Awaken

Last night, I had a dream.

I dreamed that I was in a desert, the sand and rock were so hot, it burned my feet. So, I found a shade place, under a big rock, but it was still very hot.

But suddenly, I aware that I was dreaming, when I awaken the burning feeling gone immediately because I know it was not real, it was just a dream.

In Buddhism, it also mentioned something similar. If we can awaken during our life, we will know that everything in this world are not real.

I can awaken from my dream, and how can I awaken from my real life. If I can awaken from my real life, am I the same as I awaken from my dream? I feel nothing, or can I desort the rules of this world just like in Matrix?