Preksha Dhyana Contemplation and Auto Suggestion

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

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Instructions for Exercises in Group A
1. Sit in a comfortable posture with spine and neck in a straight line, eyes softly closed.
2. Recite Mahaprana Dhvani for two minutes.
3. Regulate your breath making it slow, deep and rhythmic. Continue for 5 minutes.
4. Attain relaxation (kayotsarga) acquiring motionless state of the body.
5. Focus full-attention on a specified psychic centre (as per tabel) and recite specified sentences (as per table) first loudly for 4 munutes, then softly for 4 minutes and finally mentally for 4 minutes. Contemplate on the values of the virtue desired to be acquired.
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Table for Exercises in Group A
Psychic Centre
Name of Virtue to be
acquired
Loyalty (to
one's duty)
Centre of Peace (frontal lobe)
2. Self-reliance --do-
Sentence to be recited
(a) I will be keenly aware of my duties.
(b) I wil try my best to control factors like anger, greed and fear which may detract me from my duties.
(a) I will remain selfreliant.
(b) I will rely upon my ability to fulfil my necessities.
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