is the dream real?

​Question: Your book has stunned me (even after a long lifetime of ‘non-duality’ practices) and even though it often seemed like a dream or a game we are all playing I have felt compelled to play, to concede. The nagging question is “is the dream Real, as a dream?  Is the illusion, since it occurs, Real as an illusion?  For surely even a virtual reality exists, a movie exists even though it isn’t a ‘true’ story.  Or am I using logic where it can’t apply?  Must we surrender every last drop of common sense, logic and understanding we have ever been exposed to?  Including the science you write about?
 
Response:  You’ve long been acquainted with the two truths.  What may be left is the recognition that these are not two.  Is the dream real?  Can’t say yes; can’t say no.  Real enough to appear real.  It’s Real, then?  Can’t say yes; can’t say no.  Reality is Illusion (p. 61).  Though It appears as many, in Totality It seems as One.  There is no point in asking, which is it?  Nor is there any need to surrender anything.  Common sense and logic can be useful in the everyday world.  As for understanding, conceptual understanding is often useful as well—in a limited sphere…as long as we don’t grip it too tightly, or put too much on it.  Complete Understanding, on the other hand, we’ve never been without.  We only need to wake up.  To just see.