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Perception of Psychic Colours
Earlier it was stated that urges and impulses, passions and emotions are all endocrine expressions. There are forces more subtle than the physique. These forces are the primal drives emanating from the microbody (Karma-šartra) which is intimately united with the psyche. The micro-vibrations of the primal drives first produce appropriate conditions in the neuro-endocrine system. The integrated action of this system produces hormones and neuro-hormones which not only generate feelings but also command appropriate action that satisfies the need of the urge. We either progress or retrogress depending on whether we control and subdue our primal dirves or succumb to them. The process of subduing the forces of primal drives consists in generating vibrations or waves which countermand them by conscious reasoning. It is the authority of the spiritual self which commands the reasoning mind to produce the counter-vibrations. The vibrations of waves resulting from the primal drives are malevolent lešyas whereas the counter-vibrations produced by the authority of the self are benevolent lešyās. On the basis of their intensities both the above type of lešyās are divided into three categories :
(i) The most intense of the malevolent class are Krsna
dark black. (ii) The medium ones are Nila-blue dark. (iii) The least intense ones are Kāpota-grey.
Similarly in the benevolent class, (i) The least intense ones are Tejas-bright red. (ii) The medium ones are Padma-bright yellow.
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