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PREKSĀ MEDITATION-FIVE PRINCIPLES OF
MENTAL TRAINING
The fundamental principle of Prekșa meditation is : Let the soul see itself; see your own self.
The system of meditation adopted by Bnagavāna Mahāvīra is based on perception. The soul and the body, although they are basically distinct from each other, are not distinct in practical life. Breath, body, speech and mind are made active by vital energy. The vital force is the diffusion of the taijasa body. The taijasa body is driven by a still subtler body called the karma body. The karma body is made active by the soul. Therefore, perceiving the soul means perceiving the vibrations of breath, body, vital energy and karma.
Kāyoțsarga is the first step in the process of self-perception. We know the value of the activities of the body but we do not know the value of the inactive body. That is why our muscles become tense. Suspension of the activities of the body is a means of escaping from such tension. When the body is relaxed, breathing becomes/slow and the fickleness of the mind is reduced. Kayoțsarga serves two purposes : it well as physical and mental diseases.
The second step is freedom from infatuation. It consists is wakefulness, conscious devotion to truth and mental discipline as well as in Bhāvakriya or a rational coordination between actions and the mind.
Ealse consciousness and indiscipline make our consciousness dormant. The seeds of all kinds of grief are sown and they sprout when consciousness is dormant.
Freedom from infatuation changes the very course of our life and opens new horixons of joy.
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