is NOT an EXPERT on Relevance....... mostly shooting from the hip himself........... unarticulated Reasons- speculation

[@F_P_S]

@@rumi-tunes7727glad I’m not the only one who thought this. Every question he was asked he answered with: “So, that’s a big question, and what I want to do is answer your question so you can know the answer. But I can’t answer it without answering it first. So, I’m going to answer your question with this answer. The question is really big. So the answer will be a big answer. I want to answer it, so I’m going to answer it with a big answer……..” aaaaaand he never allows Lewis to nail him down on a direct answer. Weird, and frustrating. Seemed more con-man like than neuroscientist, imho.

[@Liciablyth]

Good question. In my experience, dreams follow the same guidelines. On a very basic level they show what we want or what we do not want. Then we look at what the symbol in the dream means to that individual. But even this is complex. for example, A snake for some people symbolizes change. For others it symbolizes the hideen becoming visible. But the same type of dream can mean something completely different. For example, "I wanted to walk out the open door to the grass outside but a snake lay on step" One person might see this as a sign to be cautious in moving ahead with their plans. Another person might see it as an indicator that their pathway ahead has strength and power. addiction recovery dreams might simply be symbolizing the stressful physical experiences and psycho-social experiences of withdrawal. There are more complications about how the brain might have been damaged for the duration of their addiction and why the person has the dreams that they experience.

[@Liciablyth]

@@F_P_S As an academic I admire his refusal to appear to know it all. The more we learn the more we realise we know very little. This is what he is indicating in the way he talks. It is very difficult in a talk show like this to teach the listener some of the basics of how the brain works, let alone more complex understandings. So the task is then to try to limit answers to the very minimum. However, one often has to answer a question by first providing some background so that the answer makes better sense. This type of discussion though, is not to everyone's liking so I understand your frustration.

[@sandrahanesworth]

Since I was a kid … I always had lucid dreams & loved figuring out stuff for the next day. The dreams halted with Chemo … but thankfully coming back in full color! Thank you for sharing your wisdom …

[@brianlane9534]

Yes. It was interesting revisiting dreams. I had the ability to call up past dreams.

[@cherylnathanodette]

All the best wishes for your treatment and full recovery.

[@cmc7507]

I did simple math (addition) in one of my dreams. I had prayed the night before I went to sleep to have a dream about numbers. Recently I have been receiving healing in my dreams. 💕

[@damienwhitfield2423]

For whatever reason, i seem to be able to remember my dreams every morning, and have done so since i was a teenager. I have noticed that my dreams have become more advanced in colors, conversations, meeting people from the bible, and even hugging a friend who had passed away. The most amazing thing that a lot of people don't believe, is that in dreams you can still feel pain, taste foods, smell odours, just like you do when you are awake. One time i woken up from sleep and it was cold, but i didn’t want get out of bed to grab an extra blanket, so i just tried to go back to sleep. When i did manage to fall back to sleep, the temperature changed, and a lady was looking at me with a smile. It was like a guide or gardian angle who read my mind and fixed the situation. My first sleep paralysis happened because i herd an old ladies voice telling me to get out of her caravan. I guess she use to live in that caravan i was living in at the time, but obviously she had passed on, and maybe came back for a visit. I can go on forever about dreams, and the crazy things i have experienced, but this comment is already getting too long. 😅

[@TBee719]

After two strokes, I'm starting to remember again year 2

[@dianayu9161]

Dreams is the language of spirit

[@JAD886]

I don't dream, but I am very in tune with spirit.. w the Holy Spirit the most.

[@shauniebnaturalista6672]

I lucid dream fairly regularly. It's associated with water. I jump in. When I get to the bottom and I can breathe, I know I'm dreaming. I steer the dream from there.

[@graciegracie]

Same, this is how I confirm I'm dreaming

[@nestosauce]

It’s so hard not to become infatuated with a world you find yourself in and think that it’s not real. I understand that it’s said lucid dreams and the people in them are parts of you but at times they feel so apart from my way of thinking and self. They feel so real and sucks knowing I’ll most likely not see them again.

[@nestosauce]

I think it would be great to see you interview Keanu Reeves. Such a humble and giving human being who’s gone through a lot, yet keeps giving.

[@l4l414]

Absolutely! Keanu is mesmerising to watch and listen too.

[@cmc7507]

I agree!! Keanu Reeves is very interesting.

[@smallhouseinthemeadow6131]

I wrote a song in my dream.I woke up and there was a paper towel on the counter with writing on it in black marker that had bled through onto the counter.Its still my favorite song I have written 40 years later.

[@Callmethebreeze902]

That’s how Paul McCartney wrote yesterday

[@mrlasttimer]

I went out of body once from a lucid dream. People think it's just dreaming but it was more real than being awake. I remember every minute of it unlike the 1000 of dreams that I have had before. The only downside is that I have never been able to repeat it.

[@Callmethebreeze902]

If you left your body that sounds like astral projection

[@patriciaque197]

Yet...😊👍

[@cathleenburton-noble418]

If there's a REASON, you will repeat the experience.

[@savanamcgregor6492]

I have had a lucid Math dream. Calculated something. And woke up shortly after and realized I solved it correctly!

[@SuperSammieeee]

I had a dream. It was so long and real. You were there and helped me when I was dying. You changed a depressing hospital room into a beautiful one with friends and inspiration. You hugged me and I felt loved.

[@sharonhearne5014]

My father is a fundamentally religious Christian and when I decided to leave that faith I had a dream where it was a night scene where Dad and I are wading in the dark ocean-like water and the lights from oil refineries are flickering around us (he used to work as a chemist in an oil refinery): then without a word being spoken we begin to separate and walk in opposite directions. When I abandoned his religion he essentially was forced - to his interpretative thinking - to abandon me.

[@britneylucky7845]

That's like a Dejavu 😮

[@shirleymurphy1958]

He didn't abandon you you abandoned his spiritual relationship with God. Therefore your spiritual connection too him and God thru him was untied . But this needed too happen so you will come too your own journey too God or not.

[@Markedsound]

Interestingly enough, I think my dreams expose reality.

[@RCH369]

I've had math dreams before. I woke up in the middle of the night to write down the solution to some formula. When I woke up and looked at what I had written down, it was all just a bunch of chicken scratch.

[@user-mi5cm1cm2z]

I've had shared dreams...often and always with someone in the family. Some will wake me, I will phone the person I'm sharing the dream with to confirm. Always it's an imminent warning a 3rd family member is in direct line for a catastrophic death within the next hour. Sometimes the shared dream tells us one has had a sudden,tramatic death...we note the time. Ten days before my husband passed because of a negligent Dr., we shared the same dream 3 nights in a row. We were holding hands, flying about 3 feet off the dirt road near his family's farm. We flew past it to the local cemetery were his family has their resting place. I dreampt our daughter had cancer in her neck. When she woke up,there it was!!Her sweet neck swollen like oranges on both sides. That was 2 years of constant,focused dreaming. Thank heaven the dr.s would listen and change tactics. I could write a book ..... I live to dream. This waking state is a distraction on the real journey. 😢

[@victoriahester9365]

Thank you for having this guest on your show. I find him very engaging. Although I am not formally trained in this area of life, I find his commentary and ideas to be accurate based on my experiences. His voice is also very soothing. I would love to see him again! ❤

[@lewishowes]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@saraheumlauf1117]

Do a whole series with this man!!! I've read 2 of his books so far and look forward to reading this one. "Life on a knifes edge", changed my life!..... interested to hear his thoughts on what HYPNOSIS is. I feel it's opening a dangerous kind of window to "rewriting" possibly, one's memory.

[@leanne123]

Not your memory. Hypnosis can change your SUB conscious beliefs. Beliefs drive your behaviour. Like if you BELIEVE a bug is dangerous then you won't go where they are. Sometimes your subconscious beliefs can drive dysfunctional behaviour in your life. Consciousness can manage behaviours but your fundamental beliefs will take over if you are not vigilant.

[@francyelefonseca1512]

I’m only about 30 mins in, but already- at the moment of sleep paralysis, if you surrender and don’t panic (I know it’s easier said than done) this is where your soul astral projects, & this, in itself is a conversation I’d love to hear Dr. Rahul’s thoughts on ! You actually feel more dense, more real AND you can travel anywhere

[@user-jv5do6wc8c]

When an interviewer keep saying really, wow, and astonishing facial expression then you know the conversation is good

[@kittygrowl839]

I am so excited for this one! Recently quit weed and decreased my drinking and I’m dreaming A LOT.

[@rumi-tunes7727]

now THAT would be an interesting subject to hear about.......... not too impressed with the Dr. here -- he just shoots out speculations off the tail ends of some other peoples investigations - mainly. He's mostly guessing with alot of his comments it seems to me.

[@JillyAnnaKist]

Same here, it's been my why for stopping when I was tempted to fall off the wagon

[@Prophezora]

Its natures natural trip lol

[@DominionAnako-bb7ry]

Wow, being a brain surgeon requires incredible skill and dedication! It's a highly specialized field of medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system. Brain surgeons perform delicate surgeries to remove tumors, repair injuries, and treat neurological disorders. It's an incredibly challenging but rewarding profession.

[@Aliya-gh2ec]

And your point is ?

[@Aliya-gh2ec]

@@Amellowfellow Anyone who knows a surgeon knows it's a challenging and rewarding profession. So are many other professions. Do you mean you admire brain surgeons particularly ?

[@Amellowfellow]

@@Aliya-gh2ec my comment?

[@Aliya-gh2ec]

@@Amellowfellow My question ?

[@Amellowfellow]

​🤦 what I'm trying to say is that it's not my comment.

[@AI-art-makers]

For me it never fades to the background. I remember thousands of dreams in immense detail. You wouldn't even want to know.

[@mentamertessema6096]

Since I have known myself, I always dreamt and remembered everything when I woke up. I thought something was wrong with me. Thank you so much for the explanation. Now, I feel normal and feel good about dreaming. Appreciated!🙏🙏🙏

[@DanAuto]

I dreamt 2 weeks ago I won the lottery and received a call from a lady by the name of Anna. I googled the lottery and a lady by the name of Anna is a spokesperson so crazy it sent shivers down my whole body. I got so emotional when I saw that with my own two eyes. I've been having very vivid dreams for the past few months of standing in a office surrounded by people clapping while im holding a large cheque. I play the lottery only spending $20 per week and im getting 4 numbers 5 numbers constantly. Lewis your insights are so interesting.

[@lewishowes]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it!

[@lisamuir4261]

I loved the laughter part of knowing somethings weren't answerable. I appreciate the moral support of taking on the challenge aspects others aren't comfortable in pursuing. I was hoping to hear more on recurring dreams at different shifts from childhood to adult stage and make more sense of it being seriously unusual since I'm where I am.

[@silnthunder]

This is MY FAVORITE interview you've ever done. I have been remembering and working with my dreams since I was a kid. I started to use a journal and remember my dreams almost every night, they have helped me to glean so much insight into my waking reality including healing my trauma, and a long road to recovery. I cannot even explain how powerful and helpful they have been to me. And, like the Dr says there is really not that much out there to help us navigate this topic. Even therapy and all the other modalities in my life have not helped as much as working with my dreams. I feel very grateful that I've had, and used this tool in my journey. AND!! So glad to have this man, what a great speaker and guy all around, he's definitely my fav guest you've EVER had. :)

[@lewishowes]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@CaptPicard81]

Did not expect the good doctor to quote J Cole in reference to wet dreams lol

[@fossmountainfilm]

Wow! Lewis and team, I love where you are taking the School of Greatness! It is getting better and better every year. Thank you for having Dr. Rahul on your show. I remember years ago reading about experiments with mice and memories. Researchers wanted to find out where memories, that helped the mice run a maze, were being stored in the brain. They repeatedly removed greater sections of the mice's brains and yet the mice still could navigate their way through the maze. After much research , the researchers came to the conclusion that some memories are stored externally to the brain. It is as if our brains are invisibly all connected to one master network. Sorry I don't have any sources for this research. Throughout my life I have had several dreams in the sleeping state come true in the waking state. Some hours after waking up, days and even months later. I have met others who have had premonition dreams as well. So, it is my belief that not all dreams manifest from the meatball on our shoulders. We are spiritual beings having a human experience and not the other way around. Life is magical!

[@Sunsrise7]

I've been dreaming regularly, vividly, and the same themed dreams also since childhood. Glad its being talked about in the mainsteam and scientists so that we can as a modern society learn more about the brain, mind, body, soul, behaviour and main improvents through it. Making dream therapy more accepted and normalised.

[@friederikemaragela6363]

God speaks to is through dreams Job 33:14

[@cmc7507]

Lately I have been getting healed in my dreams. Physically and mentally. I am also expressing things I am angry about to people that I have withheld my feelings from in real life. I do look forward to my dreams.

[@naynay0179]

Theory of mind is what I am exposed to on a daily working with toddlers and children. I was fascinated with child , specifically language development when I was in school to become speech and language pathology specialist- interesting it’s related to dreams. I have also been very interested in dreams since I realized as a child I have messages that comes along with mines. This topic is the definitely the best!! At one time I also wanted to seriously be a neurosurgeon- because of my fascination with the brain! Thank you for us spiritual /medical geeks!

[@ParkerPennies]

Here's something weird I'm hoping someone can provide some explanation for. I had a horrible dream that the city of Austin Texas was completely destroyed. In this dream, I'm aware that it is mid day, but it's like the middle of night because no sun light is shining through. There is a thick black dust in the atmosphere. All of Austin's massive spaghetti loop fly-overs had fallen, which then caused gas explosions. And there were no people anywhere. It was horrifying. One of the most vivid dreams I've had. But here is the weird part. When I awoke, I went downstairs. One of my tenants and his 13 year old son, who was visiting for the weekend, were sitting in the living room. Suddenly, the 13 year old turned to his dad and said.. "DAD! DAD! I forgot to tell you. Last night I had a terrible nightmare that the city of Austin Texas was totally destroyed!" Well, I can tell you that I froze in place when I heard him say that. I couldn't believe my ears. I hadn't told anyone about my dream. I'd only been awake a few minutes. So the boy could not have been copy catting me. How is this possible? That we had the exact same dream, in the same house, on the same night. And a most bizarre dream at that. We compared details and determined we had the exact same dream. Again, how is this possible? I posted this on various dream interpretation sites, and got no response.

[@mauraellis5545]

This is what I want to study! Why we dream and what they mean.

[@lewishowes]

Thank you for tuning in! :)

[@AI-art-makers]

Set an alarm after 4 and 1/2 hours to wake up based off of when you think you're going to fall asleep. When you wake up at the undetermined random time that your brain can't comprehend. Write down everything you remember immediately in a dream journal. Upon finishing this process every night. I went from a week period of time where I could not remember my dreams to consciously remembering my dreams every single night. I had gotten to a point where I no longer remembered my dreams and I hated it. Now I have perfect dream recall almost every single night

[@dmgt11]

A doctor and neuroscientist who is capable of explaining everything with such clarity. Love it

[@lewishowes]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@Topspeedmotorcars]

If I could only transform my dreams into a box office hit

[@PhantomVortex]

Anytime I've had a nightmare, there was something I needed to overcome, or something I was afraid to say or do. I'll have similar dreams until I push past my comfort zone.

[@___erika]

I once had a snowboarder friend who just started snowboarding after being away from the sport for a year or two. He said he didn’t feel as in control as he used to. I then told him about trying to use your nondominant side to spark creativity, and he applied it to when he dreamed about snowboarding. He said in his dreams he tried the opposite side and it felt amazing, he did all sorts of tricks and whatnot. The next time he went snowboarding he tried the opposite side and it worked out perfectly!

[@PhantomVortex]

@@___erika Dang. That sounds amazing.

[@ReneeCaraway]

When I was a kid/adolescent, I’d I was having a bad dream/nightmare, I became aware of it (in the dream) and learned to tell myself “this is just a dream”, close my eyes very tightly, and when I opened them, I would be awake.

[@FJRamosArt]

Dreams are fascinating. In my early adult years I used to have many sleep paralysis dreams where demons and evil spirits would try to suffocate me and keep me still. It was frightening because they were lucid dreams where I knew I was dreaming and tryung so hard to wake up. This video helps explain the possible purpose of dreams.

[@emmamedusamedusa1137]

I have all types of dreams and I tend to remember them. I also have had dreams predicting the future. I love this topic. Thank you for this show.

[@lovingyaru]

J. W. Dunne - an Experiment with time. That book could be helpful to you

[@baeconater8]

Dreaming for me is like playing a VR game every night! Since I was a kid I’ve had full control of my body in my dreams for the most part. Always looking forward to sleep 🥰

[@bystandersarah]

That’s amazing!

[@naynay0179]

Saaame , I looooove dreaming!

[@AI-art-makers]

Dreaming is amazing. There's actually a feeling you feel when you get ready to fly when you feel the feeling you levitate in a dream.

[@curiousone6129]

I am often able to control my dreams. If i dont like the way a dream ends, i can sort of rewind and change the ending. I can also extend a pleasant dream or dream the same thing over again. It feels like im asleep and aware that i am manipulating my dreams. My dreams are usually coherent stories, but sometimes with people or places I've never seen when awake. I can usually remember the dreams in detail, and sometimes write them down. I sometimes dream so vividly that I carry the emotions of a dream foward into waking for part of the day. I solve problems in my dreams. I am able to use the solutions the next day. I wish there was a way to record dreams, and share them wth other people.

[@dp4008]

This subject is the best. So glad Dr is doing this study I’ve always wanted to try to understand dreams. Sometimes you dream other times you don’t it’s just so fascinating. I would love to read this book when it comes out.

[@EmergingForward]

I agree. Its so interesting. I love when I can remember my dreams. And i love the state i get into with breathwork which feels trippy/dream like

[@LiLMissWooWoo]

When a neurosurgeon can quote J. Cole during intellectual discourse 🤤😆❤️

[@anthonycavallero6637]

He quotes j Cole because he has 3 sons under 21 years old 😅😂 if he had daughters he would be quoting swift or madonna .duh!😭

[@danielleminceywhite3431]

This man is deep in his journey.

[@robertling2221]

I dream in such vivid detail that I test my dreams and reality all the time to see if I am sleeping. I hear, smell, speak, taste, see in full color. Typixally my dreams start mundane and slightly off things will occur keying me in. Once I know I am sleeping I can lucid dream. I also have had dreams where I am taking tests including math tests, as well as quantifying infinities and the scope of how there infinite scopes and sizes of infinities. Edit: To clarify I suffered from Manic depression, and I have good reason to believe that was the cause if it. After overcoming my depression I tend to not remember my dreams at all, but wake up so well rested

[@nainisingh100]

I felt it! Min 26. Something trying to get inside me . I have never forgotten that feeling .

[@user-ig1wx2xq5l]

The best Dreams is flying like a bird high in the sky.

[@kelleemerson9510]

Are you lucid in your dream?

[@VeronicaHernandez-zd3mu]

Totally “YES” And yes as your fiancee, I do have those dreams ✨

[@ThaysSobreda]

I personally find a reductive way of thinking “where the dreams comes from”, I see that the brain is the connection, the satellite, the interpreter, our thoughts and consciousness gets warped in to the dreams imaginary state but that doesn’t mean we can’t access different realms of reality. I understand that a doctor must put out only what is scientifically proven and I found the interview amazing, just wanted to give out this thought I had

[@GirlBehindTheMicMemoryBengesa]

Dreams are a powerful tool if harnessed correctly ones dreams can communicate the past, present and future

[@user-yj6mi3ob6k]

Great conversation. I'd love for Dr Rahul to talk about the impact of watching tv, especially violent crime drama/police shows before bed. I usually have disturbing dreams if I watch something on tv that is violent/bloody. Also, I feel the brain has a filing system and dream is when it is processing and filing information so it is sorting through things you saw and experienced during the day, even things you weren't conscious of noticing. Thanks for the info!

[@hunterandhollysstbernardco9365]

Yes, agree me too!!!

[@rlrl2768]

I have this too! I say I feel like a 5 year old if I watch or hear anything negative/violent/horror etc I will have nightmares. It’s like the bad vibes bring nightmares. On the flip side benign things from the day often make it into my dreams. Like maybe I noticed someone wearing a blue shirt I though was pretty then my dream that same night will have a blue shirt.

[@BlanchePerle]

Every video with Dr. R. Jandial is very fascinating and interesting. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us.

[@lewishowes]

Appreciate you for watching!

[@mkemvp32]

This is an intriguing conversation. I've always been fascinated by my dreams, very real and intense. This confirms many of the ideas I've had about why we dream. I'm glad someone else is also giving this topic the importance it deserves

[@lisaalexander1824]

I remember every dream that was to inform / guide me.. from 25 years ago..they are SO blitheringly obvious to interpret, i love it.. lije a tap on the shoulder from the Universe

[@Thomas.Hacker]

In my dreams I can do anything, even go back, rewind as they used to call it, skip it, what you don't want to see. In reality, if we follow big dreams and believe in them firmly, almost anything is possible. Unfortunately I can't just conjure up a second planet for us... But I can exercise mind control, create consciousness and I can do it quite simply through communication...

[@graciegracie]

Same, I can also create special powers, if needed 😊

[@naynay0179]

Ohhhh yeah, I truly believe this! Experienced it as well

[@theubercaste]

In case you weren’t aware, SEVERANCE, on Apple TV is an allegory for the dream state. It’s not enough to say that sleep is the reason for dreams; one must be able to explain what the purpose of dreaming is in and of itself. Waking Life is a documovie which elucidates the purpose behind dreaming itself.

[@patriciaque197]

Thanks 😊👍

[@Specialkfree]

OMG this man is my dream man. I have had the most incredible life history of dreams. I can still remember dreams from my childhood. I love sleeping bc I love dreaming!! ❤️

[@rtistic_Cosmic_translat3r]

Ur significant other = separation love in 2 spirits = transparent =!no limit , control, boundaries.. when u receive the inspired thought in times this will just appear so no worries.. ❤❤❤ words are keys

[@kowgyrl]

I would love to hear what he thinks about why alllll the animals have to sleep and if they all dream....🤔

[@rlrl2768]

My dogs definitely dream 💭

[@PraiseGod428]

My dogs dream too.

[@sherriestes-erwin1908]

Yes yes yes please bring him back on again and again. This topic is fascinating and I think very important. Thank you both very much.

[@lewishowes]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@gerryopoka6823]

Thank you universe for bringing Dr Rahul back. I've been looking for you since I listened to the first interview in 2021 and my mind was blown away. Can't wait to dig in and now that I have your name, will listen to the 1st again. Thank you Lewis for the greatness you bring

[@lewishowes]

You're welcome🧡

[@LETI5384]

Yes, great conversation! His interest and passion of this topic comes through a every turn, its adorable.

[@RoseMary-gl4ee]

Love you both, thank you so much

[@vladynick]

Hey Dr. Rahul, I love looking at you as you're SO good looking!! Not to mention wise, intelligent, informative, educational and a great presenter.

[@petraalt4006]

Don’t forget he looks incredibly well rested I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody that well rested

[@queline3530]

Agree, lovely eyes ❤

[@CaptPicard81]

Would you say he’s…DREAMY??!!

[@petraalt4006]

@@CaptPicard81 Yeah everybody loves this guy I bet women and menHe looks almost unreal

[@CaptPicard81]

@@petraalt4006 sure no argument here, I was just making a joke because the whole interview was about dreams lol. I’m a dad, I can’t let an opportunity like this slip by 😂😂

[@leamarleychnnl]

Dr. Rahul is very humble even he is talking about a big topic here.. i am amazed by his explanation.

[@Inspired2Bee]

Yes! TY for sharing Dr.Rahul Jandial acquired knowledge. Rahul, your gift it meant to be shared. Profound takeaways. Inspiring aspects as to "why" the brain functions. Insightful, look forward to understanding tonights dreams!

[@lewishowes]

Good to hear! Thanks for checking out my content! I appreciate your feedback!

[@celli6501]

I'm no expert in this topic but based on my experiences, what he says makes sense. Recently I had a spiritual awakening, and prior to that I would hardly remember any of my dreams, they appeared blurry unless it was a nightmare I remembered perfectly but now I remember at least 90% of my dreams (started writing them down) and I've noticed that most of them have meaning or a strong message in my waking life.

[@regcrowder9010]

Yes! Great podcast. 😊

[@lewishowes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shadw4701]

Dreaming is highly underrated and very fun. People are missing out on some great experiences and opportunities for skill improvement among the other benefits it can provide

[@RoseMary-gl4ee]

Eager to listen, good luck to you both 👍🏽

[@vandanajhamb7713]

Respected Lewis Howes Thanks for sharing.. Regards

[@lewishowes]

So glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you for watching.

[@richardhart2291]

Michael Singer talks about this as how energy that comes in through the 5 senses and how this energy is stored in the body as stress. Our mind stores energy from past and current experiences in our subconscious and dreaming is the releasing of this energy. This has been understood for centuries by yogic spiritual teachers. We can only dream from what we have experienced from our past experiences. Imagine if the part of our brain called the mind is trying to understand the produce of the mind. That people have similar dreams does not validate that there is meaning in dreams. It might just mean that we all have thoughts of the mind and feelings of the heart that are stored in the subconscious as stress and that need to be released.

[@amelia2556]

Yes. I can listen to this man the whole week without getting tired. I would like to hear his stance on flying dreams, as I do this regularly. Whats funnt though, I "see" whilst flying very high in my dream .... Things like houses where I resided, places I have visited etc. Amelia RSA

[@emilysandstrom2476]

When a person can direct a dream (can stop the action, erase, back up and re-shoot for a purpose) that person can create events in real life. This ability can be temporary. The dream, my experience, is me saying "NO" to the dream, and rechanneling the story.