Hi, >Well put -- this sounds a lot like a form of "sleep-witnessing," when >the Self, pure consciousness, the Witness, begins to shine forth so >strongly that we feel as if we're always awake, even while the body is >actually sleeping. It's generally considered to be a Good Thing, one of >the signposts of growing Enlightenment -- even if it does take a little >getting used to! :-)
I'm not sure even the most ardent supporter of TM would suggest that this could happen after, what, nine months or so of meditation, would they? It's a nice thought though! John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Advice Sought --- In [email protected], "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > As for insomnia, someone asked whether I feel tired during the day. And, > oddly, not much. A little wearier, but certainly not as tired as I should > have expected on only a few hours sleep. Further, on contemplation, it > occurs to me that the hours awake lying in bed pass remarkably quickly. So > perhaps what I'm thinking of then as being awake, whilst certainly not > unconscious asleep as such, is not complete wakefulness. <snip> Well put -- this sounds a lot like a form of "sleep-witnessing," when the Self, pure consciousness, the Witness, begins to shine forth so strongly that we feel as if we're always awake, even while the body is actually sleeping. It's generally considered to be a Good Thing, one of the signposts of growing Enlightenment -- even if it does take a little getting used to! :-) *L*L*L*
