How can I fall asleep quickly?

Thich Nhat Hanh answers questions during a retreat in Plum Village (May, 2014).

Question: How can I fall asleep quickly if I need to wake up very early the next day?
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[dolria]

His lessons need to be taught in every school in the globe. This guy is a Buddha on earth.

[raincruz]

this is so sweet and I love Thay's subtle sense of humor as well as his devotion to teaching

[greenscarab]

I like listening to his voice. That relaxes me!!

[luke.thedrifter]

I love him, He's seems to be such a sweet and precious soul..especially the way he addresses the children here, almost with the attitude of your wise, kind old grandfather who always talked to you like an adult.

[theresaggiffin]

Thay, thanks for this teaching. I’m 74 years old and will use it tonight to fall asleep. How I wish I would’ve learned your teachings as a child.
🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[XandriaRavenheart]

I love how he says its pleasant to breath if the air is 'good enough'. Because these days the air quality is dismal in cities, but if its good enough and I can still breath, I'm thankful.

[HarryVsingersongwriter]

Due to surgery I miss one lung, the right, the biggest of the 2. Right after surgery my body kept giving panic signals all the time, sleep was difficult (and that's an understatement.) However through hard work and breathing exercise (the beginning of meditation and singing) I regained a new "normal" and sleeping became natural again. Love this video!

[abibb]

I’ve woken up at 5am for the last three days with anxiety after years of being able to sleep almost on command. Maybe I’m just getting older at 28. Maybe I need to accept it. Everything said in this video really covers it all though 💖 I feel blessed to have come across this channel

[cartlone]

Listening to holy master teaching and voice is a meditation for me to relax and can fall to sleep. 🙏🙏

[cthjarvis]

Takes practice, but can be one. Recently i had to have a 30 minute MRI due to a back injury. It was not the large open scanner but the smaller confined one. I have practiced "going down to my levels" for many many years. I am quite good t it actually and when the technician told me the test was over, I could have sworn it only took 10 minutes. It does work ! As always, Thay is spot on.

[beoanh]

Thank you for your words, it had helped me a great deal. I wish your treatment in VA was successful and you are satisfied with your current health. Always your student Minh.

[Brittney]

Ahh, I love this man. I’m going to try his advice tonight. ☺️💕

[autogenes]

What a great question to check if a spiritual teacher is the real deal or not.

[arturoochoa]

hahaha I was twitchy last night because of the insomnia. And, impatient as it makes you, I paused the video because it "took too long to explain". I did exactly what he said (without having truly listened to the lesson), fell asleep, woke up, played the video and life taught me a lesson XD

[hoidoei]

❤❤thank you so much for the answer, thay! I hope you will heal soon (without a lot of suffering) you are amazing!❤

[obsidaisy]

The best solution to insomnia is to stop worrying about all the nonsense that says you MUST sleep.

[chongseitmooi]

ilov all ths youngsters ... They're lovely n intelligent... myway to enjoy fast asleep is to make yourself very busy n consume as much energy n activities as possible .So tht get tire fast n exhausted

[RainforestMind]

"I think therefore I cannot sleep"

[stevenkious]

How much better would the world be if he was taught in schools? Or anyone along these lines. Learned more in the few years after highschool than I ever did in any of my years in school. Sad really

[JG]

Poor little girl. Loooking totally perplexed at the end lol.