How do I keep my Mac from going from sleep mode to shut off mode?

Sometimes when I open my Mac it takes several minutes to get to the login screen. How do I keep it just in sleep mode? Or is that not possible? Thanks,
Bay

Bay,
if it takes several minutes for your Mac to get to a login screen, then it sounds like that should be the problem to be addressed. Which model MacBook Pro do you have, and which version of OS X is installed on it?

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