Sentence:  When consciousness deserts the sleeping body and the wakeful world , it continues in the myriad progressions of the ever-present past and future , in a life as vibrant and <WSD>real</WSD> as the one left when the body tired and required sleep . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"