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change. Reality, by nature, is characterised by the non-absolutist principle of “permanence-through-change". Our existence also is not an exception to this universal truth. We are born and we die, and during the life's span undergo innumerable changes. Contemplation of this eternal truth immensely assists us in our meditation.
Prekşă generates vigilance. And as the intensity of vigilance increases, the capacity of concentration also increases. Vigilance and perception are important in their own right, but their efficiency can be increased manifold by sustaining them for long uninterrupted periods of concentration. Agitated and vulnerable mind is incapable of practising deep meditation. Uninterrupted concentrated perception of a single object for a period of fifty minutes can be achieved by constant practice. This is the ideal period of the most successful meditational practice. An experienced practitioner can meditate for even longer periods by recanalising his perception.
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