Meditating When Going to Sleep

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TRobinson465
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Re: Meditating When Going to Sleep

Post by TRobinson465 »

Dont sleep experts recommend exactly this for people with insomnia?
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bpallister
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Re: Meditating When Going to Sleep

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I've never had very good meditations while lying in bed.
may.all.bliss
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Re: Meditating When Going to Sleep

Post by may.all.bliss »

Yeah you should train to remain aware when falling asleep, whilst laying on your back. Easiest way to go deep into meditation for sure.

Laying on the backside is how you don't fall asleep but remain aware, then just try to remain still and awake, and you can have the deepest meditations.

It's also how they train people to lucid dream, but then they do it after the first round of deep sleep, when the dreams start, because they are interested in lucid dreams (which is helpful too, as they are often deep and spiritual).

and they don't train it to do it before the first round of sleep,
because supposedly it's too difficult and there are no dreams there.

but for the meditator, the first round of sleep can also be used to remain spiritually alive
Observing
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Re: Meditating When Going to Sleep

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When I can't fall asleep, I put my hand on my stomach and note the rising and falling, this almost always puts me to sleep.
Padipa
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Re: Meditating When Going to Sleep

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Any time is a good time to meditate, so long as you have the energy to do so. I find, before sleep, sitting upright, almost always provides me with better sleep. But, there will be times when you are just too tired to meditate: so it depends. As has been mentioned already, it is best to get into a routine. This way, you get acclimated to the situation, whether or not it is just before sleep.
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