Sleep is a fluctuation supported by the sense of non-existence.
Meaning
Sleep is not nothing; it is a state of mind. In sleep, the mind is not absent-it is simply not directed toward objects. There is a vague sense of “not being,” of dissolution. That vagueness is itself a mental state, a vritti.
This is why sleep is listed among the fluctuations: even in sleep, the mind is working. Full yoga consciousness is awareness that persists even in sleep and dreams.
Commentary – Vacaspati Misra (Tattvavaisharadi)
Vacaspati notes that the yogi can maintain a thread of witnessing awareness even in sleep-a remarkable state in which the body rests but the seer remains awake. This is the advanced fruit of practice.
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Commentary – Vacaspati Misra (Tattvavaisharadi)
Vacaspati notes that the yogi can maintain a thread of witnessing awareness even in sleep-a remarkable state in which the body rests but the seer remains awake. This is the advanced fruit of practice.