How is meditation different from sleep?

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Richa Arora

While sleep involves a lack of consciousness, meditation maintains a level of awareness, even in a state of deep relaxation.
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Meditation differs from sleep in that it involves an active state of focused awareness and mindfulness, while sleep is a passive state of rest and unconsciousness. Meditation enhances mental clarity and relaxation through intentional practice, whereas sleep is essential for physical rest and recovery...
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when we meditate, we're trying to stay awake and alert, even though our bodies and minds are very relaxed. This is the main goal of meditation practice. While sleep involves a lack of consciousness, meditation maintains a level of awareness, even in a state of deep relaxation.
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Sleep is unconscious relaxation. Meditation is a conscious relaxation. Sleep only benefits the mind and body. meditation, besides helping your mind and body, also makes you intelligent, wise, deep, and mindful. The experience of meditation teaches you that you are an infinite being.
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Sleeping involves lack of consciousness, meditation maintain a level of awareness,even in state of deep relaxation.
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Sleep and meditation; both are different from each other in some respects; like meditation is a completely relaxed body and mind state in which the brain is completely active while sleep is just a relaxation of your whole body system and is a state of unconsciousness..
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