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maintained throughout the meditation session. Simultaneously, there should be a keen awareness of the spiritual self. This exercise will take 7 to 10 minutes.
Premeditation Exercise No. 2 : Internal Trip (Antaryātrā)
Full attention is to be concentrated on the bottom of the spine called sakti kendra. It is then directed to travel upwards along the spinal cord to the top of the head-jñāna kendra. When the top is reached, direct the attention to move downwards taking the same path until it reaches sakti kendra again. Repeat the exercise for about 5 to 7 minutes. All the time, the consciousness is confined in the path of the trip (i.e. the spinal cord), and the sensations therein caused by the subtle vibrations of the flow of the vital energy, are carefully perceived.
Meditation-Perception of Psychic Colours (Leśyā Dhyāna)
The first step is to visualize that everything around, including the air itself, is coloured bright green, as if reflected by an emerald. The respiration is to be slowed down and with every inhalation green air is breathed in. This is to be continued for 2 to 3 minutes. Full attention is to be focussed on ananda kendra (psychic centre of bliss, located near the heart), and by sustained and intensified visualization, bright green colour is to be perceived. After 2 or 3 minutes, visualize that this colour is radiating from the centre and spreads all around the body, permeating the entire aura, which becomes bright green. Finally by intense willing, freedom from psychological faults and negative attitudes is to be experienced, (for 2 to 3 minutes). Adopting the same technique, perceive bright blue colour (as of the neck of a peacock) on visuddhi kendra ; bright red colour (as of the rising sun) on darśana kendra; bright yellow colour (as of polished gold) on jñāna kendra or chākşus kendra; and bright white colour (as of full moon) on jyoti kendra.
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