What Happens To My 'spirit' When I Sleep?

[john5170]

I have been meditating today, and I was able to detach my consciousness or 'spirit' from my mind. I could feel them as separate entities. The term 'you are not your mind, you are not your body' made a lot more sense.

But that got me thinking, why when my body sleeps, my 'spirit' sleeps too?

This means, that my spirit IS actually my mind, and I AM my body. Otherwise, my body sleeping would not have affected my 'spirit' being inactive as well. This means that after death, my spirit will die too. So therefore, I AM my body, and my 'spirit' IS my mind.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Edited October 21, 2017 by john5170

[Toby]

No, "spirit" is that in and as which consciousness and it's states "waking", "dreaming", "dreamless sleep" appear and disappear.

[Nahm]

@john5170 sounds like a great breakthrough. It could be that the spirit is in your mind, and you are not the body or the spirit or the mind. 

Edited October 21, 2017 by Nahm

[Dodo]

3 hours ago, john5170 said:

I have been meditating today, and I was able to detach my consciousness or 'spirit' from my mind. I could feel them as separate entities. The term 'you are not your mind, you are not your body' made a lot more sense.

But that got me thinking, why when my body sleeps, my 'spirit' sleeps too?

This means, that my spirit IS actually my mind, and I AM my body. Otherwise, my body sleeping would not have affected my 'spirit' being inactive as well. This means that after death, my spirit will die too. So therefore, I AM my body, and my 'spirit' IS my mind.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Reminded me of an old thread, perhaps Don't look to identify with a thing, but observe from the placeless place. 

[Azrael]

Show me your "spirit" and I'll tell you.

[Alexo45]

"you" don't sleep at all.

[john5170]

I guess I haven't come to those realizations, because as of now, "I" am in my brain. I can FEEL my brain being an entity, but the "I" is a product of the brain.

[Alexo45]

3 minutes ago, john5170 said:

I guess I haven't come to those realizations, because as of now, "I" am in my brain. I can FEEL my brain being an entity, but the "I" is a product of the brain.

The "I" that wants to come to a realization IS the problem.