Transmutation of Personality through Preksha Meditation

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

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administration. Acharya Tulsi is an orator, a writer, and an administrator. But above all, he is a poet.
The seed of poetry sprouted in Acharya Sri's heart very early. Although he was basically interested in teaching, his revered Gurudev Kalugani also did not want him to devote himself to literary creation before he had firmly established in himself the ground of classical knowledge. So during his early ascetic life, Acharya Sri seldom found leisure to translate his feeling into an artefact. But it was Kalugani's special passion to see the sadhus and sadhavis achieve high proficiency in Sanskrit. From Gurudev Kalugani came to Acharya Sri the inspiration for writing poetry in Sanskrit and following "Kalyana Mandir Satotra" stanza by stanza he wrote Kalu Kalyana Mandir which greatly helped to develop his creative talent.
After being elevated to the position of Acharya, he first wrote Kalu-Yashovilas in Rajasthani—the remarkable life of Kalugani and a marvel of Acharya Sri's penmanship! No wonder this biography has been hailed a superb example of Rajasthani poetic literature. He wrote many works afterwards, each work perfect and unique in itself. The reader, immersing himself in these works, gets so carried away that every line, and every word, seems to impart to him a new understanding, inspiration and vigour.
Acharya Sri s creative work is not confined to any one individual, class, or subject. Whereas many of his works display his profound erudition, some have been specifically written for the general public. Preksha-Sangan (in Hindi) is his latest work. It is not yet complete, but as an elementary introduction to preksha dhyana, it has great importance. Here, Acharya Sri has propounded in verses a very intricate subject in such a natural, simple
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