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11. Development of integrated personality through Preksha-Meditation
Excessive pressure of mundane desires disturbs the balance of endocrine, nervous, and muscular systems. This leads to emotional unstability causing imbalance and over activation in the sympathetic nervous system. Mounting tension in the muscular system and impaired interpersonal relationships are the ultimate outcome of the cycle. To build an integrated personality we have to utilize the freewill power of consciousness and recycle the whole internal physiological systems of physical body towards more emotional stability, tranquility of nervous system and relief from muscular tension. 12. Preksha Meditation
Preksha meditation is a powerful means to remedy the above maladies. It is a process that utilizes the properties of our consciousness, awareness and free will to transform our personality. One of the key characteristics of our consciousness is awareness leading to perception. Therefore, awareness to different levels of consciousness and resulting perception constitutes a major part of Preksha meditation system. It can be called an applied science of consciousness.
Preksha Meditation is composed of eight main techniques, four sub-techniques and three advanced techniques.
Eight main techniques are 1. Relaxation with awareness 2. Internal trip 3. Perception of breathing 4. Perception of body 5. Perception of psychic centres 6. Perception of psychic colours 7. Contemplation 8. Auto-suggestion. Four sub-techniques are 1. Recitation of sound 2. Mudra 3. Yogasanas and 4. Pranayam-breathing exercises. Titree advanced techniques are1. Perception of present-moment 2. Perception of thought 3. Perception without blinking the eyes. (Animesh Preksha)
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