<p>According to the sutta below, it is one's state of mind which determines one's quality of sleep and not the comfort of the bed and bedroom.</p>
<p>Hence, if vipassana meditation improves the quality of your mind, then it should improve the quality of your sleep.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://suttacentral.net/an3.35/en/sujato" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 3.35</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Well then, prince, I’ll ask you about this in return, and you can
answer as you like. What do you think? Take the case of a householder
or his son, who lives in a bungalow, plastered inside and out,
draft-free, with latches fastened and windows shuttered. His couch is
spread with woolen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with
flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide. It has a canopy above and
red pillows at both ends. An oil lamp is burning there, while his four
wives attend to him in all manner of agreeable ways. What do you
think, prince, would he sleep well, or not? Or how do you see this?”</p>
<p>“He would sleep well, sir. Of those who sleep well in the world, he
would be one.”</p>
<p>“What do you think, prince? Is it not possible that a fever born of
greed—physical or mental—might arise in that householder or
householder’s son, burning him so he sleeps badly?”</p>
<p>“Yes, sir.”</p>
<p>“The greed that burns that householder or householder’s son, making
them sleep badly, has been cut off at the root by the Realized One,
made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the
future. That’s why I sleep well.</p>
<p>What do you think, prince? Is it not possible that a fever born of
hate … or a fever born of delusion—physical or mental—might arise in
that householder or householder’s son, burning him so he sleeps
badly?”</p>
<p>“Yes, sir.”</p>
<p>“The delusion that burns that householder or householder’s son, making
them sleep badly, has been cut off at the root by the Realized One,
made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the
future. That’s why I sleep well.</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-12-30T09:59:24.113Z
2020-12-30T09:59:24.113Z
ruben2020
<blockquote>
  <p>i used to follow my belly for the inhale exhale</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If you follow anapasathi meditation, Buddha said to do it by concentrating on the breath air touch in the end of your nostrils, that is a better way to do anapanasathi than concentrating on belly.. If you need more details read Anapanasati Sutta..
If your sleep was disturbed by meditation, try to chage the time you meditate, Sleep early and awake early in morning, Then your mind and body is fresh, not tired also..For anapanasathi meditation you need a  empty place of sounds and other outer obstacles according to anapanasati sutta,That may be a empty hall/room or place under a tree as suitable..</p>

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2018-06-23T11:16:23.253Z
2018-06-23T11:16:23.253Z
madhawavish
<p>certain meditations release energy. it could be this energy is still flowing when you're in bed so you can't sleep as well.</p>

<p>I know a regular meditator who gets up at 4am every night because of this, then sleeps again later in the day.</p>

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2018-06-26T22:28:56.433Z
2018-06-26T22:28:56.433Z
joel
<p>I tried vipassana meditation and where i used to follow my belly for the inhale exhale. Every time I practised, I found that my sleep quality was disturbed. 
I found myself tired next day after the disturbed sleep. Did anyone experience the same? </p>

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2018-06-22T14:35:25.333Z
Did you fall asleep during meditation?
ruben2020
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2018-06-25T11:04:31.290Z
ha ha ! not definitely
SGN
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Vipassana and sleep quality disturbance
# Vipassana and sleep quality disturbance

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-22)

I tried vipassana meditation and where i used to follow my belly for the inhale exhale. Every time I practised, I found that my sleep quality was disturbed.
I found myself tired next day after the disturbed sleep. Did anyone experience the same?

**Tags:** vipassana, sleep

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Did you fall asleep during meditation?  
> **username_0**: ha ha ! not definitely  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-30. Score: 1

According to the sutta below, it is one's state of mind which determines one's quality of sleep and not the comfort of the bed and bedroom.

Hence, if vipassana meditation improves the quality of your mind, then it should improve the quality of your sleep.

From [AN 3.35](https://suttacentral.net/an3.35/en/sujato):

> “Well then, prince, I’ll ask you about this in return, and you can
> answer as you like. What do you think? Take the case of a householder
> or his son, who lives in a bungalow, plastered inside and out,
> draft-free, with latches fastened and windows shuttered. His couch is
> spread with woolen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with
> flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide. It has a canopy above and
> red pillows at both ends. An oil lamp is burning there, while his four
> wives attend to him in all manner of agreeable ways. What do you
> think, prince, would he sleep well, or not? Or how do you see this?”
>
> “He would sleep well, sir. Of those who sleep well in the world, he
> would be one.”
>
> “What do you think, prince? Is it not possible that a fever born of
> greed—physical or mental—might arise in that householder or
> householder’s son, burning him so he sleeps badly?”
>
> “Yes, sir.”
>
> “The greed that burns that householder or householder’s son, making
> them sleep badly, has been cut off at the root by the Realized One,
> made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the
> future. That’s why I sleep well.
>
> What do you think, prince? Is it not possible that a fever born of
> hate … or a fever born of delusion—physical or mental—might arise in
> that householder or householder’s son, burning him so he sleeps
> badly?”
>
> “Yes, sir.”
>
> “The delusion that burns that householder or householder’s son, making
> them sleep badly, has been cut off at the root by the Realized One,
> made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the
> future. That’s why I sleep well.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-23. Score: 0

> i used to follow my belly for the inhale exhale

If you follow anapasathi meditation, Buddha said to do it by concentrating on the breath air touch in the end of your nostrils, that is a better way to do anapanasathi than concentrating on belly.. If you need more details read Anapanasati Sutta..
If your sleep was disturbed by meditation, try to chage the time you meditate, Sleep early and awake early in morning, Then your mind and body is fresh, not tired also..For anapanasathi meditation you need a empty place of sounds and other outer obstacles according to anapanasati sutta,That may be a empty hall/room or place under a tree as suitable..


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-06-26. Score: 0

certain meditations release energy. it could be this energy is still flowing when you're in bed so you can't sleep as well.

I know a regular meditator who gets up at 4am every night because of this, then sleeps again later in the day.


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