Preksha Dhyana Contemplation and Auto Suggestion

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

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Scientific Basis of Contemplation
Science Christian Society is an institution in America having thousands of members. One of the rules, voluntarily observed by all members, prohibits them from taking medicinal cures. Whether one suffers from a minor cold or fever, from T.B. or heart-attack, from fracture of a bone or skin-disease whaterver the malady, the sick member neither consults a doctor nor resorts to traditional curative measures. Then, how do they cure themselves? Their answer to this question is "God is merciful; His infinite mercy is our remedy and cure. We have unshakable faith in His mercy and no other remedy is necessary.” This is a classical instance of faith-healing. When one develops such unflinching faith, one does not need material remedies.
In the above, the word 'God' stands for "one's own spiritual power". It is the power of one's spiritual self which gives one a sense of wisdom and authority to control the operations of the physical self i.e. the body and the spititual self can exercise its power to cure the sickness. What is needed is to contact the spiritual self via the sub-conscious mind. One, who can do so, does not care for the external treatment for his malady.
In ancient times, both man and animal had the instinct to guide them to whatever they needed to keep them healthy. But man, with the progress of civilization, gradually lost the instinct Somebody, however, in the community did retain enough ability to consult his animal instincts and usually was accepted as the 'healer'. Apart from nature healing - diet. medicinal herbs, bonesetting, minor surgery stc., he also used faith-healing, in which,
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