why do we sleep?

[moonawakening444]

this question has kept me awake at night since i was little.

what´s the purpose of sleeping? for Consciousness i mean.. if the physical body is an illusion where Consciousness "goes" or rather what is "doing" when we sleep? 

[gettoefl]

Sleep lets the inside take over. To restore and heal. Waking life exacts a toll on the body. The inside can get to work and fix it during sleep.

[moonawakening444]

5 minutes ago, gettoefl said:

Sleep lets the inside take over. To restore and heal. Waking life exacts a toll on the body. The inside can get to work and fix it during sleep.

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Ramasta9]

The more integrated and illuminated the soul is, and in alignment with the body, the less need for sleep.

[moonawakening444]

16 minutes ago, Ramasta9 said:

The more integrated and illuminated the soul is, and in alignment with the body, the less need for sleep.

wooow, makes sense

[caspex]

Buddha is said to have slept like 4 hours per night.
I think it's the mind integrating everything to keep reality coherent. Highly spiritual beings are able to do much of the job while awake and therefore end up requiring less sleep.
I think you can reduce your sleep naturally by eating sattvic food, taking almost no stress and being in an awakened state of consciousness alongside not too excessive physical activity.

[moonawakening444]

7 minutes ago, caspex said:

Buddha is said to have slept like 4 hours per night.
I think it's the mind integrating everything to keep reality coherent. Highly spiritual beings are able to do much of the job while awake and therefore end up requiring less sleep.
I think you can reduce your sleep naturally by eating sattvic food, taking almost no stress and being in an awakened state of consciousness alongside not too excessive physical activity.

yes, i´ve been feeling less need to sleep and i still have energy!!