Guest guest Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sri Narasimha Garu and Others, Can we read the Veda mantras during the night time? Typically in today's busy world we are all occupied with work during most of the day. Before sleeping, if one wishes to do some japa mentally with a veda mantra wil it be fine? Are there any restrictions on the kind of dieties that one should not be performing during the night time ( i remember Narasimha cautioning earlier from performing chandi homam during the night). In general any pre-cautions are to be taken if we have to read/do japa with veda mantra during the night time. Can i read veda mantras while sleeping on bed? (not in a casual way by any means) I some times put on the some vedic chants during night and while listening to them sleep, the chants go on till the morning until i wakes up again. Is this is an acceptable way? Kindly give me your thoughts on this. Thanks KK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Good Question! , " kritels " <kritels wrote: > > Sri Narasimha Garu and Others, > > Can we read the Veda mantras during the night time? > > Typically in today's busy world we are all occupied with work during most of the day. Before sleeping, if one wishes to do some japa mentally with a veda mantra wil it be fine? > Are there any restrictions on the kind of dieties that one should not be performing during the night time ( i remember Narasimha cautioning earlier from performing chandi homam during the night). In general any pre-cautions are to be taken if we have to read/do japa with veda mantra during the night time. > > Can i read veda mantras while sleeping on bed? (not in a casual way by any means) > > I some times put on the some vedic chants during night and while listening to them sleep, the chants go on till the morning until i wakes up again. Is this is an acceptable way? > > Kindly give me your thoughts on this. > > Thanks > KK > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Namaste KK, Individual soul is represented by Sun. Individual mind is represented by Moon. When the light of the soul is visible fully, it is the day spiritually speaking. When the light of the soul is not visible fully and visible in an indirect way as reflected by the mind (just as Sun's light is reflected by Moon), it is the night spiritually speaking. When the mind is absorbed in all attractions and repulsions, nice sense experiences, pleasures and pains etc and one is unable to see true Self in all, light of the soul is not reaching one and a limited amount of that light is reaching one as reflected by the mind. Spiritually speaking, this is a night. Yes, veda mantras are better read at day than at night. But the day and night meant there are as above. If one's self-awareness is completely through the relfective mind which is caught in sense experiences and has only a limited understanding of the universe, then one will not be able to experience or understand veda mantras and most higher mantras. Only one transcending sense experiences and having a higher self-awareness is living in spiritual " daytime " will be able to experience and understand veda mantras. This way, most people are living in dark night all the time and unable to experience or understand veda mantras. Whether it is daytime or night time physically matters very little. If night time is convenient for you, I suggest not worrying and reading/listening to veda mantras at night. Practically speaking, there is a caveat: If there is ANY sense of guilt or your mind has a sense that you are doing something wrong, then don't do it. That sense of guilt will corrupt everything. If you can genuinely convince yourself that there is nothing wrong it, then do it. Best regards, Narasimha Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana Spirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org - " kritels " <kritels Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:54 PM Reading of Mantras during night time > Sri Narasimha Garu and Others, > > Can we read the Veda mantras during the night time? > > Typically in today's busy world we are all occupied with work during most > of the day. Before sleeping, if one wishes to do some japa mentally with a > veda mantra wil it be fine? > Are there any restrictions on the kind of dieties that one should not be > performing during the night time ( i remember Narasimha cautioning earlier > from performing chandi homam during the night). In general any > pre-cautions are to be taken if we have to read/do japa with veda mantra > during the night time. > > Can i read veda mantras while sleeping on bed? (not in a casual way by any > means) > > I some times put on the some vedic chants during night and while listening > to them sleep, the chants go on till the morning until i wakes up again. > Is this is an acceptable way? > > Kindly give me your thoughts on this. > > Thanks > KK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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