Image of your bedsheet - reflection of your mind at night

I have an uneventful last night in my  sleep.  So many thoughts went through my mind and it makes me a bit unsettled in the morning. My eyes were feeling tired and blur.  This is the same situation when each time I had a bad night .

This morning , I realized the mess on my bed sheet .  The wrinkles and criss line were very obvious and this reflects the mood or the thoughts that my mind have gone through the night before.  If you have a peaceful sleep, your bed sheet should appear neat and nice.  The image of my bed sheet is like a ripple in the pond after a small stone have been thrown in.  It rattles and becomes blurred with wrinkles.

Yeah , it could be a dream or thoughts going through our head which sent the ripples through our body and hence, our body's movement have caused the dis-organized mapping on the bed sheets.  The more trouble are the thoughts, the more disruptive in on the bed sheets. 

Our toss and turn during our sleep to turn away from the dream or the thoughts really mend a way to escape from this nightmare or upsetting thoughts.  It is true that what has gone through our mind and body is printed on the bed sheets.

So, we always say that the mind and body is one.  What goes through the mind , the body will act it out or shake it out .  Throw out whatever is bad and keep the good thoughts inside us.  The good thoughts will give us the peace of the mind and the body will remain in peace and harmony. 

But , what causes our dreams or thoughts ?  How can we control the good thoughts which will bring good and peaceful sleep ? When we are asleep , can we control our thoughts ?  I don't think that we can control what we think in our sleep ?  Our sub-conscious will take over and whatever is good or bad will come their way into our dreams and thoughts .  However, if we are awake and trying catch some sleep , then it is a different matter. The thoughts can be controlled by us and we can shut them off if we want. It also depends on our mood and we are strong and firm , we can command them but if we are weak and tired, this is where the thoughts will control and lead us.

The difference in this happening is between a " trained" or an " untrained mind".  A trained mind will give us a better control on our thoughts while an " untrained mind" is like the criss cross mapping on our bed sheets.  A troubled soul on an even bed and the result is a messed up bed sheet.

Namaste.