Jaganmohanlal Pandita Sadhuwad Granth

Author(s): Sudarshanlal Jain
Publisher: Jaganmohanlal Shastri Sadhuwad Samiti Jabalpur

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Preksha Meditation : Perception of Psychic Centres
MUNI-SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR Anuvrat Vihar, New Delhi.
Philosophy teaches us to realise that our existence is functioning in duality, i.e. there is a spiritual self within a physical body. Science is also proving that life's processes for man lie almost wholly within himself and are amenable to control. The control has to be exercised by the power of the spiritual self, and that inherent potency can be developed by knowing how to live properly, which includes eating, drinking and breathing properly as well as thinking properly.
What is Preksa-Dhyana ?
Preksa-dhyana is a technique of meditation for attitudinal change, behavioural modification and integrated development of personality. It is based on the wisdom of ancient philosophy and has been formulated in terms of modern scientific concepts. This synthesis of the ancient wisdom and the modern scientific knowledge would help in achieving the blissful aim of establishing amity, peace and happiness in the world by eradicating the beastal urges such as cruelty, retaliation and hate.
The different methods of preksa (i.e. perception) are methods of ultimate transformation in inner consciousness. Here, there is no need to sermonize for adopting virtues and giving up evils. When one starts practising perception, one experiences himself that he is changing, that anger and fear are pacifying, that one is getting transformed into a righteous person.
In this essay perception of psychic centres is discussed in detail. Every man wishes to develop his personality and become a good man. But the question is-What is the process by which one can develop an integrated personality? The answer is -perception of psychic centres. It is a process of harmonizing products of one's endocrine system and thereby achieving the development of integrated personality.
There are certain portions in our body where psychic energy is more concentrated than the other parts. These, therefore, are psychic centres. Preception of psychic centres means "focusing of full attention on these centres, and meditation of these centres with concentration. These centres are associated with ductless glands which are situated at these places and are called "endocrines." The endocrines exert profound influence on mental states and behaviour of an individual.
One of the main purposes of meditation is to eradicate evil from the way of life, behaviour and attitude of a person. The question is: Why do the attitude and behaviour get vitiated in the first place? What controls these personality factors ? What are the regulators and how do they regulate? It has now been established by scientific research