Why to wake up early in the morning? Health and spiritual benefits for a being!!!

 

प्रातः जागरण क्यों ?

This is a question which many of us try to answer when our parents ask us to do so. We used to believe as an archaic ritual which has no scientific reasoning, and parents just want us to do so, because this is what their parents had asked them always. 

Nonetheless, let's explore if there is any science behind it ! 

When I dug deeper into this, I was amazed to understand the reasoning. As per scriptures, in the Brahm muhurt, the wind that blows is called " वीर वायु " which literally means air with power, or powerful air. This gives the beings who are awake, the freshness, and energy to start the day.

This is the time, when sunrise is also happening, and during both sunrise and sunset, there is a change in the composition of atmospheric gases, which is generally made of Nitrogen(78%), Oxygen(~21%) and CO2 and other gases for the rest. 

At Sun Rise, the composition has higher Oxygen Levels, primarily because of reduced/minimum human activity and regular consumption of CO2 by plants, which changes the corresponding share of Oxygen, and hence gives a feeling of freshness and power to start the day with vigour. 

Similarly, the energy levels start to drop post sunset, and that's how the human body cycle works. 

As per scriptures, the morning air carries the necatarian particles received from the moon, and act like life engerzing composition, which is why early wakers feel sort of new life. 

The Old Adage " EARLY TO BED and EARLY to RISE, makes a man Healthy, Wealthy & Wise" 

All big and famous personalities in history had this habit of waking up early, including our own Mahatma Gandhi ji, who used to read, write letters, and do his spiritual sadhna, which gave him mental strength to fight for the big cause with strength. 

In a nutshell, there are myriad benefits of waking up early in the morning, and must aspire to get the benefits. 

जय सनातन धर्म for the science which has given us such profound learnings, in simple rituals which a common man can follow always... 

References: 

"Kyun" by Pandit Madhvacharya Shastri ji , published by Madhav Pustakalya, Delhi

the festival called Guru Poornima!

Guru Poornima, a unique festival which is celebrated in Bharat(also India) to mark the reverence to the Holy Master/Guru/Teacher in One's life who has guided a person in difficult times, & has always stood by him as a beaming light showing the right path in life.

Today, I came across the etymology of word GURU, in Sanskrit, which is as follows:

                               गु शब्दस्तु अंधकारः स्यात् रु शब्दस्तन्निरोधकः ।
                               अंधकारनिरोधत्वात् गुरु इति अभिधीयते ॥

 

This verse says, that the word GU refers to the Darkness, whereas the latter means the barrier to the darkness. Thus Guru is one which obstructs the path of Darkness, and paves the way of disciple towards light and glory.

 

Some people say, why does one need a Guru in first place, when the entire knowledge is available in textbooks, scriptures and elsewhere. This situation is analogous to a situation, where the fruits are hanging from the tree, but are far off, and look like Oranges. Guru is the one, who bridges the gap and brings far flung fruits closer, making the disciple understand the difference between an orange and an apple at the same time. Had the Guru been absent from the entire picture, one would have never known the ways to reach to the hanging apples on the tree.

 

There are many Gurus in one's life starting from Childhood, where the kid learns the environment around him from his mother, father teaches him the ways to interact with the world. The teacher in the school makes the child educated, & socially presentable. This journey from childhood to adulthood, makes the child understand the nuances of the society, and when this citizen of society feels the need to understand and grown on spiritual level, the Adhyatmik Guru guides him to the path of perfection, and connects with the Almighty. In my view, knowingly/Unknowingly one is always guided by the Gurus in life.

 

Human life is like a big water body in night, which shines when the light of the Gyan/knowledge of Guru grace falls on water. Life is a reflection, of what one gets to understand under the able aura of revered teacher. As the moon wanes, which is nothing but digression of oneself from the teachings of the Holy master, the reflection stops, the glow, radiance in life goes away. Thus, being in line with the revered master, it is Disciple who gets the full benefit, while Guru sees to it that the shishya gains the knowledge & learning imparted to him.

 

Today, while attending a function of Guru Poornima, one of the six festivals celebrated of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the broad point highlighted was the fact that the Guru, readies the disciple for the higher goal in life, & prepares him for the increasingly challenging life that lies ahead in the journey of attaining the Superior Goal. Not Only Destination(Sadhya) is of importance, but the Sadhan(efforts and journey) to achieve that  goal is equally important. Superior Objective demands superior efforts.

 

Thus, we must pay our obeisance both in spirit and action at the feet of Holy Master  who shoulders the responsibility of taking His disciple to the perfection, through a well lit path under His able guidance.

 

HAIL THE MASTER!!!

Guru Gobind douu khade, kake laguun paaay...

Balihari Guru aapne, Gobind diyo milaay...

 

 

 

 

 

Narrowing Mindsets & mentalities

Today, a very weird but very insightful thing happened to me. I was travelling in BEST bus today, & was sitting on a seat reserved for Senior Citizens (where anyone can sit incase there is no senior citizen). It was a long journey so i slept off, suddenly i was woken up by a Sr. Lady asking for the seat which i immediately gave. She was with her daughter who looked very well educated & well mannered. after sometime, another elderly couple boarded the bus, & then, suddenly another old man made way for this gentleman(latter being physically weak). i observed that this well mannered girl also got a seat a bit farther from her mother. Now, there was a big noise that erupted from that region,i being on the other side,separated by a few people in between. This young girl( "well mannered") was at daggers drawn with an old lady. this girl was abusing & arguing with her in all the indecent ways possible. i later recognised that the entire fight was about some seat issue, which old lady might have asked from the girl. That old lady had stopped responding but i must commend the grit of this INDECENT girl who continuously spoke ill about the issue for about half an hour, & the height of it happened when this girl & her mom got down & she still pointed the old & much gentler lady & abused her.

This incident presents a glimpse of the narrow mindedness that our society is today fostering which is primarily due to our deteriorating ideals & value systems. How can someone fight & make a ruckus out of such a petty issue of getting a seat. everyone who is travelling in public transport boards with an aim of grabbing a seat by any means possible even to extent explained above, forgetting the point that everyone is a passenger & none is gonna take his/her seat along.
I think generosity has lost its way to petty gains like these. On one side, there is a guy who rises all by himself to give his seat to another fellow gentlemen, & on the other there is this girl who is fighting with a lady of his mother's age over the same petty seat. And, one more thing that i must mention here is that the gentlemen who rose from his seat to offer it to other person, was a bit humble, not very well to do, but the kind of courtsey that he showcased is beyond any comparisons.
Does this actually leads us to some conclusion, or it is just anotherroutine incident which makes us think & we move on, without taking cognizance of what has happened to our society , us. Has EDUCATION RUINED US, contrary to a famous Sanskrit adage,"VIDYA DADATI VINAYAM,VINYAT YAATI PATRATAAM....".
i think its, high time before we keep on ignoring these burning facts, & ultimately get to a situation of deep remorse & irreversiblity. wake up jiva....jiva jaago...