Do You Try To Sleep ??
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50144)
India
February 15, 2019 3:53pm CST
Last night I was very tired.Lay on my bed and tried to sleep, but sleep remained elusive till late night.
Today I came across an interesting article about sleep.According to the writer, if you want to sleep,don't "try" to sleep.This is because you sleep only when you stop trying ,when all attempts cease ,when you are completely relaxed.
At the end of the article he says,you have two options : either you keep trying to sleep or fall asleep.
Do you agree with the writer?
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6 responses
@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@dya80dya I agree with you .Sleep can't be forced ,but is it possible or ,at least ,easy to stop all attempts.You would have to make an attempt to stop attempting.Am I wrong?
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@dya80dya WOW!! I really don't have words to thank you for this thought evoking comment of yours.I now strongly feel you are right.We needn't try to stop attempting.....Lots of thanks again for this wonderful,enlightening comment.
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@dya80dya (36805)
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16 Feb 19
@Shivram59 No, you are not wrong. To stop attempting means that we accept everything that will happen. If we sleep it's fine. If we don't sleep it's also fine. We stop attempting to sleep. And I have to say that this is not easy. I tried this.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
16 Feb 19
This is an interesting article but how is this practically possible
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@amitkokiladitya That's the question I have been asking to myself since I read the article in a Hindi newspaper.We lie on bed, thoughts come to our mind ,how can we stop them.And even if we want to stop them,we would have to try.How can we stop making all attempts?
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@amitkokiladitya I received an enlightening comment tonight.This wonderful comment is from @dya80.I would like to request you to read it here once and think over it.
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@dya80dya (36805)
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16 Feb 19
@Shivram59 You don't have to stop the thoughts. You just let them be. To stop making all attempts means that we accept each thought that comes. We say: this is just a thought. It will come and go, like a cloud.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
16 Feb 19
Yes when sleep has to come, we need not make efforts. But sometimes I do also feel restless and not able to sleep properly.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
17 Feb 19
@Shivram59 and few previous days' events are causing me a lot of disturbance.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
17 Feb 19
@Shivram59 yes and events both and personal level and the one impacting our country.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
18 Feb 19
@Shivram59 yes and my mind is really disturbed and sad for them.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Feb 19
I pray before I sleep, it relaxes me and I fall right to sleep. =)
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
15 Feb 19
@LovingMyBabies Obviously you pray from your heart.You leave everything to God and get relaxed.That's really great.I highly appreciate you.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
16 Feb 19
@LovingMyBabies yes praying is a good thing to do before sleeping.
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@LovingMyBabies, But yes, did you notice that you fall asleep only after being relaxed ?
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@franxav I am a late sleeper.My mother sleeps early at 9.30 p.m.sharp,but when she is stressed,she can't sleep at her fixed time and keeps changing sides till late night.Her body refuses to follow the timetable no matter how much physically tired she is.
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@Shivram59 (50144)
• India
16 Feb 19
@Nevena83 I neither agree,nor disagree with the writer.The writer has a point.The question is, is it possible or easy to stop all efforts ? You would have to make an attempt to stop all attempts.
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