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Why you fall asleep during meditation and prayer

Every time I try to pray or meditate I fall asleep immediately and I feel like I'm failing at something basic.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system may choose sleep over awareness when unprepared for the vulnerability of conscious presence.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Meditation and contemplation — the inner path?”

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