A true
seeker always keeps alive the spirit of inquisitiveness. One always wonders how
is it that we feel rejuvenated after a few hours of deep sleep. What exactly
happens during deep sleep? How is deep sleep different than dreaming state?
Several people have researched about these questions in the western world and
have written multiple books, but none of the theory could fully satisfy all the
questions around the deep sleep.
All the
theories to explain the workings of deep sleep begins with an assumption that this world is
real and we go to a state of deep sleep and then come back to this world. But
the Yogis and Rishis of India says that it is the other way round – the deep peaceful,
restful and blissful state of consciousness, that we call deep sleep, is the
reality. Because of our body-mind-sense complex, the virtual multi-dimensional
reality appears to be the real world temporarily and then again we go back to
our original state. This world is what appears to be true temporarily because
of the sensations carried by our five senses to the mind, and then it
disappears. In the middle, sometimes the
mind keep working even without the active sensation from the senses and we call
it a dreaming state. Eventually, after some time, even the mind settles down
and we again enter into deep sleep. The seer, the consciousness, is always
present.
Posts
