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A SHORT TIME AGO, I was sleeping in too
late and going to bed too late, so to reset my body-clock, I
got up early. I was tired. And I couldn't really meditate. I
just kept falling asleep.
For some people, this happens often. If
that is true about you, you're not getting enough sleep. And
that's bad. Chronically undersleeping is bad for your health
and puts stress hormones into your system. It's literally stressful
to try to stay awake without enough sleep. Day after day it takes
its toll. Death by all causes comes to the chronic undersleeper
sooner. Your meditation is telling you something important: Get
more sleep.
It should not be a struggle to stay awake
when you meditate. If it is, make more time in your life for
sleeping.
Another reason you would have difficulty
staying awake is by trying to meditate during slump time,
which is for most people around three in the afternoon. The human
body is apparently trying to take a nap at that time. Your body
goes into a slump and wants to sleep. Don't try meditating at
that time.
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