Preksha Dhyana Perception of Psychic Colours

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

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Visualization
To bring about the actual appearance of the desired colour, it is essential to concentrate and actually see the colour mentally. A building first exists in the mind of an architect, it is visualized by him, then put on the paper and finally it is constructed. Similarly, the practitioner of the perception of psychic colours must positively visualize not only the desired colour but also the desired result. At the commencement of the exercise he has to visualize the colour specified in the exercise. Then at the end of the exercise he must again visualize the desired result. That is, he shall try to see as clearly as possible the condition in which he would be if he was free from the distortion he is interested to eradicate. He should try to picture himself the way he would look, the way he would feel and the way he would behave. For instance, he may visualize that the urges and impulses are controlled and his behaviour is free from psychological faults and negative attitudes.
When the practitioner is good at visualizing, excellent results are obtained. On the other hand, those who have difficulty in visualizing would not have the same success.
Visualization is the key to this technique. Once it is sustained and intensified, the mind will project the colour and there would be actual appearance. Visual aids in the form of coloured bulbs or coloured cellophone paper wrapped on the lighted bulbs are useful. When one looks at a source of coloured light with open and unwinking eyes for a few moments, he will visualize it with closed eyes.
For actual appearance of colour, steadiness and concentration of mind is essential. Concentration here means intensified and sustained visualization of a single colour. As mental steadiness increases and visualization is intensified, the desired colour is produced by the subtle taijasa body and
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