Chapter 52Sleep and Dreams

SLEEP AND REST I was sleeping but woke up exactly when it was time to attend classes. Was it the Divine who woke me up?

Not necessarily. There is always a part of the subconscient which is awake, and it is sufficient to have the will to wake up at a certain hour to make this part awaken you.

3 March 1933

* I would like to know why I had such a disturbed night.

Obviously you did not quiet your thoughts before going to sleep. At the time of lying down one should always begin by quieting one’s thoughts.

28 January 1935

* I can never sleep on the night before Darshan. People say it is a lack of balance. But on the contrary I feel it is because of Your awakening presence. I do not feel any disturbance. I think it is all right. Isn’t this true?

To pass a sleepless night once in a while, every three or four months, does not matter much, provided that the rest of the time you sleep well.

* I advise you to sleep well and to take enough rest. This is indispensable in order to be able to keep doing the work regularly and well.