It is self-evident that the behaviors which take place while an organism is awake are necessary, complex and diverse. As sleep is biologically essential, an excess of time spent awake is considered sleep deprivation, and there are serious physiological and psychological consequences both for individual stretches of wakefulness and serial preference for wakeful activity rather than sleep.
As a state of awareness It is traditional within oriental schools of thought and in esoteric teachings (i.e. antroposophy) to distinguish between four modes of awareness: wakefulness (conferring with dhyana), dream (conferring with dharani, sleep (conferring with pratyahara) and moment of death or absorption of spirit (conferring with samadhi). Each of these modes of awareness (citta) may be exercised (i.e. Yoga) in order to enhance wisdom (prajna) and enlightenment (buddhi). In Yoga these four modes of awareness, mental energies, are united with corresponding life forces (pranas. The mental states of wakefulness, Dhyanas, are corresponding to the Asanas, the commonsensical understanding of Yoga exercises, but specifically refers to the corporeal conduct or seat of the wakefulness.
See also
External links
- Sleep, dreams and wakefulness
- Wakefulness, Alertness, Sleep, and Dreams
- The Consequences of Excessive Wakefulness
- It's Wake-Up Time
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Awake may also refer to:
In music:
- Awake (Dream Theater album), a 1994 album by Dream Theater
- Awake (Klinik album), a 1996 album by Klinik
- Awake (Crematory album), a 1997 album by Crematory
- Awake (Godsmack album), a 2000 album by Godsmack
- Awake (George Acosta Alubm), a 2000 album by George Acosta
- Awake (Bleed the Dream album), a 2003 album by Bleed the Dream
- Awake: The Best of Live, a 2004 album by Live
- Awake (L'Arc~en~Ciel album), a 2005 album by L'arc~en~Ciel
- Awake (Josh Groban album), a 2006 album by Josh Groban
- Awake (Secondhand Serenade album), a 2007 album by Secondhand Serenade
- "Awake", a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from their 2001 album B.R.M.C.
- "Awake", a song by Asia from their 2001 album Aura
- "Awake", a song by Finch from their 2002 debut album What It Is To Burn.
- "Awake", a song by Disturbed, Static-X and Slipknot playing in a trio
In literature and films:
- Awake (film), a 2007 film
Other:
- Awake!, a general-interest magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses
See also
- Awaken, a disambiguation page
- Awakening, a disambiguation page
- Wakefulness
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