Dear Dhamma friends

How are you?

The Buddha indicated the existence of a link between sati
(recollection / mindfulness) and sleeping or dreaming in the
Discourse on the mindlessness.

For the convenience of Pali readers, I also posted the Pali text in
addition to my translation.



10. MU.T.THASSATI SUTTAM

210. "Pañcime, bhikkhave, aadiinavaa mu.t.thassatissa
asampajaanassa niddam okkamayato. Katame pañca?
Dukkham supati, dukkham pa.tibujjhati, paapakam supinam
passati, devataa na rakkhanti, asuci muccati. Ime kho,
bhikkhave, pañca aadiinavaa mu.t.thassatissa asampajaanassa
niddam okkamayato.
"Pañcime, bhikkhave, aanisamsaa upa.t.thitassatissa sampa
jaanassa niddam okkamayato. Katame pañca? Sukham
supati, sukham pa.tibujjhati, na paapakam supinam passati,
devataa rakkhanti, asuci na muccati. Ime kho, bhikkhave,
pañca aanisamsaa upa.t.thitassatissa sampajaanassa niddam
okkamayato"ti.


DISCOURSE ON THE MINDLESSNESS

210. Monks, there are these five disadvantages of the mindless,
imprudent person falling to sleep. What are the five? He sleeps in
misery, wakes up in misery, sees the bad dream, has no gods to
protect him, and emit semen. Monks, these indeed are the five
disadvantages of the mindless, imprudent person falling to sleep.

Monks, there are these five advantages of the mindful, prudent person
falling to sleep. What are the five? He sleeps in comfort, wakes up in
comfort, does not see the bad dream, has gods to protect him, and
does not emit semen. Monks, these indeed are the five advantages of
the mindful, prudent person falling to sleep.

Section 210, Mu.t.thassatisuttam, Pañcakanipaata Pali,
Anguttaranikaayo.


NOTE

Asuci - this term may mean waste matter as well as semen.


With regards,

Suan Lu Zaw

http://www.bodhiology.org