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In addition to practicing during the

waking state, if you can also use your

consciousness during sleep for

wholesome purposes, then the power of

your spiritual practice will be all the

greater. Otherwise at least a few hours

each night will be just a waste. So if you

can transform your sleep into

something virtuous, this is useful. The

Sutrayana method is to try as you go to

sleep to develop a wholesome mental

state, such as compassion, or the

visualization of impermanence

or emptiness.