Gyandhara 04

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Saurashtra Kesari Pranguru Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre

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territory of our mind, our intellect and our imagination and purifies them completely. It is very important to repeat the mantra with the understanding of its meaning. Moreover, one who wants to attain the power of mantra, who wants to merge in mantra, should have the awareness that the goal of the mantra is one's own Self and that there is no difference between oneself, the mantra, and the goal of the mantra."
The essence of meditation is to see within by switching off from outer world. The inner universe is much greater than the outer universe. 8. THERAPEUTIC THINKING
"Therapeutic thinking is a process of catharsis, which purges out psychological distortions such as cruelty, hatred, retaliation, etc. It is psychotherapy to cure physical, mental and emotional sickness of the individuals. It is a proper and powerful therapy to annihilate the root causes of all social evils and disorders. Once the, root causes of physical diseases, mental imbalances and emotional distortions are removed, there will emerge a state of unprecedented individual and social health. Terrorism, militarism, retaliation, exploitation and all other social evils will become things of the past. : "Application of therapeutic thinking, autosuggestion and faith healing is as ancient as mankind itself. Franz Masmer provided the link between the ancient healing techniques with modern faith healing. Sigmund Freud, the founder of Psychoanalysis, and later still, Jung applied the technique of suggestion with great success. That suggestion given to patients under deep relaxation can produce striking and signiiicant alteration in their bodily and mental behaviour is proved by ample evidence. Actually the healing power જ્ઞાનવાચા
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