The art of lying down

Author's name: Bernd Brunner

“I can't think unless I'm lying down.”
Do you know the importance of sleeping and lying down, and the profound philosophy behind these seemingly mundane acts? In this book, German author Bernd Brunner explains and analyzes the philosophy of sleeping and lying down, recounting the history of sleep and its various traditions throughout human history, as well as the various myths surrounding sleep.
These questions extend to analyze the impact of these actions on human thought and life, whether lying down, which gives a person the opportunity to contemplate their surroundings and reconsider their existence, or sleeping, which renews their energy, motivation, and perhaps their outlook on life, and how these actions can increase our emotional feelings. The bed is not just the place where we lie down and sleep; it is where we sleep, dream, make love, meditate, succumb to a sad mood, imagine, and even suffer.