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

Paryushan is an invitation to pause, introspect, purify and reconnect with the pure Self.
Human birth is like fertile soil. Whatever you sow will grow. Sow desires and reap bondage; sow wisdom and reap liberation.
Recognise the Enlightened Ones not by their outer dress or conduct, but by their unwavering self-awareness.
When a teacher like a Guru imparts knowledge, He does not merely give words; He also transmits His energy and force behind His sadhana.
The birth of Lord Krishna is not merely an event in history, but an awakening of consciousness, divine love and awareness within.
Remind yourself daily: I am a peaceful, powerful, happy and loving soul.
Grace is not a change in outer circumstances, but is a change in your inner state. The Guru gives such a perspective that the same situation is seen differently.
Recognise that this world is only a guest house, not your true home. The moment you realise you are merely a guest here, the search for your real home begins.
Love is not merely felt in the heart; it is revealed through selfless acts of service and compassion.
Every response in the present plants a seed for the future. Choose wisely, for your destiny grows from today's thoughts and actions.
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Unwinding the Mind Before You Sleep - Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur