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→5. Sleep (nidra):
Sleep deprivation leads to drowsiness, inability to concentrate, impaired memory and physical strength. Further it leads to hallucinations and mood swings. Sleep duration changes according to age. The amount of sleep a person needs is the optimum amount that allows the person to function properly without feeling drowsy. Ayurveda advises adaptations in duration and timings of sleep according to season and age as well as bodily conditions. Various studies support the finding that improper sleep can adversely affect the physical and psychological functioning.<ref>http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/researchers_say_lack/ 18/03/2011 </ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep#cite_note-26 18/03/2011</ref>
Sleep deprivation leads to drowsiness, inability to concentrate, impaired memory and physical strength. Further it leads to hallucinations and mood swings. Sleep duration changes according to age. The amount of sleep a person needs is the optimum amount that allows the person to function properly without feeling drowsy. Ayurveda advises adaptations in duration and timings of sleep according to season and age as well as bodily conditions. Various studies support the finding that improper sleep can adversely affect the physical and psychological functioning.<ref>http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/researchers_say_lack/ 18/03/2011 </ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep#cite_note-26 18/03/2011</ref>
It is observed that proper quality and quantity sleep is needed for positive mental health.<ref>Deole YS, 2011 Clinico-Experimental study on role of stress in premature ageing and its management with Rasayana Yoga PhD thesis submitted to Gujarat Ayurved University Jamnagar</ref>
It is observed that proper quality and quantity sleep is needed for positive mental health.<ref name=deole1/>
====6. Control over impulses:====
====6. Control over impulses:====
The person willing for eternal well-being should control the impulses of motor, mental, and vocal activities speech. Greed, grief, fear, anger, egoism, shamelessness (impudence), jealousy, excess affliction (in anything) and desire to get other’s wealth are mental activities.
The person willing for eternal well-being should control the impulses of motor, mental, and vocal activities speech. Greed, grief, fear, anger, egoism, shamelessness (impudence), jealousy, excess affliction (in anything) and desire to get other’s wealth are mental activities.