[Advaita-l] Question on the posture to be followed in Upasana

[V Subrahmanian]

Namaste

The topic in the Brahma sutra bhashya you have cited is about dhyānam,
meditation.The rules for that are specified there as being seated, etc..
The seat also is specified in the Bh.Gita.  The Gayatri japa is not
necessarily dhyānam.  Hence it can be done in the standing posture, which
is for a few minutes and not even an hour. If the person's japa becomes
very mature so as to dovetail into dhyanam, then the sitting posture is to
be adopted.

warm regards
subbu

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM Hari R via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> >
> > Namaste All,
>
>
>     Brahma sutra sadhana phaladhyaya, while dealing with various aspects of
> Sadhana of the Saguna brahman, states that a sitting posture is preferred.
>
> As in BS 4.1.7 - //Aasinah Sambhavaath//
>
> The same point is expatiated upon, in BS 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.10.
>
> But the Manu Smriti states that in the morning, the Pratah Sandhya Gayatri
> japam/dhyanam should be done in a standing posture only.
>
> Refer Manu Smriti slokas 2.101-103.
>
> How is this contradiction to be resolved?
>
> Regards
> Hari
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