That was just a side comment or point of information. I didn't intend for you to alter the translation. I would be surprised if Brahmanand Saraswati was aware of the variation of sunrise and sunsets in more northerly countries unless he also practiced astrology and was working on charts from those areas. Given that question however he may have well responded to make the room dark.
Paul Mason wrote: >Yes Barry2, in this context that must be what he meant and I have >ammended the translation to reflect this view: >http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#Gurudevmeditation > > >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Paul Mason wrote: >> >> >> >>>Guru Dev - Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati gives a few >>>words about when and how to meditate. >>>Translation by Paul Mason 31st August 2006 >>> >>>"At daybreak and in the day do that fit puja and dhyaana etc, but >>> >>> >at > > >>>night before sleeping you should certainly do 10-15 minutes of >>> >>> >japa > > >>>of the 'ishhTa mantra kaa japa' and 'dhyaana' of the 'ishhTa >>> >>> >muurti' > > >>>(desired form). From this 'upaasanaa' (sitting near / devout >>>meditation) quick advancement occurs. >>> >>>In darkness you should sit with eye closed and do japa of the >>> >>> >mantra, > > >>>and in the same way with eye closed you should do dhyana of the >>>ishhTa with the mind. Not on their whole body, you should look on >>> >>> >the > > >>>foot or on the mouth area of the head, seeing the full of >>> >>> >compassion > > >>>of our favourite ishhTa, looking infused with tenderness. The >>> >>> >vision > > >>>of the ishhTa becomes one's own desire. You should look not >>> >>> >envisage > > >>>the eye of the ishhTa to be closed. This manner of having seen the >>>vision of the infusion of tenderness, doing dhyaana of the ishhTa >>> >>> >in > > >>>the heart, you should remain doing japa of the ishhTa mantra. From >>>this, the image of the ishhTa will grow and provided that the mind >>>gets strengthened and held with the ishhTa then in the end will >>> >>> >stay > > >>>in this condition. On the strength of this you should go across >>> >>> >the > > >>>ocean of samsaara." >>>['Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita' kaNa 48 of 108] >>> >>>More: http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/gurudev.htm >>> >>> >>> >>It's important to remember that India being close to the equator >> >> >does > > >>not have the varying sunrise and sunset times nor Daylight Saving >> >> >Time > > >>that more northerly countries have. Hence many gurus will modify >> >> >the > > >>meditation after sunset to meditating in a dark room. >> >> >> > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
