Questions tagged [sleep]
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Is it prohibited in scriptures to sleep at the sandhya time?
Is there any scripture asking not to sleep at sandhya time or giving reasons about why to not sleep at sandhya time?
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Is there any mention on number of sleeping hours in texts?
Is there any mention of the minimum or maximum number of sleeping hours for humans in Vedas, Puranas, Ayurveda, or any other scriptures?
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Partition of night in to parts
Night or nighttime (also spelled night-time or night time) is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day.
Consider the following statement of Vyasa from the ...
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Do scriptures classify nightfall as sin?
Ejaculation during sleep happens without explicit masturbation.
According to Hinduism, masturbation is a sin.
But does Hinduism classify ejaculation during sleep as a sin?
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Is there any mantra that cures insomnia?
I know that this is off topic,but YouTube comment sections are filled with the remarks of people about how they felt better/were transformed when they listened to the mantra in that video.
Is there ...
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Do Humans achieve the state of Moksha or Turiya in deep sleep (Sushupti) according the Prasthana Traya of Shri Adi Shankaracharya?
There is a debate going on between the followers of school Shri Satchidanandendra Saraswati and Bhamati Vivarana schools of Advaita.
Whether humans temporarily achieve the state if Moksha during sleep ...
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For how much time one should sleep according to Hindu scriptures? [duplicate]
According to Hindu scriptures , how much time per day a normal person should devote towards sleep ?
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Brahmacharya and sleeplessness
Namasthe,
I am practicing Brahmacharya for 3 months. I have lost my appetite, and sleep. Will it last for ever?
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Where does this mantra come from?
This is a fairly well-known verse that's recited before bed to ensure good sleep:
रामं स्कन्धं हनुमन्तं वैनतेयं वृकोदरं |
शयने यः स्मरेन्नित्यम् दुस्वप्न-स्तस्यनश्यति ‖
rāmaṃ skandhaṃ hanumantaṃ ...
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How can one conquer sleep ? Who is the god of sleep?
How can one conquer the sleep ? Who is the God of sleep ?
Arjun is known to have conquered the sleep . How did he do it ?
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Yognidra and getting slept while doing Yognidra
Lot of Gurus ask to not falling into sleep while doing Yognidra.
Lot of others Gurus ask to do Yognidra for falling into sleep.
Which is right? Should be try to stay awake or we should sleep while ...
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