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Aura: Jain Astrology and Gems Therapy
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the colours of the aura, because in white colour there is a right proportion of all the seven colours or the three main colours. If the worship of Siddha Bhagavanta is performed with the red colour, the lack of red colour is removed. In the same way if the worship of Acārya is performed with the yellow colour, then the lack of yellow colour is removed. When the worship of Upadhyāya Bhagavanta is performed with the green colour then the lack of yellow and blue colours in the aura is removed, because green combines Yellow and Blue.
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According to the Jain Philosophy, the five Paramēṣṭhi In the form of Arihanta, Siddha (Aśariri), Ācārya, Upadhyāya and Muni are included in the OM (35). Similarly, all the 24 Tirthankaras are included in the seed chant Hrim () which is incarnation of energy.
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Five colours are used as an aid for meditation upon both the panch parmesthi as well as the 24 Tirthankaras. There is close relationship between the colour therapy, Astrology, the mantras and the Gem therapy on one hand and aura on the other.
As stated earlier the planetary positions in the horoscope indicate the good and evil deeds of past lives. If these Karma are light (not Nikācita) they can be removed with some efforts or Anuṣṭhānas. If the karmic bond is not too intense, it can be dissolved through religious processes like penance and chanting. To discard these karmas, the above mentioned worship of padas of Namaskāra Mahāmantra, which is related to the planets is very useful. Apart from this, as shown in the Grahaśāntistōtra, which is extracted from the prologue of the Vidyāpravāda Pūrva by Śri
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