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===Dreams (swapna)=== | ===Dreams (swapna)=== | ||
The dreams are seen due to the association of the mind with [[ | The dreams are seen due to the association of the mind with "rajo [[guna]]". It perceives both auspicious and inauspicious objects of senses based on previous experiences in the form of dreams. [Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana 4/36-37] | ||
When the mind continues to cognize, the sleeping person experiences different kinds of dreams. The sense organs are not receptive to their perceptions in this state. [A.S. Sutra Sthana 9/21] | When the mind continues to cognize, the sleeping person experiences different kinds of dreams. The sense organs are not receptive to their perceptions in this state. [A.S. Sutra Sthana 9/21] | ||
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b)Vegetative: Phasic increases heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, pupillary diameter, and metabolic adjustments, which are expressed more consistently during a dream, as they are during attentive wakefulness. | b)Vegetative: Phasic increases heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, pupillary diameter, and metabolic adjustments, which are expressed more consistently during a dream, as they are during attentive wakefulness. | ||
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==Types of sleep== | ==Types of sleep== | ||
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