Waking up "out of body"

[zenmaster]

Yes, I see hope as lacking the use of the will. Concentration on the will, or faith which is essentially the same thing, is to exist in the present while working towards what you wish to create.

In other words inspiration may be utilized without the idea-based projection of hope.
One can see how we do the opposite with fear - for example divorcing an 'ego' construct (rejected shadow aspects of personal unconscious) from self.

We either desire to bring things closer to consciousness or to create more distance. In both cases, and there will be an emotional charge, what we desire is false and transitory - a blockage to avoid confrontation with self (something still unconscious or unaccepted).

These projections are not moving us away from the present, it's our attachment to them. By attachment, I mean relative importance with regard to other aspects of self lacks balance.