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tivities of the nervous system, that had seemed entirely automatic till now, can be controlled by will e.g., high bloodpressure can be reduced by act of will. Migraine victims can be taught to prevent the blood vessels from expanding. Thus the brain can learn to bring upto a conscious level some actions that ordinarily are unconscious. In due course, one can be taught to gain mastery over the autonomous nervous system.
Meditation was until recently looked upon as an item of eastern mysticism to be practised by Fakirs, Yogis and Sadhus. A few years ago it would not have received the scientific credibility which is being given to it recently. To-day meditation is recognised to offer a way to treat serious illnesses without drugs. The possibility, that sufferers from a variety of circulatory ailments and other diseases can relieve both symptoms as well as physical defects by regular practice of meditation, is not being undervalued anymore. It has now been irrefutably proved by biofeedback equipment that the meditative state produces symptoms that are exactly oposite to those produced during the state of stress and tension. And since the stress responses are the source of many illnesses, meditation is recognised as an important tool in the prevention and cure of such typically modern illnesses as hypertension and ulcers. This power of meditation, though remarkable, is in purely physical terms. It can bring about many more unbelievable results on mental and emotional levels also.
The success of meditation is fundamentally based on the fact that the human (reasoning) mind has the power not only to understand, but also to transcend itself. This makes it possible for the people to learn to bring up to a conscious level many actions which are normally controlled autonomously.
Preksha is a technique of meditation to gain the conscious mind's control over their autonomous nervous system by constant and regular practice. It can, for example,
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| SR No. | 006553 |
| Book Title | Preksha Meditation |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jethalal S Zaveri |
| Publisher | Jain Vishva Bharati |
| Publication Year | 1993 |
| Total Pages | 34 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & Yoga |
| File Size | 2 MB |