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LECTURE TWENTYTHREE
SYNOPSIS
* The practice of prèkşā meditation
* Activates the body. * Activates conciousness centres. * Develops the state of being a spectator.
Establishes a closer contact with things and gives an opportunity to understand their internal structure.
* The practice of anuprèşā (contemplation)
* Enables us to experience reality. * Gives an opportunity to wipe out self-forgetfulness born
of social relations and cleans the heart. * Brings about the purity of heart.
* The practice concentration
* Develops psychic powers. * The practice of leśyā meditation
* Produce noble thoughts. * A philosophy based on self-perception--purity of heart,
synthesis and friendliness. * Logical philosophy -- controversies, struggle, victory,
defeat. * Means of comprehending gross reality and subtle reality –
gross and subtle
* The modern thinker relies on logic and arguments which
simply confuse the mind instead of leading it to truth.
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