#115: Spiritual Teachings Have Talked About it for Centuries -- What is This Thing Called "Sleep?"
Why this topic is so important. TWO: (2:01) Clues and signs that we are in fact asleep, and don't know it. THREE: (4:44) The energy boost of mindfulness and why it is necessary to break the spell of spiritual sleep. FOUR: (8:02) How sleep is a state of stagnant, frozen energy. FIVE: (11:53) How mental associations are natural, but sleep fosters unseen mechanical progressions. SIX: (15:12) How sleep is a low quality soul signal that connects us to a invisible world of common anguish. SEVEN: (20:3) You can live a normal life with flourishing consciousness. EIGHT: (22:01) Fred sends us home inspired with a special insight exercise.
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As one countinues to do these excercises of trying to stay "awake" does it become easier as time goes by? In other words is it always going to be a struggle or will it come more naturally as you practice more?
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Good question. We'll address in an upcoming podcast. Yes, it does get easier. You paddle until the wind comes, but when the wind comes it carries you forward. This is important to know, since people can get obsessed with a stressful, tight "effort" to stay awake. Yet, paddling is important til the wind arrives. Then when the wind subsides, to paddle again. Alternating between intelligent, released effort and merging with the Wind that already is.
(Tom)
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