Preksha Dhyana Basic Principles

Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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Recitation of Arbam
A precondition of meditational practice is a build-up of a defensive armour to protect the practitioner from the onslaught of evil influences of external environment. The process of the build-up is repeated loud recitation of the syllable "arham”. Synchronised with the recitation, there should be a mental projection of the step by step build-up of the protective shell. The shell is being woven from the criss-cross of the electromagnetic radiations, emanations from the sound waves thus produced. The radiations ultimately merge together and build an impregnable armourlike cover enveloping the practitioner, keeping him safe for the duration of the practice.