Preksha Dhyana Contemplation and Auto Suggestion

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

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Raison D'etre of Contemplation
Knowledge Replaces Ignorance
The essence of contemplative meditation is, first, to get rid of one's traditional beliefs and then perceive and experience the principles of eternal truth. The raison d'etre of contemplation (anupreksā) in the system of Prekṣā Dhyana is to abolish the myths, legends and superstitious beliefs and to realise and accept what is really true. Thus the main objective of contemplative meditation is to replace ignorance and superstition by knowledge and wisdom. It is a process of realising the truth and adhering to
Without practising contemplation it would be very difficult to grasp the essence of meditation i.e. it would not be easy or effortless to practise meditation. Contemplation is a ladder which facilitates ascending to higher levels of consciousness. Without mounting this ladder, one is unlikely to ascend the heights of perceptual meditation. Thus both are concomitant contemplation (anupreksa, both precedes and succeeds concentration of perception (preksą, Prekṣā and anuprekşā are but two states of the same consciousness. When fluid water solidifies, it becomes ice; basically both are same as there is no substantial difference. Ice has its use and value but water has also its own importance by becoming fluid, it does not lose its importance. Similarly anupreksā is fulid state of the consciousness. It flows in a regulated canalisad way. When the fulid solidifies i.e. concentrates on a single point, it becomes dhvana Before it attains a solid state
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