Deep Trance instead of sleep?

[WhiteMonkey]

Hey Guys,

I was wondering last time when practicing trance meditation if it would be possible to make deep trance meditations instead of sleeping? Wouldn't it give us more energy to make a few trance meditations during the day instead of sleeping 6 - 10 hours a day?

Like that I would find a sleep(meditation cycle) like the uberman possible (http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/07/13/alternative-sleep-cycles-7-10-hours-is-not-needed/)

What do you think about that? And maybe somebody of you is doing this already?

All the best

[CFTraveler]

Depends on how deep it gets you. Us humans need a certain amount of Delta sleep every day or else our bodies don't heal properly. If such a deep trance can get you into delta then maybe I'd consider it. Otherwhise, nope.

[ButterflyWoman]

There are reports of yogis and similarly conditioned people who appear to replace sleep with meditation. It's possible. However, it's not something that most people would be able to do without great risks to their health and well-being, I think. Sort of like "This yogi has gone without sleep for umpteen years... don't try this at home!"

As CFTraveler notes, you need the Delta wave sleep or your body can't heal properly. I went through a period of about a year where I had constant sleep deprivation due to an injury (every time I'd move, I'd wake up) and I ended up getting very, very sick. I'm still recovering from that, actually. I still have the symptoms of prolonged sleep debt and some other unfortunate things that happen to you when you don't get enough Delta sleep.

Now it IS possible to meditate to the Delta level, but, going back to the yogi or monk example, it's very difficult to maintain meditation that deep. I've been working with it for many years off and on, and I invariably fall asleep, even if I'm sitting up in an awkward position.

So the short answer is: Yes. The long answer is: Not really doable for most people.

[WhiteMonkey]

Interesting :)

So the best thing we can do during sleep is to project I guess?