What is sleep?

[Riccurdo]

So, I have been wondering why do humans and animals sleep? What is sleep? What is it spiritually? Do you have any knowledge about that? 

[Someone here]

8 minutes ago, Riccurdo said:

 What is it spiritually?

Pure empty existence in its absolute form . Dreams and the waking state are superimposed on it just like a TV screen and a movie being displayed on it. Sleep is like the TV being turned off..dreams and the waking state is like a movie being displayed on the screen . This is what Ramana Maharshi and Robert Adams have taught .

[Riccurdo]

@Someone hereHmm thanks. I was thinking what is the reason for sleep? I get that it is pure emptiness in its absolute form but why do we go there every night? Why is not the movie playing over and over?

[Someone here]

23 minutes ago, Riccurdo said:

@Someone hereHmm thanks. I was thinking what is the reason for sleep? I get that it is pure emptiness in its absolute form but why do we go there every night? Why is not the movie playing over and over?

You specifically asked what is it "Spiritually ". You didn't ask what it is biologically for example or philosophically  .

existence includes both yin and yang. You can't even know what happiness is without suffering and vice versa . simplistic way of putting sleep is losing consciousness in the relative sense . consciousness vs unconsciousness or you can say existence vs non existence.  The only reason you think what's happening right now is consciousness or existence is because you go to sleep and lose consciousness. If sleep didn't exist..this experience right now would still exist but it won't be labelled as consciousness or existence. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Someone here