06-02-2015, 12:00 AM
The following simple meditation is suggested for "deep sleeping" and is said to lead to one waking up refreshed. Although it was written for chariots, I would think in our modern age one could substitute a car and have the same effect.
Imagine as well as you can, you are getting ready to sleep in the back of a chariot. As you lay sideways on the seat, you can peak out the window to see it's a dark, clear night with many stars. Feel the vibrations and the accompanying hum as you go over gravelly road for 15 seconds, followed by a 4 second instance in which the road is perfectly smooth and there is no sound. Then feel the slight bump right when the gravelly road starts again. Repeat this over and over, periodically opening your eyes to peek out the window as you are getting to sleep, perfectly content to know that you are travelling and each time your eyes close your going deeper into. You may even find you can go into this meditation while already asleep, falling asleep again and being more invigorated when you do eventually awaken. Some other options would be to add a gentle breeze, or the rhythmic clop clop of the horseshoes on the road, or crickets and other nature sounds like rushing water depending on your own preferences.
Imagine as well as you can, you are getting ready to sleep in the back of a chariot. As you lay sideways on the seat, you can peak out the window to see it's a dark, clear night with many stars. Feel the vibrations and the accompanying hum as you go over gravelly road for 15 seconds, followed by a 4 second instance in which the road is perfectly smooth and there is no sound. Then feel the slight bump right when the gravelly road starts again. Repeat this over and over, periodically opening your eyes to peek out the window as you are getting to sleep, perfectly content to know that you are travelling and each time your eyes close your going deeper into. You may even find you can go into this meditation while already asleep, falling asleep again and being more invigorated when you do eventually awaken. Some other options would be to add a gentle breeze, or the rhythmic clop clop of the horseshoes on the road, or crickets and other nature sounds like rushing water depending on your own preferences.