Good evening,
Prepare for divine and rejuvenating sleep this evening.
Begin by drawing the mystical symbol OM on your bed and then lay down.
Make yourself comfortable,
Relax completely.
Feel the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are as ever present as the infinite night sky,
Like stars they're watching over you,
Shining the light of compassion and wisdom upon you.
Take a moment to reflect on your day.
Start by recognizing the virtuous thoughts,
Words and actions of your day.
How did you uplift others?
How are you generous?
Now dedicate all the merit accumulated from your virtuous practices to benefit all sentient beings.
Take a moment and reflect on any mistakes you may have made today.
Did you judge others?
Did you have errors in communication?
Did you unintentionally create harm to any being today?
Acknowledge and then release any errors you may have made,
Any unvirtuous thoughts,
Words or actions and visualize how you can correct this mistake,
How you will do it different next time.
Promise to do better tomorrow.
Now take a deep inhale through your nose,
Exhale out your mouth,
Let go,
Relax.
Feel your body release into your bed.
Every muscle is relaxed.
Experience a vast spaciousness.
Now visualize Chenrezig,
The Buddha,
Your teacher or guru,
Or guru.
Very very tiny,
A miniature.
And visualize that they are sitting on the center of your heart.
See they have a sweet smile on their face and a warm glow of light around their body.
Invite them to be with you this evening.
Dear teacher,
Tonight as I lay down with you in my heart,
I release into a deep sleep while keeping you and the mantra with me all night long.
In this way,
I continue my practice day and night in order to benefit in order to benefit all beings.
While I sleep,
Please assist me in releasing any hesitation or doubt and instill in me unshakable faith on the path.
May attachments to worldly pursuits and pleasures fall away naturally and may my mind be organically drawn to the Dharma.
May compassion and wisdom always be with me.
As I relax,
I feel my mind is spacious like the sky and is open to receive your blessings and the blessings of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Please hold me in your compassionate arms tonight and always be with me.
Permeate my body,
My speech,
And mind with the body,
Speech,
And mind of a Bodhisattva.
May my bodhicitta,
My pure heart-mind,
My wish for enlightenment for all beings be present as I sleep and in my dreams.
Now relax completely with full faith and confidence.
Relax as you let go,
You release into the arms of your teacher,
Of the Buddhas,
Of the Bodhisattvas.
You will wake up in the morning rested and clear with your mind turning towards the Dharma.
Relax completely as you drift off to sleep with your teacher,
The Buddhas,
And Bodhisattvas in your heart and watching over you.
Invite the mantra of Chenrezig to saturate and infuse every cell of your being.
OM Pardon me?
OM OM Pardon me?
