Editing Dream (section)

=== Hindu ===
In the [[Mandukya Upanishad]], part of the [[Veda]] scriptures of [[Hinduism|Indian Hinduism]], a dream is one of three states that the soul experiences during its lifetime, the other two states being the waking state and the sleep state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/mand/mand_4.html |title=The Mandukya Upanishad, Section 4 |last=Krishnananda |first=Swami |date=16 November 1996 |access-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409004128/http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/mand/mand_4.html |archive-date=9 April 2015}}</ref> The earliest [[Upanishads]], written before 300 BCE, emphasize two meanings of dreams. The first says that dreams are merely expressions of inner desires. The second is the belief of the soul leaving the body and being guided until awakened.