Introduction to be given prior to the exercise:
The practice of perception of the psychic
centres is a process of harmonising the chemical messengers, produced by
the centre which regulate our emotions and passions. The technique consists
in concentrating the mind on each centre and perceiving the subtle vibrations
of the vital energy taking place in the centre.
The third step of preksha meditation is perception of psychic centres.
1. Centre of Energy:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Energy, situated at the
lower end of the spinal cord and perceive the subtle vibrations of the
vital energy taking place in the centre. Focus your full attention on
it. The breath will be calm and slow. Remain fully conscious of the Centre.
Use deep concentration.
2. Centre of Health:
Now concentrate your mind on the Centre of Health situated
in the lower abdomen, below the navel. Just as the beam of a torch light
extends in a straight line, in the same way entering from the front, allow
the beam of the light of your mind to extend in a straight line, upto
the spinal cord at the back, and perceive the subtle vibrations of the
vital energy taking place inside the whole portion of the Centre.
3. Centre of Bio-electricity:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Bio-electricity situated
in your navel. Just as the beam of a torch light extends in a straight
line, in the same way entering from the navel, allow the beam of the light
of your mind to extend in a straight line upto the spinal cord at the
back. Perceive the subtle vibrations taking place inside the Centre. Make
use of such deep concentration that the breath is held by itself.
4. Centre of Bliss:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Bliss, situated near
the heart, in the middle of the chest, the pit near the lungs. Just as
the beam of a torch light extends in a straight line, in the same way
entering from the front allow the beam of the light of your mind to extend
in a straight line upto the spinal cord at the back and perceive the subtle
vibrations of the vital energy taking place inside the Centre, You may
hold your breath for a while intermittently.
5. Centre of Purity :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Purity situated in the
middle of the throat. Just as the beam of torch light extends in a straight
line, in the same way entering from the front, allow the beam of the light
of your mind to extend in a straight line upto the spinal cord at the
back and perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place
inside the Centre. You may hold your breath intermittently for a while.
6. Centre of Celibacy:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Celibacy situated on
the tip of the tongue. Keep your tongue hanging freely inside the mouth,
without touching the walls of the mouth. Perceive the subtle vibrations
of the vital energy taking place at the Centre.
7. Centre of Vital Energy
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Vital Energy, situated
on the tip of the nose and perceive the subtle vibrations taking place
at the Centre.
8. Centre of Vigilance:
Concentrate your mind on the centre of vigilance situated inside
the ears. Focus your attention on all the three parts of the ears--the
outer, the middle and the inner regions and perceive the subtle vibrations
of the vital energy taking place at the Centre.
9. Centre of Vision :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Vision situated inside
your eyes. Allow your mind to penetrate inside upto the back portion of
your brain and perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking
place inside the centre.
10. Centre of Intuition :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Intuition situated in
the middle of the eye-brows and allow the light of your mind to penetrate
inside upto the back portion from the front of your brain and extend upto
the wall of the head; and perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital
energy taking place inside the centre. Use deep concentration and remain
alert.
11. Centre o Enlightenment :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Enlightenment, situated
in the middle of your forehead and allow the light of your mind to penetrate
inside upto back portion from the front and extend upto the back wall
of the head, and perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking
place at the Centre.
12. Centre of Peace:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Peace situated in the
front portion of your head. Just as the light from a lamp spreads in all
directions, in the same way allow your mind to penetrate inside the Centre
from the top and spread in all directions in the Centre. Perceive the
subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place at the Centre.
13. Centre of Knowledge:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Knowledge situated on
the top of the head. Just as the light from a lamp spreads in all directions,
in the same way allow your mind to penetrate inside the Centre, from the
top and allow it to spread all around. Perceive the subtle vibrations
of the vital energy taking place at the centre.
Now perceive all the psychic centres by speedily taking your mind from one
to other. Those who can do this exercise in standing posture should do so.
1. First take your mind to Centre of Energy and then successively
take it to the Centre of Health, Centre of Bio-electricity, Centre of
Bliss and so on upto the Centre of Knowledge and then back to the Centre
of Energy via the spinal cord, thus completing a circuit.
2. In the same way continue perceiving each Centre in the circuit.
3. Let this trip on the psychic centres take place in a quick rotation.
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