Sleep revitalizes the energies and allows the body to use all its powers to optimize physiological functions. In the unconsciousness of sleep, we again become one with creation. Sleep is a powerful form of unconscious exploration and of passive meditation. Many illnesses disappear simply by sleeping soundly. Our mental lucidity, creativity and imagination also depend on the quantity and quality of sleep. Don't listen to those doctors who say that after the age of 40, one can sleep less. One can never sleep less than 9 hours without undermining one's vital energies and resorting to reserves that instead should be used for emergencie such as times of crisis, serious illnesses and dangerous situations.

Sleep galvanizes the spirit, puts one in a good mood, avoids energy wastes and impurities, and makes errors, misunderstandings and accidents less frequent. When we sleep, we are perfect.
Don't give up this elixir of long life and happiness. It isn't true that "whoever sleeps doesn't catch any fish". The slow way of living will perhaps make you catch less fish, but you won't miss the best ones (see also the section on "Insomnia").