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Introduction
In publishing this booklet, it is hoped to bring to the reader, in simple language, some of the truths, already known to the ancient philosophies, and now known to modern science.
Age of Tension
In this age of technology, industrialisation and overurbanisation, we are constantly subjected to tremendous stresses and tensions. These, in turn, produce phychosomatic diseases like hypertension, insomnia, and various types of heartdiseases. In desperation people take to drinking and dangerous drugs which give temporary relief but create more serious problems. The remedy does not lie in drugs or fantasy, but in a process of catharsis and development of the inherent
powers.
Philosophy teaches us to realize 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 this inherent potency and be developed by knowing how to live properly, which includes eating, drinking and breathing properly as well as thinking properly.
What is Preksã-dhyāna
Prekṣa-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. We hope that the synthesis of the ancient wisdom and the modern scientific knowledge would help us in achieving the blissful aim of establishing amity, peace and
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