[Jagannath] Why are you all sleeping?

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Dear Beatrice Reusch,

 

Jaya Jagannatha!

 

You wrote:

 

'>Excuse me, sir:>Where in the Bhagavad-gita does Krsna say that *yoga* means to get up >at 4 am to take a shower?

 

I didn't say that yoga means to get up at 4AM and take shower. There is rest of the sentence that you didn't quoted for some reason which means that part you are referring to is out of context.

In any case in the verse 6.16 of Bhagavad Gita Krishna says: "There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough."

In the next verse Krishna says:"He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system."

 

Getting up early in the morning is required for yogis because time of Brahma Muhurta is very good for pujas and meditation and satva guna is predominant at that time. Brahma Muhurta is time approximately one and half hours before sunrise and if we take sunrise to be approximately at 6AM then Brahma Muhurta is around 4.30AM. In order to be up on time for Brahma Muhurta it is taken approximately 30 minutes to get ready (take shower, etc.) which would means that a person has to get up at 4AM.

>Where is it stated that awaking at 4 am is the "eternal" and >"imperishable" meaning of Krsna's words in the Bhagavad-gita?>Where is it stated that to eat breakfast, to take the kids to school, >to work a job "has no connection or relevance to Bhagavad Gita and >Krishna's definition of yoga"? Or is it merely the speed what you are >objecting to ("quick breakfast", "rush to job")?

 

From the verses that I referred to above we can see that sleeping, eating and things related to maintenance of our bodies have relevance and connection for Krishna's definition of yoga. Yes, it is speed that I am objecting to.

 

I hope that this answers your questions to your satisfaction.

 

Hare Krishna,

Dina-natha Das.