Re. Sandhya Vandana
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• August 5, 1999
Dear BhaghavatAs: There have been wonderful discussions on this topic too. We are blessed with great minds to think, analyze and then present it with a wonderful clarity of expression. I thought I would also add my 2 cents worth. For us Sandhya is as basic as taking a "SnAnam". While preparing a prasAdam for EmperumAn (Bhaghavat kaimkaryam), do we ever question the need to take a snAnam or which one gets a higher priority etc., In the same way Sandhya must be viewed. "SandhyA HinO asuchir-nityam anarha sarva karmasu" declares the shAstrAs. Non-performance of sandhyA disqualifies us from performing any other karmA. Since we view the entire karma kAnda as Bhaghavat kaimkaryam this rule applies to all our activities. That's why when you visit any achArya, the first thing they advise us is to do sandhyA-vandanam. The way we do sandhyA (or for that matter any other activity) there is always a scope for improvement. Striving for excellence is in the human domain- for we can find perfection only in the divine realm. Vijayaraghava Dasan Bufflao, NY
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