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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
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What Does Shui Jiao Mean?

Shui Jiao, which today simply means "to sleep," actually had a much deeper meaning in ancient times. After all, sleeping also includes dreaming, which can have a powerful effect on our minds, even leading to great discoveries!

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

How Important Is Sleeping?

The importance of sleep and meditation is analyzed, citing a proverb from Zeng Guofan, a famous military general and scholar.

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Have you ever woken up feeling as if you hadn't slept at all? It may be because you're lacking in deep sleep. But no worries- this video will teach you how to sleep soundly. All you have to do is shave off your hair and take a vow of silence!

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difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate
China

Sleeping and soul

An intriguing explanation of the Daoist concept of souls and how they're secretly working while we sleep to digest food, reinvigorate sexual energy and make us move subconsciously.

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How does sleep help our bodies restore energy? The answer, according to this man, lies not with biology but with physics. Apparently, it has something to do with oscillating planets.

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Ever wondered why we dream? There's still no scientific consensus to definitively answer that question, but here's a brief video explaining one theory related to blood circulation.

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