GREETINGS

Swamiji:

No matter the advancements of science, the mysteries of the Universe is too profound. Now, even if we look from a Scientific point of view, there is a definite reason to do Sandhya vandanam. Sandhya or twilight is the time when some harmful rays of the Sun hits the earth. It is also the time the human emotions are unstable or depressed, which psychology calls “sun downing” phenomenon. At the time if you sit near a lamp lighted with sesame oil, the ratification of air that it produces and the fumes it emanates is good for your health. More importantly you are asked to chant to keep your mood balanced and the mind strong. It is amazing how our ancestors who did Sandhya Vandanam regularly had less cognitive impairments and memory loss at the end of life. They also had much less emotional instability than their western counterparts. It is sad that we lose such good practices in the name of “being Modern” and end up with more dementia and depression in elderly now. Hari Om.