N: Pranam Acharya Ji I have a question. In the books of revered Swami Dayananda Ji I have read that husband and wife should sleep in separate beds. Is it applicable to today s times? In my situation my husband and I sleep in separate beds due to his snoring but since about 3 years I do meditation at night for 30 min to 1 hour and I literally fall asleep afterwards with the thought of Ishvar. That has become a sacred time for me since I can t imagine of leaving the practice , in stead I want to reach to the stage in which I can have that thought of Ishvar and continuous reflecting on veda mantras at all times , even while doing daily activities . Since I have started this practice and that also after studying the yoga philosophy, I have left so many sins and thought patterns and it has had a positive effect on me and on people around me ,who also noticed the same. I cannot even think now of acting against the vedas and become entangled in the same sins ,which torment me every day . I am firm in my decision and I wont allow my mind not even to dwell on such topics like sensuality , anger etc. But there is a downside to this , which is not directly painful to me but I have noticed that when people can not longer extract pleasure from you by engaging in activities which nowadays are considered normal like sexual indulgence , going to parties , noise , music , films etc ,then these same people start resenting you. I have been facing this problem even with my husband ,who resents me because I have no longer desire to engage in watching tv and vulgar movies ,keeping company of people who are completely involved in materialism , backbiting etc. To be honest I cannot tolerate anything which may divert my mind from the Lord or make my senses see or hear such speech or scenes etc. When I say vulgar movies I do not only refer to sensuality but also to bad language , condemnable activities and movies which further encourage illusion, kaam , krodh etc. My desire nowadays is to immerse myself in Vedas only and also I enjoy lonelyness and silence be cause only in these conditions I can deeply contemplate on different topics, observe what is going on around me , observe my mind and behaviour , study the books based on Vedas ( including yours) and practice the knowledge. Also when a person associates with certain kind of companies , in a gross or subtle way there is effect of those companies. You are equal to Ishvar , you are like a sun who dispels all darkness and automatically I seek your advice only and have most faith in you. No one else I think can understand what situation am I in or what I mean to express by words. Can you please throw light on this matter and advise me on how to act so that I can increase my practice and also increase my capacity to be a better human being and bring happiness and peace to others? I pray for your long life and good health , always. Namaste .
Swami Ram Swarup: My daughter, I appreciate your views. Yes, Swami Dayanand Sarawati has very well spoken on the matter of separate sleeping of wife and husband. Really it is beneficial for both in the matter of health and avoid diseases.
In fact, in the past three yugas, the Vedic preach was available in each and every household and Vedas have given importance in the matter of observing brahamcharya strictly. If both of you are sleeping separately, it means you are following Vedas. So, I again appreciate it. In this period hardly, someone sits in meditation for one hour. So, dear daughter, I am really very much happy on this act of your spiritualism and even hardly somebody takes sleep while thinking of God. However, if you can tell me I would like to ask you, daughter, that what kind of meditation you do. If you don’t want to tell doesn’t matter beti. Yes, an aspirant/devotee must concentrate on Vedas because it is a preach by God in Vedas. Your thoughts are pious and appreciable so I shower my blessings on you beti that you can’t even think to go against the Vedas. I assure you that you are really in shelter of almighty God. Let the people mock or laugh because this is thinking of an aspirant to be nearer to God.
Dear daughter I have further written two books one, “VED GYAN HI SATYA HAI and second “ VEDON SE JHARTA SANTAN SATYA”, please send your postal address so that we can dispatch the books free of cost. Sure I will guide you in spiritualism in near future because nowadays I am very much busy in spiritual tasks i.e., writing book, performing yaj and working as a chief editor of a magazine named VED ISHWARIYA VANI my heartiest blessings to you, my daughter to go ahead on Vedic path.
