Preksha Dhyana Contemplation and Auto Suggestion

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

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1. Contemplation of Fearlessness.
1. Lie down flat on your back (or continue the sitting posture) and further relax your body. At the end, be aware of total relaxation of the body and alertness of the mind.
2. Regulate your breath and make it slow, deep and rhythmic. Continue for 3 minutes.
3. Concentrate your full attention on the chest region (from neck to heart)
4. Visualise that everything around you including the air, is coloured bright green. Inhale slowly and visualise that long streams of green air enter your lungs with each inhalation.
5. Recite the following sentence nine times:
“ The virtue of fearlessness s becoming stronge; I am Becoming free from fear."
6. Now recite the above mentally for 2 minutes.
7. Visualise that the above words are written on the chest region in bright green colour. Read each word slowly and silently. Repeat and contunue for 5 minutes.
8. Now concentrate your full attention on anand kendra (centre of bliss) near your heart and sustain the visualisation of green colour for 5 minutes.
9. Again spread your attention on the entire chest region. Visualise that the word “ABHAYA” (FEARLESSNESS) is written on this region in bright green letters. Read it slowly and mentally for 5 minutes.
1. Here the word ' fearlessness' indicates a positive virtue which enables one to
face danger, difficulty or even death with equanimity. It implies mental firmness arising from mental convictions. It stressess resolute freedom from fear (irrational or otherwise) and an unshakable determination.
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