** Why is it beneficial to sleep early at night and to wake up early in the morning ? **
During the early morning hours the subtle basic Sattva component is at its highest. Hence the early morning hours are most conducive to accomplishing any positive activity. This is because the enhanced sāttviktā in the atmosphere enhances one’s capacity to work and because of the lower subtle basic Raja and Tama, the resistance to activity is lower.
The time after sunset is a period of higher subtle basic Raja-Tama activity. This subtle basic Raja-Tama component goes on increasing as the night starts advancing. The subtle basic Raja-Tama component is not conducive to positive activity. Hence when we try to accomplish something during the period after sunset we have to work against the tide of higher subtle basic Raja-Tama component. Thus a lot of our energy is wasted in just overcoming the negative influence of the heightened subtle basic Raja-Tama component. As a result to accomplish any task we end up having to spend much more energy.
Also when we go to sleep late at night we invariably end up getting up late in the morning. As explained above the subtle basic Sattva component is at its highest in the hours just before sunrise and the hours just after it. Hence by not working in the early morning hours we lose the benefit of the enhanced sattvikta at that time. Thus from the perspective of getting maximum value for the time we put in, it is best to sleep early at night and to wake up early at the next morning.
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http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/how-to-sleep-better/sleeping-late
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