When I appear in a dream it is to communicate something to the individual. It is not a mere dream as is generally known. Do not think that these incidents you experienced in your dream are stretches of your imagination. I was giving answers thereby to all your doubts.(SSSm Vol.4, p. 90)

Here, I must tell you one thing. Which dreams are real? Dreams relating to God are real. You see me in the dream, I allow you to do Namaskaram, I bless you, I grant Grace... that is true; that is due to My will and your Sadhana. If the Lord or your Guru appears inthe dream, it must be the result of Sankalpa, not due to any of the other reasons which cause dreams. It can never happen as a result of your wish.(SSS Vol.5, p. 30)

No person can dream of Swami unless Swami Himself desires it so.(DM, p. 147)

The time will come when the whole of this dream will vanish. To every one of us there must come a time when the whole universe will be found to have been a mere dream, when we shall find that the soul is infinitely better than its surroundings. In this struggle through what we call environments, there will come a time when we shall find that these environments were almost zero in comparison with the power of the soul. It is only a question of time, and time is nothing in the infinite. It is a drop in the ocean. We can afford to wait and be calm. (MBI, p. 262)

Kabandhi asked sagePippalada: ‘What is the cause of dreams?’Some of the familiar answers to this question are that indigestion causes dreams, or that dreams are related to one’s thoughts, or that they are based on physical ailments. But these are not the right answers. Pippalada said: ‘Sleep is the cause of dreams.’ Dreams appear only during sleep. For the man who is not asleep, there are no dreams.Pippalada asked the disciples to control their thoughts as their thoughts determine their vision ofthe world.(SSS Vol.24, p. 70)