【The Meditation Session – what to do in between sessions 】- How to practice without sleeping at the wrong time (1)  

【The Friendly Letter:
O Reasonable One, after cultivating virtue all day
And in the first and last periods of the night as well,
Sleep between these periods with mindfulness,
Not wasting even the time of sleep. 】

This is the principle, the basic concept. It says, “Reasonable One,” which is referring to those of us who are sincere practitioners, those truly endowed with virtuous roots. So for the entire day even at night – night includes the first and last periods of it. Do everything in the same manner, never slacking off. Even in the middle of the night, while asleep, there is also a proper method [to maintain the meditation]. Thus, the text says, “the time of sleep” – when you are sleeping during the middle period of the night, one can still apply the practice instead of wasting it. How do we not waste the time when we sleep? “Sleep between these periods with mindfulness” – when sleeping, preserve the mindfulness.

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26B 29’05” Vol 4 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P61 L2
English Lamrim Vol 1 P106

日常师父法语📡26B 29’05”手抄稿第4册P61 L2

修持轨理 - 未修中间 : 悎寤瑜伽1

【《亲友书》云：“种性之主于永昼，夜间亦过初后分，眠时亦莫空无果，具足正念于中眠。”】

这个是原则，这个是原则，说“种性之主”，就是我们真正修行的人，真正具足善根的。那么，这个整个的白天，乃至于晚上，晚上啊就是初夜跟后夜，也一样地,不要马马虎虎地过去。就算是中夜，睡眠的时候，同样地有它正确的方法。所以他“眠时”，等到你中夜睡的时候，他也在修行，而不是让它空空地浪费。怎么样才能够使得睡眠的时间也不浪费呢？“具足正念于中睡”——睡的时候，在正念当中去睡。