“The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.” ~ Atisha
We can’t sleep when we have an active mind. While lying in bed wide awake, we think about what we haven’t done that we forgot to take care of. If we’re thinking about something at work and we’re at home, then leave it at work until the next time we’re there to do something about it. It is reasonable to let go of those things we can resolve tomorrow, besides we need our rest to be at our best at work. Whatever is on our minds, it is all right to let those things go. One way of letting go is to write a list of all the things we’re thinking about. Or, the hour before bed, we can read a boring book or watch an animal documentary on television to relax our minds.