Preksha Dhyana Contemplation and Auto Suggestion

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

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Technique of Contemplation
Two Types of Exercises
Practice of contemplation is an important exercise in the system of prekşā dhyāna As stated earlier, the practice of contemplation falls into two categories:
1. To contemplate and reflect on what is eternal, true and real As the thought-process concentrates on a single facet of Reality, contemplation becomes a real experience and the practitioner is face to face with Reality. . .
2. To effect attitudinal change by the process of autosuggestion and repeated recitation. This exercise is a practical application of Will-power which has been developed and reinforced by prior practice of perceptual meditation. In this exercise counter- vibrations capable of countermanding the effects of activators of negative attitude are generated.
in both categories of exercise, the practitioner eliminates muscular tension, maintains the motionless posture of the body, breathes slowly and rhythmically and inhibits all agitation and excitation
As stated earlier, contemplation is concentration of thoughtprocess. Perception and awarencess were primarily used for other meditational techniques such as “Perception of Breathing'. Thinking was considered a distraction and was banished as far as possible. In this exercise the conscious mind is encouraged to engage itself in a thinking process When thoughts are canalised and unidirectional, the exercise becomes meditation.
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