Releasing Thoughts For Restful Sleep

Close your eyes gently,

And begin to breathe deeply and slowly.

As you inhale,

Draw in the divine energy that permeates all of creation.

As you exhale,

Release not just the weight of the day,

But the very habit of seeking through thought.

As you breathe in,

Draw in the divine breath of the cosmos.

As you breathe out,

Release any sense of separation,

Any sense of the finite self.

Feel the gentle rhythm of your breath.

Notice the space between each inhale and exhale.

In this space,

In this pause,

Let your mind's restless questions come to the surface.

Watch them arise,

Acknowledge them,

And then let them go.

Like leaves on a stream,

Allow these thoughts to float away.

As your mind quiets,

Become aware of the awareness itself,

The space in which all thoughts and experiences arise.

Let go a little more.

Release the need to understand.

As you surrender the habit of questioning,

You may notice a shift.

You are not separate from that which you seek to know.

Between the questioner and the question begins to blur.

In this state of open awareness,

The unknowable reveals itself.

The boundaries of your being start to dissolve like mist in the morning sun.

Your mind unfurls like a cosmic flower,

Petals of awareness opening to the infinite,

Revealing the intricate web of connection that underlies all existence.

You float in a sea of potential,

Becoming boundless.

Waves of unconditional love wash over you,

Feel it flowing into every cell of your being.

This is the love that birthed universes,

That holds galaxies in its embrace.

As you bathe in this cosmic love,

You realize the unknowable is not separate from you.

It is the very essence of who you are.

Your heartbeat,

The pulse of creation itself.

In the space between spaces,

In the breath between breaths,

You are one with all that is.

Rest now in this perfect unity.

Surrender to the embrace of the great mystery.