Meditation and sleep

[Harikrishnan]

I was at a center doing short vipassana course for 3 days and I noticed that I was not able to sleep at night after close to 10hrs of meditation, I lay in bed moving sides but couldn't sleep and normally I sleep and dream, but for 3 days it was when I start dreaming, I kind of sleep but am active in dream, when dream stops I wake up then for next dream to come so that I can sleep. This happend in my last ten day retreat also few years back, but I couldn't see that, ie I had to dream to sleep then.

I didn't bother to ask teacher reagarding this. I connected it with GOD dreaming waking up dreaming again. 

[Yimpa]

8 hours ago, Harikrishnan said:

This happend in my last ten day retreat also few years back, but I couldn't see that, ie I had to dream to sleep then.

I didn't bother to ask teacher reagarding this. I connected it with GOD dreaming waking up dreaming again. 

Yes, you are imagining/dreaming the retreat & sleep as GOD.

[Breakingthewall]

The same thing happens to me, if I meditate and the meditation is clean, I wake up at night and sleep little, but afterwards I don't have the feeling of having slept badly

[Yimpa]

16 minutes ago, Breakingthewall said:

I meditate and the meditation is clean

Good. Can’t be making a huge mess all over the Vipassana room while in group meditation.

Actually, that would truly test everyone’s ability to meditate and observe the body objectively. 

Edited December 10, 2023 by Yimpa

[An young being]

6 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

Good. Can’t be making a huge mess all over the Vipassana room while in group meditation.

Actually, that would truly test everyone’s ability to meditate and observe the body objectively. 

Yep, happens when you are focusing so much for so long that you are unable to hear your nature's calls. That's why I believe some teachers advice to keep a note on secondary perceptions as well outside the meditation object.

Edited December 10, 2023 by An young being

[gettoefl]

you are describing heightened alertness from intense practice

when awakening happens body will sleep mind will stay awake

constant lucidity lightness luminosity