The Buddha describes the five drawbacks of falling asleep unmindful and unaware.

AN 5.210 Unmindful

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā muṭṭhassatissa asampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato. Katame pañca? Dukkhaṁ supati, dukkhaṁ paṭibujjhati, pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, devatā na rakkhanti, asuci muccati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā muṭṭhassatissa asampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato.

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā upaṭṭhitassatissa sampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato. Katame pañca? Sukhaṁ supati, sukhaṁ paṭibujjhati, na pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, devatā rakkhanti, asuci na muccati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā upaṭṭhitassatissa sampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Kimilavaggo paṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Kimilo dhammassavanaṁ,
ājānīyo balaṁ khilaṁ;
Vinibandhaṁ yāgu kaṭṭhaṁ,
gītaṁ muṭṭhassatinā cāti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā muṭṭhassatissa asampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of falling asleep unmindful and unaware.

Katame pañca?

What five?

Dukkhaṁ supati, dukkhaṁ paṭibujjhati, pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, devatā na rakkhanti, asuci muccati.

You sleep badly and wake miserably. You have bad dreams. The deities don’t protect you. And you emit semen.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā muṭṭhassatissa asampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato.

These are the five drawbacks of falling asleep unmindful and unaware.

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā upaṭṭhitassatissa sampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato.

There are these five benefits of falling asleep mindful and aware.

Katame pañca?

What five?

Sukhaṁ supati, sukhaṁ paṭibujjhati, na pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, devatā rakkhanti, asuci na muccati.

You sleep at ease and wake happily. You don’t have bad dreams. The deities protect you. And you don’t emit semen.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā upaṭṭhitassatissa sampajānassa niddaṁ okkamayato”ti.

These are the five benefits of falling asleep mindful and aware.”

Dasamaṁ.

Kimilavaggo paṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Kimilo dhammassavanaṁ,

ājānīyo balaṁ khilaṁ;

Vinibandhaṁ yāgu kaṭṭhaṁ,

gītaṁ muṭṭhassatinā cāti.

Qualities:

Harm

Harm

Intention or action that causes injury or suffering to oneself or others. It arises from aversion and heedlessness and destroys trust and safety. The opposite of non-harm, it obscures compassion and leads to regret.

Also known as: injury causing behavior, destructiveness, bad, evil
Pāli: pāpaka
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Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Active presence of mind and lucid retention; the faculty that remembers the Dhamma, anchors attention to the chosen object or present experience, and guards the mind against unwholesome states.

Also known as: recollecting, remembering, keeping in mind, presence, awareness
Pāli: sati, anussati
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Last updated on July 27, 2026