Page 64 - Meditation – Pujya SriRamchandraji Maharaj

than the day-time, which is for creation, emergence and separation.
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Earlier I spoke about the importance of choosing the Sandhya or the meeting time between the external heat and the cooling off of the same as the best time for meditation as it will considerably help in the attainment of Laya-Avastha, which we are all seeking with the ultimate reality beyond time. The times that we know as the Sandhyas are, of course, relative to the sun, the earth and perhaps the moon also, and finally our own time as determined by our waking and sleeping hours. In a sense this is spoken of by the Prashnopanisad which describes the day times and night times *but it does not clearly indicate the Sandhyas as important. However, the most important hours for meditation are the cooling hours of the night - both at the time of going to bed and at the time before sunrise. These are naturally helpful and we utilise the natural time for meditation for our purposes. The times follow the laws of influence of external heat.
It must be clearly noted that in this Natural way of union with the ultimate reality which is our
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