is mangal arati beneficial for spiritual life?

“Our life is focused upon the Lord and the Lord is waking up in the morning. We want to receive Him and we want Him to feel welcomed so when He is there, He isn’t showing Himself to an empty temple. Our life is for serving Him. We want to be there and say, “Oh, my Lord, you are appearing and this is so wonderful.” We want to be able to receive the Lord like we do the spiritual master. When the spiritual master is coming out of his room, all of the devotees want to be there to offer their obeiscences. The word “mangal” means auspicious. It is very auspicious for us to be there when the Lord awakes. Why should the curtains open and the Lord manifest Himself to an empty room while everybody is sleeping? Who could possibly do that? If Radha, Krishna, and Mahaprabhu suddenly walked into the room, would everyone be sleeping or would they be with the Lord?”
–Sripad Janardan Maharaj
 
“All the aratis and any chance to glorify and sing about the Holy Name of the Lord are good for your spiritual life. The Scriptures say we should do it all the time. We should glorify the Holy Name all day long and all night long but since we can’t, we have to have some regulated times. Mangal arati is important because it is first thing in the morning. The moment we get up we are fresh; our minds are clear and we have a lot of physical energy. The Scriptures talk of the “Brahma muhurta” hour. It means one hour and a half before the sun comes up. This time is very auspicious because the sun is pushing all of the energies of the Earth from a sleeping stage to an awakened stage. Similarly it is pushing the mind, the intelligence, and the bodies of all the living entities from a sleeping stage to a higher stage of awakening. Just like when they talk about solar energy. There are certain times of the day that you get more electricity from the sun than your cells will take at other times. With our body and our mind, there is a time that we get more beneficial effects from the sun, and that is an hour and a half before it rises. Therefore, mangal arati is calculated to be at that time, and if we give our attention and energy towards glorifying the Lord, it is very beneficial and auspicious to begin the day hearing and chanting about the glories of the Lord.”
–Sripad Siddhanti Maharaj

“It’s beneficial just as hatha yoga is beneficial for your body. It’s good for your spiritual life to wake up for mangal arati everyday. We all know the benefits of helping the body by doing yoga, eating right, and exercising. Mangal arati is all of those combined into one for your spiritual life.”
–Sureshvari Didi

“Mangal arati fixes your consciousness for the rest of the day.”
–Jivanuga Prabhu