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and when this does not happen, one wonders why. The fact is that man's attitude and behaviour are not simple mental functions which can be regulated and changed at will or by will-power alone. The impulsive forces which demand appropriate action to satisfy the urge are not produced by the brain. A pious resolution may, therefore, repress or suppress an evil urge but is not potent enough to destroy it. And the repressed impulse simply goes 'underground' in the subconscious part of the mind, continues to fester there, and resurfaces with more vigour later on. Until one finds a potent weapon which can destroy the evil impulsive forces, one cannot achieve a lasting change of behaviour. Higher levels of consciousness achieved by perception of psychic colours (lesya dhyāna) have the desired potency. Once the impelling forces of the evil urges are transmuted, there will be no need to resort to repression or suppression.
Modification of behavioural patterns of an individual can be brought about by modification of leśyā. Benevolent leśyā transmutes the forces from vicious to virtuous, while malevolent leśyādoes the opposite. Both are transmutation of impulsive forces and not just the regulation of behaviour.
The transmutation is a phenomena of the micro-universe (bhāva jagat) where the emotion-producing forces are generated. Leśyā deals with the prime-mover of the primal drives. Change in leśyā, thus, can change the fundamental personality factors of a person. And when the attitude activators themselves are changed, attitudinal change automatically follows, and finally the behavioural modification takes place. It is clear from the above discussion that the fundamental change in man's behaviour does not take place at physical or mental level butata very much more profound level where the emotions are generated. That is the level of leśyā. The question then is : How can one find and reach this level ? What mode of transport could take one there so that one can achieve attitudinal change and behavioural modifications ?
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