Page 113 - Meditation – Pujya SriRamchandraji Maharaj

says in tradition the Sandhya, is offered in the afternoon as Madhyahnika. The sandhyopasana includes the Madhyahnika. But it has become convenient for most of the persons who are enjoined to do this worship according to tradition to ignore this for whatever reason it might be. Revered Babuji says it is deleted as a practice in this system not because it is inconvenient to us but because the heat at that time is more than what is necessary and we do not consider it necessary for us to use that heat to go to the source, to remind us about the power of the Base. He does not deny the validity of meditation at that time. He puts it very clearly, if we meditate at noon our thoughts get unconsciously attached to the powers of the Centre or the Ultimate. It is a fact the material heat at that time is also great. We do not treat Sandhya at noon as compulsory in our system. It is not compulsory, but nothing prohibits us from doing meditation at noon. It is not mandatory; by implication the other practices of Sandhya are compulsory. The Master has given himself the exceptions and following them strictly is the best to gain maximum advantage of the system.
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