Preksha Meditation

SR No.: 006553
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

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Preksha Dhyana : A Unique
System of Meditation
What is Preksha?
'To see' is the literal and simple translation of the term ‘Preksha'. " ifyday 37441 upot” is the basic principle of Preksha Dhyana. It means 'see you thyself. Here, seeing does not mean external vision, but concentrated impartial perception of subtle consciousness by mental insight. Preksha-Dhyana is, thus, a system of ‘Meditation'engaging one's mind fully in the perceptions of subtle, internal and innate phenomena of consciousness, bereft of the emotions of like or dislike, pleasure or pain.
The term 'Dhyana'-meditation is usually defined as the concentration on thinking or a particular subject for a length of time. Now, the mind is the instrument of thinking as well as of perception, and therefore, when linked with 'Preksha', ‘Dhyana' becomes concentration of perception and not of thought. It is conceded that both thinking (conception) and seeing (perception) can assist us in ascertaining and knowing the truth. However, the latter is not only a more powerful instrument than the former but also more practicable. This is because perception is strictly connected with a phenomenon of the present. It is neither a memory of the past, nor an imagination for the future. Whatever is happening at the moment of perception must necessarily be a reality. The process of perception, therefore excludes a mere appearance.
1. 'Preksha' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Pra+Iksha' which means
to observe carefully,
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