We can use the sleeping state to learn to solve the problems of the waking state, and to prepare ourselves to accomplish the Work, which is what we call that which is of real value from the viewpoint of the waking state, hoping to someday enter the permanent waking state. The defense mechanism manifests in behavior, in posture, in expression, and even in goals and purposes. The machine’s will depends upon the motor centrum which functions with the force of negative emotion, and negative emotion cannot exist in the waking state.
