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In this age
of technology, industrialisation and over-urbanisation, we are constantly
subjected to tremendous stresses and tensions. These, in turn, produce
psychosomatic diseases like hypertension, insomnia, and various types
of heart diseases. In desperation, people take to drinking and dangerous
drugs which give temporary relief, but create more serious problems. The
remedy does not lie in drugs or fantasy, but in the process of catharsis
and development of inherit powers.
Philosophy teaches us to realise that our existence is functioning in
duality, i. e. there is a spiritual self within a physical body. Science
is also proving that life's processes for men lie almost wholly within
himself and are amenable to control. The control has to be exercised by
the power of spiritual self, and that inherent potency can be developed
by knowing how to live properly, which includes eating, drinking and breathing
properly as well as thinking properly.
What
is Preksha Meditation ?
PREKSHA MEDITATION
is a technique of meditation for attitudinal change, behavioural modification
and integrated development of personality. It is based on the wisdom of
ancient philosophy and has been formulated in terms of modern scientific
concepts. We hope that the synthesis of the ancienty wisdom and the modern
scientific concept would help us in achieving the blissful aim of establishing
amity, peace and happiness in the world by eradicating the bestial urges
such as cruelty, retaliation and hate.
The different modes of Preksha-Meditation includes svasa-preksha ( perception
of breathing ), sarira-Preksha ( perception of body ), chaitanyakendra-
preksha ( perception of psychic centres), etc. All these are methods to
ultimate transformation in the inner consciousness. Here, there is no
need to sermonise for adopting virtues and giving up evils. When one starts
practicing perception, one experiences himself that he is changing, that
anger and fear are pacifying, that greed and deceit are deteriorating,
that one is getting transform into a " righteous person".
Benefit
of Preksha Meditation
On physical level, it helps each body cells to revitalise itself, and
facilities digemon, it makes respiration more efficient and improves circulation
and quality of blood.
On mental level, it proves to be an applied method to, train the mind
to concentrate; it offers a way to treat serious psychosomatic illness
without drugs; it is an efficient tool for ending addictions and other
bad habits; it reveals to one the mysteries of mind by realisation and
real experiences of the inner consciousness which includes the subconscious
and the unconscious.
On emotional level, the strengthening of conscious reasoning controls
reaction to environmental conditions, situations, and behaviour of others;
harmonisation of the functioning of the nervous and endocrine system result
in control and eradication of psychological distortions.
On spiritual level, regulation of blood-chemistry through proper synthesization
of neuro-endocrinal secretions, and dispassionate internal vibration lead
one to attain the power to control the mind and become free from effects
of external forces compelling one to lose equanimity.
No
Theological Dogma :-
Preksha Meditation can be learnt and practiced by anybody without distinction
of caste, country, colour, and creed. There is no communal or theological
bias, nor does it insist on any particular theological belief.
Though the process is not very difficult to learn and practice, it is
essential to learn the technique through experienced and trained teachers.
Normally a ten-day retreat (training camp) is a suitable means to acquire
proper training.
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