Science behind "Brhmamuhurta" !!

Science behind “Brhamamuhurta” phenomenon.

 

Ms. Kavitha Shankar posted me an insight on Brhamamuhurthal. Like all mystical phenomena there is a scientific explanation, I decided to analyse this phenomenon and came to the following conclusion. I used ‘psychoanalysis’.

Since this phenomenon occurs at the fag end of sleep or early wake up time, sleep should be analysed the dynamics of which will give us insight into this strange phenomenon as perceived though not strange per se but purely scientific manifestation of the state of mind of humans per se. When one goes to sleep one relinquishes all of ones ‘wishes’ and ‘aspirations’ in fact we give up our objectives of life  else these will turn into disturb our sleep. This state occurs when our ‘libido’ moves back into ‘ego’ the structures of human psychic states. In a normal person they are supposed to be together but since 100 out of 100 humans are neurotic  for various reasons in their control and out of control the libido leaves ego during the wake up times of day and they tend to be neurotic

So when one wakes up this libido is still intact controlling the ego and we are normal and so more efficient enough to do things and so we can study better. As the day progresses our delusions  and aspirations and changes in our psychic energy in ego and libido separates themselves from each other and we tend to be neurotics throughout the day leading to psychic abnormalities like inability to grasp or do our work efficiently.

So as long as ego is in libido one has Brhamamuhurta whether is early morning or day time later otherwise we are neurotic and we need to wait till morning to reach the Brhamamuhurtha.

Brahma-Muhurta - The Time of Rising from Bed by Kurma Dasa "The time early in the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day. [Bhagavata Purana, 3.20.46, purport by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami] It was Benjamin Franklin who wrote in Poor Richard's Almanack: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." There is a great deal of profound truth in this proverb. From my very early days as a young Hare Krishna devotee way back in 1971 (see Early Days), I knew that my guru, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, affectionately known as Srila Prabhupada, was always vigilant about his disciples following this advice and thus being awake early in the morning. He often asked why some devotees who lived in the temple ashram were regularly absent from early temple functions. This time of the day was very important for those aspiring to a yoga lifestyle, he said. Prabhupada especially wanted his disciples to attend the first kirtana (congregational chanting) of the day, known as mangala arati. “The exact time for the mangala-arati would vary according to the clock”, Prabhupada said, “but it must always be one-and-a-half hours before sunrise.” Despite the fact that I usually felt like staying in bed, I almost always rose early to attend the temple's devotional functions, and I noticed from very early on that I used to feel very good all day as a result of being awake that time of the morning. It was as if I was floating on air for the rest of the day, coated with some wonderful, energising, ethereal balm. Rising early would give an almost mystical boost to all my days' activities. I would fit so much more in a day if I had been awake before the 'crack of dawn', even if I had taken a nap later in the day to refresh myself. And I often noticed how my cooking was better on the days that I had been awake during those 'wee hours'. What is so special about this time? And how relevant is it to us? Of course, there are many ancient sanskrit references quoted by the sages who had been getting up early long before Benjamin Franklin. Take this one for instance: The last line of Sri Gurvastakam appears in the Stavamrta-lahari of medieval Vaisnava poet Sri Visvanath Chakravarti Thakura as follows: srimad-guror astakam etad uccair brahme muhurte pathati prayatnat yastena vrndavana natha saksat sevaiva labhya januso 'nta eva "That person who very attentively recites this astakam to Sri Gurudeva during brahma muhurta is sure to achieve direct service to the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna, the very life and soul of Vrindavana, at the end of his life." Srila Prabhupada writes in the famous biographical work Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya Lila section, chapter 24, verse 331, purport: “In the early morning hours (known as brahma-muhurta) one should get up and immediately chant the Hare Krsna mantra, or at least `Krsna, Krsna, Krsna'. In this way, one should remember Krsna.” It was not only Krishna's devotees that would rise early. In his book "Krishna" in the chapter entitled "Lord Krsna's Daily Activities", Prabhupada writes: “Lord Krsna would immediately get up from bed exactly on the appearance of brahma-muhurta.. After rising from bed, Lord Krsna would wash His mouth, hands, and feet and would immediately sit down and meditate...” Garga-samhita 4.8.19 states: eka-varam-jalam-pitva dhauta-vastro 'ti-nirmalah brahme muhurta utthaya caikadasyam-harim-natah “During the ekadasi fasting day one should be pure-hearted and very clean, wear clean garments, drink water only once, rise during brahma-muhurta, and bow down to Lord Krsna” Garga-samhita 5.15.2 states: brahme muhurte cotthaya gopyah sarva grhe grhe dehaly-anganam alipya dipams tatra nirupya ca “In each home the gopis (cowherd ladies) rose at brahma-muhurta, anointed the doorways and courtyards, arranged the lamps, . . .” From :- ( http://www.kurma.net/essay)

When we were young our mothers usually tell us to pray with 'ekagratha' which probably is a sanskrit word of our conscious origin which means we should pray with 'unified mind', then only our prayers get answered. Also Bible says 'the prayer of a righteous man avails much' which means a person acts righteously only when his mind is unified. Homer in his poetry 'Illiad' states 'Gods take decisions on the psychological states of human'. All this mean ones libido should not be in 'conflict' with ones ego infact it should be in 'union' for even mystical or scientific outcomes need be achieved.