In meditation practice , everyone talks about the time of meditation and what is the best one is BRAHMA MUHURTA. This typically early am time between 3.30am to 5.30 am. The time is a period of 48 minutes starting 1 hour and 36 minutes starting before Sunrise and ending 48 minutes before Sunrise. The one MUHURT is equal to 48 minutes and the the period or BRAHMA MUHURTA starts 2 MUHURTA before Sunrise and ends 1 MUHURTA before Sunrise.
Why is this the best time for practice of meditation? Many people have given different explanations for this . People talk about the rotation of the Earth and how that is best for the concentration and planetary position in relation to the earth . I am not sure if it is correct. Then the Ayurveda people will tell us about the DOSHAS - COUGH -PITTA - VAAT and that the VAAT is dominant at that time of the day and that is best for the practice of meditation.
My thinking is simple. If one practices ideal life then this is the best time. If we eat at 6pm which is the best time for good sleep and also for many other reasons -at least 3 hours before the sleep, then we should go to bed by 9 pm latest. Then we have 6 and half hours of sleep or may be little more . So we are not likely to be sleepy or FALL ASLEEP while attempting to practice meditation -due to lack of adequate sleep .At that time period, the external disturbance is low and so is internal disturbance. We are not likely to be hungry .we should have been done with our bodily needs and the sounds from traffic or TV or radio, is likely to be not there . The modern day livings we may be an apartment or condo and the neighbors and the road traffic etc. can cause external disturbances. So we have no hunger , thirst or desire for excretion . The body is well rested and the mind is also likely to be calm as we are not in hurry for school time - office time - making breakfast time etc. We can concentrate on our ALAMB the thing MANTRA or Object of our meditation.
This may be the best time due to things that we may have to believe , but certainly simple external and internal calmness is the best at this time.
