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pride. In order to replace them by worthier feelings, it is essential to know the waves and vibrations operating within. It may be difficult to acquire this knowledge through machines, but a meditator has no such difficulty. Through the practice of meditation he knows how concentration on one particular centre drives away anger; and on another centre ends egoism, and on still another centre serves to resolve problems. Body-perception is a process of bringing about a change in one's habits, it is the science of life-transformation and the path for ending all suffering.
Q. How can body perception bring about an end to
suffering?
Ans. Mental suffering has two causes-attachment
and aversion. Attachment and aversion arise because of our wrong notions about the body. Attachment and aversion produce suffering. It is difficult to achieve freedom from these by listening to discourses alone. Through the practice of body-perception, the inner truth about the body becomes apparent. As this truth unfolds, the net of illusions begins to dissolve.
Lord Buddha experienced the tansitoriness of all life through body-perception. When he saw that the body is nothing but mere vibrations, the mental disposition of accepting matter as something solid and durable disappeared of itself.
Lord Mahavir reflected upon the transience of life for six months before initiation. Again, body-perception was the factor behind this contemplation.
Chakravarti Bharat attained omniscience in the Palace of Mirrors. How did it come about? Again, body-per
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