Why does the unconscious stop expressing itself during dreamless sleep?
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outcome
"In the profound darkness of dreamless sleep, the unconscious finds its stillness, and in that silence, the essence of being rejuvenates, preparing us for the awakening that lies beyond."
According to Osho, dreamless sleep is a third, deeper state beneath the dreaming unconscious where suppression ceases, disturbance ends, and thus the unconscious has nothing to project as dreams. In this utter stillness the body-mind rejuvenates, time disappears, and one rests in profound darkness—an invaluable pause and a threshold to real awakening, consciously accessible through meditative witnessing.
In very deep sleep, your mind gets so quiet it stops pushing up pictures, so nothing appears and you just rest.
Why this matters practically
- Value deep, dreamless sleep as true restoration, not just time in bed.
- Recognize dreams as tensions surfacing; easing suppression reduces mental noise.
- For meditators: calmly witness inner darkness as a doorway to awakening.
- Recognize dreams as tensions surfacing; easing suppression reduces mental noise.
- For meditators: calmly witness inner darkness as a doorway to awakening.
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