In today's digital age, bedtime no longer means sleeping, but lying in bed and scrolling reels for hours. Be it Gen-Z or working women, staying up late at night and suffering from digital insomnia has become a global problem.
Do you also keep your eyes glued to the blue light of your phone till 2 in the night? If yes, then this article is for you. Let us know how a thousands-year-old mantra from a scripture can cure your digital addiction and insomnia.
Why is the phone not coming out of your hands?
The reason behind staying awake till late night is not just lack of discipline, but a chemical trap:
- Dopamine Trap: Every new reel or short video releases dopamine in your brain. Your brain becomes eager to watch the next video.
- Effect of Blue Light: The light emanating from the phone screen stops the melatonin (sleep-inducing hormone) in our body.
- Overthinking: Due to multi-tasking throughout the day and stressful lifestyle, the brain is unable to shut down at night.
Solution of Ayurveda and Shastras: Night Remembrance Mantra
In Indian tradition, sleep is not considered just a physical process but a rest of the soul. There is a powerful mantra mentioned in the scriptures, which not only stops negative thoughts but also prepares the brain for deep sleep.
Read this mantra:
Ram Skanda Hanumantam Vainteyam Vrikodaram.
शायने यह स्मरेन्नित्यं दुष्वप्नस्तस्य नश्यति॥
its meaning: A person who remembers Lord Ram, Kartikeya, Hanuman, Garuda and Bhima before sleeping, his nightmares and mental fears (overthinking) go away.
How does this mantra work?
Scientists have also considered chanting mantra as mental therapy:
- Slowing down of brain waves: Due to the rhythm of the mantra, the fast waves of the brain (Beta waves) slow down to Alpha and Theta states, which are essential for deep sleep.
- Digital Detox: By leaving your phone and reciting the mantra, you disconnect from the digital world and connect with yourself.
- Reduction in cortisol: Research shows that by chanting mantra, the stress hormone Cortisol in the body reduces rapidly.
Change these 5 small habits from tonight itself
If you really want to get your sleep and peace of mind back, follow these 5 rules:
- 10-minute rule: Keep the phone in another room 10 minutes before sleeping.
- Wash hands and feet: According to Ayurveda, washing hands and feet before sleeping calms the nervous system.
- Chanting the mantra: While lying on the bed, chant the above given mantra in your mind at least 3 or 11 times.
- Take deep breaths: Take deep breaths 5 times with the mantra (Box Breathing).
- Sleep with remembrance: Close your eyes while meditating on any beloved God or your goal.
The momentary pleasure you get from scrolling reels on a digital screen should not be at the cost of your sleepless nights and mental health. This method of the scriptures is not a superstition, but an ancient and effective technique of digital detox.
Tonight, give yourself some time instead of reels. Surely, you will get the peace that you keep looking for on the phone till midnight.
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