Unwinding the Mind Before You Sleep

Unwinding the Mind Before You Sleep

Here’s a way to unload your mind off the day’s events and associations, and relax before you sleep

When you are ready to sleep at night, go backwards through the memories of your day. Don’t start from the morning, start from where you are now, just on the bed. Start with the last thing, and then go back, step by step – right back to the first experience of the morning. Go back and remember continuously, that you are not getting involved.

For example, if someone offended you, see yourself being insulted but remain just a witness. Don’t get involved, don’t get angry. If you do then you are identified, you have missed the point of meditation. That person is not insulting you but the form that was in the incident – and that form has gone. You are just like the river flowing: the forms are flowing. In childhood you had one form, you don’t have that form anymore – that form has gone. You are continuously changing, like the river.

When you get back to the morning as you were just waking up on your bed, you will again have the same fresh mind that you had in the morning. And then you can fall asleep like a small child.

Quotes

As you enjoy assorted chocolates of varied tastes - from bitter to sweet, enjoy the different people life brings, valuing each one as they are.
In the race for recognition and relevance, many unknowingly trade their peace for pressure.
Just as the nature of sugar is sweetness and of a lemon is sourness, the nature of the world is to be ever-changing—full of dualities.
True freedom is freedom from dependency on the world for peace and happiness.
When you pray, it is your love that calls God, not your words.
Challenging times test the depth of your faith, devotion, understanding and equanimity - so that you emerge wiser, stronger and more anchored within.
A life filled with awareness and service keeps you unaffected by karma.
Let technology amplify your awareness, not increase your addiction.
The Guru, like a graceful river—flows for all, but only those who come and bend at its banks are nourished.
Ego is like a glass wall — you can see the Divine through it, but you can never touch or experience Him.
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Unwinding the Mind Before You Sleep - Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur