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!! 

[Carl-Richard]

Why are there seasons? Why is there night and day? Why are there orbits around the Sun? Why are there orbits of the Moon around the Earth? Why do women have cycles? Why do men have cycles (breathing, eating, working, resting, women too)? Why does your attention have cycles (between details and the big picture)? Why does your thinking have cycles (between selecting information and generating new information)? Why does your cells have cycles (between clearing waste and building new infrastructure)? Why does your neuronal cells have cycles (between excitation and recovery)? You see, the world is cyclical, and we adapt accordingly.

Edited 1 hour ago by Carl-Richard