How to be alert in sleep and dream?
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"Cultivate awareness during the day, and it will naturally flow into your sleep, allowing you to witness the dream without effort. Sleep, like samadhi, is a state that happens when you simply rest in presence."
According to Osho, do not try to be alert while falling asleep; effort and vigilance break sleep. First cultivate strong awareness during the day. When awareness matures, its energy naturally flows into the night—without doing anything—so a subtle witnessing continues through sleep and dreams. Sleep, like samadhi, happens; you cannot make it happen. Simply rest; let awareness arise on its own.
Be mindful in the daytime and stop trying at night; then a tiny inner light will watch your sleep by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents insomnia by dropping effort around sleep.
- Builds effortless witnessing that carries into dreams.
- Strengthens daytime clarity through step-by-step practice.
- Builds effortless witnessing that carries into dreams.
- Strengthens daytime clarity through step-by-step practice.
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