2 Hours of Buddhist Teachings on Letting Go — Fall Asleep and Stop Carrying It.
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2 Hours of Buddhist Teachings on Letting Go — Fall Asleep and Stop Carrying It
Some things become heavier the longer we carry them—old regrets, painful memories, worries about the future, expectations, resentment, and things we simply cannot change.
Tonight, allow yourself to put some of that weight down.
This 2-hour Buddhist sleep meditation offers gentle reflections on letting go, craving and attachment, impermanence, non-self, and quieting persistent thoughts. Inspired by early Buddhist teachings, these reflections are presented slowly and peacefully so you can simply listen as your body relaxes and your mind moves toward sleep.
Buddhist teachings repeatedly examine how suffering is connected with craving and clinging, and how freedom involves relinquishing that grasping. The teachings on the five aggregates also invite us to see our experiences without treating them as permanently “mine” or “my self.” For a restless mind, Buddhist texts additionally offer practical approaches for allowing persistent unskillful thoughts to settle.
You do not have to solve everything tonight.
You do not have to keep replaying what has already happened or carry every uncertainty about tomorrow. Simply notice what the mind is holding onto. Allow thoughts to come and go without following every one of them.
Settle into bed, lower the lights, close your eyes, and listen for as long as you need. If you fall asleep before the end, simply rest.
May these teachings help you carry a little less and rest a little deeper tonight.
🌙 Moonlight Monk
Buddhist teachings, Zen wisdom, and peaceful nighttime reflections for rest and sleep.
Resources & Further Reading
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) — Setting the Dhamma Wheel in Motion
A foundational discourse describing suffering, its origin in craving, its cessation, and the path leading to its cessation.
https://suttacentral.com/sn56.11/en/s...
Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta (SN 22.59) — The Characteristic of Not-Self
A discourse examining form, feeling, perception, choices/formations, and consciousness as impermanent and not-self, with implications for disenchantment and release.
https://suttacentral.com/sn22.59/en/s...
Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta (MN 20) — How to Stop Thinking
A practical discourse describing approaches for dealing with persistent unskillful thoughts and bringing the mind toward stillness.
https://suttacentral.com/mn20/en/sujato
Dhammapada — The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom
A collection of verses covering the mind, craving, attachment, conduct, wisdom, and liberation.
https://suttacentral.com/dhp
This video is intended for relaxation, reflection, and sleep. It is not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care.
#BuddhistTeachings #LettingGo #SleepMeditation #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism #DeepSleep #MoonlightMonk
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2 Hours of Buddhist Teachings on Letting Go — Fall Asleep and Stop Carrying It.
Moonlight Monk
6 views
Listen to Moonlight Monk on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0345HVy...
2 Hours of Buddhist Teachings on Letting Go — Fall Asleep and Stop Carrying It
Some things become heavier the longer we carry them—old regrets, painful memories, worries about the future, expectations, resentment, and things we simply cannot change.
Tonight, allow yourself to put some of that weight down.
This 2-hour Buddhist sleep meditation offers gentle reflections on letting go, craving and attachment, impermanence, non-self, and quieting persistent thoughts. Inspired by early Buddhist teachings, these reflections are presented slowly and peacefully so you can simply listen as your body relaxes and your mind moves toward sleep.
Buddhist teachings repeatedly examine how suffering is connected with craving and clinging, and how freedom involves relinquishing that grasping. The teachings on the five aggregates also invite us to see our experiences without treating them as permanently “mine” or “my self.” For a restless mind, Buddhist texts additionally offer practical approaches for allowing persistent unskillful thoughts to settle.
You do not have to solve everything tonight.
You do not have to keep replaying what has already happened or carry every uncertainty about tomorrow. Simply notice what the mind is holding onto. Allow thoughts to come and go without following every one of them.
Settle into bed, lower the lights, close your eyes, and listen for as long as you need. If you fall asleep before the end, simply rest.
May these teachings help you carry a little less and rest a little deeper tonight.
🌙 Moonlight Monk
Buddhist teachings, Zen wisdom, and peaceful nighttime reflections for rest and sleep.
Resources & Further Reading
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) — Setting the Dhamma Wheel in Motion
A foundational discourse describing suffering, its origin in craving, its cessation, and the path leading to its cessation.
https://suttacentral.com/sn56.11/en/s...
Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta (SN 22.59) — The Characteristic of Not-Self
A discourse examining form, feeling, perception, choices/formations, and consciousness as impermanent and not-self, with implications for disenchantment and release.
https://suttacentral.com/sn22.59/en/s...
Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta (MN 20) — How to Stop Thinking
A practical discourse describing approaches for dealing with persistent unskillful thoughts and bringing the mind toward stillness.
https://suttacentral.com/mn20/en/sujato
Dhammapada — The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom
A collection of verses covering the mind, craving, attachment, conduct, wisdom, and liberation.
https://suttacentral.com/dhp
This video is intended for relaxation, reflection, and sleep. It is not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care.
#BuddhistTeachings #LettingGo #SleepMeditation #Buddhism #ZenBuddhism #DeepSleep #MoonlightMonk
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