Master,
my mind is full of bad thoughts all the time.
These flows of bad thoughts are bothering me a lot.
Please help me to stop unwanted thoughts in my mind.
The master gave him a dress of another monk and said,
“Go and look carefully at his lifestyle.
There you will find a solution to your problem.
” The man went to the monk’s house and said,
“Sir,
my mind is full of negative thoughts all the time.
My master has told me to live with you and learn about your routine.
” The monk agreed and let him live with him.
The monks used to live in his hermitage,
and the man started living with him.
In a few days,
the man saw that Monk’s lifestyle was very simple,
and there was nothing special to learn from his lifestyle.
The man used to talk to him,
but he did not find anything to learn from the talks either.
The man thought that Monk was very simple and seemed innocent like a child,
but there was nothing special in his routine.
But there was one thing in Monk’s routine that the man could not understand: he noticed that the monk used to wash all the utensils at night and then wash those cleaner utensils again in the morning.
One day the man could not stop himself and asked the monk about it.
The monk looked at the face of the man and replied,
“My friend,
this is the answer to your question,
which you asked to your master.
I wash it since at night because it is necessary to take care that utensils are not dirty and not dusty,
and since a little bit of dust settles again in them during the night,
therefore I wash them again in the morning.
” Then the mom said,
“Similar is your problem.
Your mind is filled with thousands of thoughts; therefore,
clean your mind at night and wash it again in the morning by doing meditation.
By doing so gradually,
your mind will become pure.
” Because regular cleaning of mind is very important to live a happy life,
if we see in our lives,
we will find that,
like we take a bath every day and wash our clothes regularly,
similarly,
regular cleaning of mind is also very essential.
If we do not clean our mind regularly,
then it will get filled with dirt,
like monks used to wash utensils before going to sleep at night and after waking up in the morning; similarly,
to cleanse our mind,
we also need to do meditation for a few minutes before going to sleep and after waking up in the morning.
It has been seen that the thought that is going on in our mind before sleeping at night is the same thought that arises in our mind after waking up in the morning.
The activity you are doing before sleeping and after waking up in the morning will have the same effect on your mind.
A few minutes before sleeping and a few minutes after waking up are very important.
If we meditate for some time at that time,
then it will have great effects on your life.
You will have multiple benefits from doing so.
You will start to have deep and peaceful sleep and will have fewer dreams.
If you meditate for a few minutes before sleeping and then after waking up in the morning,
you will not have to make an effort to meditate; rather,
your meditation will start to happen spontaneously.
You will feel more energetic throughout the day,
and your mind will remain calm.
It seems to be a very ordinary activity,
but its results can be miraculous.
In today’s busy life,
where everyone is short of time,
this simple activity can be very useful in reducing unwanted thoughts in your mind,
and if you can do it regularly,
then surely your mind will start to calm down,
and you will start living a happy and peaceful life.
