Meditation at Night While Going to Bed

When you go to bed at night, close your eyes and feel sensation
anywhere within the body.

If you fall asleep with this awareness, as soon as you wake up in the morning,
you will naturally be aware of sensations.

Perhaps you may
not sleep soundly, or may even remain fully awake throughout the night.

That is wonderful, provided you stay
lying in bed and maintain awareness of sensation.

The body will receive the rest it needs, and there is no greater rest for the mind than to remain aware and equanimous.

🌷 However, if you start worrying that you are developing insomnia, you will generate tensions and will feel exhausted
the next day.

Nor should you forcibly try to stay awake, remaining in a seated posture all night; that would be going to an extreme.

If sleep comes, very good; sleep.

If sleep does not come, allow the body to rest by remaining in a recumbent position, and allow the mind to rest by remaining
aware and equanimous.

गुरूजी, जीवन में अच्छे और सच्चे इंसान को दुसरो के द्वारा बहुत कष्ट और तकलीफ होती है। ऐसा क्यो होता है और इसका निराकरण कैसे करें?

उत्तर--कष्ट तो अपने पूर्व कर्मो के फलस्वरूप होते हैं।

इसके लिये कोई व्यक्ति निमित्त बन गया तो उसपर करुणा जागनी चाहिये।

कष्ट आये और हम किसी व्यक्ति को उसका कारण मानकर उसके प्रति दुर्भावना जगाये तो अपनी समता नष्ट करके अपनी ही हानि करते हैं।

🌻ऐसी हर अवस्था में समता को पुष्ट करना चाहिये।

यह दुःख हमारे लिये धर्म में पकने का साधन बन जाए।