bhavana with lesya dhyan

Arun Zaveriwww.ScientificMeditation.com

Phone: +91 22 2414-2989 Email: [email protected]

Paryushan Parva Lecture SeriesJain Center of Greater Boston

Norwood, Massachusetts, USASeptember 2-9, 2013

Day 7

forEmotional, Mental and Physical Well-being

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Fruition of inauspicious karma produces ashubh lesya

Produces negative urges, impulses, and an imbalance in the neuro-endocrine secretions in the body

The hormonal imbalance produce powerful negative emotions, feelings, and behavior:

These produce emotional tensions as well as attract more inauspicious karma – (the vicious cycle)

Fruition of Inauspicious KarmaThe Root Cause of Emotional, Mental, and Physical Disorders

• Enmity

• Envy

• Cruelty

• Violence

• Impatience

• Insecurity

• Irrational fears

• Intolerance

• Anger

• Pride

• Deceit

• Greed

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Endocrine Imbalance & Emotional Tensions

Messages from

nucleus of cells

secrete toxins and

poisons into

blood-stream

The Perfect Recipe for Disaster!

CELL

Nucleus

Weakens the immune system Causes inflammation in the body

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Most of the diseases are psychosomatic -- caused or worsened by emotional tensions & stress

Physical Diseases & Disorders

Heart disease Hypertension Diabetes Obesity Insomnia Depression

EmotionalTensions

Emotional tensions are time bombs that eventually explode into all kinds of physical ailments

Nervousness Anxiety Headaches Acidity /Ulcer Arthritis Dermatitis


And eventually succumb to

the vicious circle of drugs and medicines

harmful addictions and debilitating habits

The outcome is always the same

pain, suffering, loss of health and wealth

premature death!!

As remedies, most people

try to “cure” the symptoms with medicines,which often have severe side-effects, or

find false relief in alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs

The Common Outcome


Holistic Healing

The root causes of psychosomatic disorders must be removed at the mental, emotional, and spiritual levels

Today, many doctors also agree that

Meditationhelps

Medication


Observe the subtle aspects of one’s own self by direct perception, and produce desirable changes/effects via contemplation, visualization and auto-suggestions

Derived from ancient Jain philosophy and is supported by modern scientific theories of body and mind

Powerful tool for

• Removing the effects of inauspicious karma

• Replacing it with positive virtues

• Restoring emotional, mental, and physical health

• Living peaceful and happy life

Contemplative (Bhavana) Meditation Therapeutic Thinking


Amity (Maitri)

Appreciation (Pramod)

Compassion (Karuna)

Equanimity (Madhyastha)

Bhavanas


Shubh Lesya

Visualize and perceive bright light surrounding the entire body

• Tejo – orange

• Padma – Yellow

• Shukla – white

Produces a shubh lesyathat counteracts the effects of inauspicious karma

Balances the functions of the mind and body


Perception of Psychic centersKnowledge (Cerebral Cortex)

Enlightenment (Pineal)Intuition (Pituitary)

Purity (Thyroid)

Bliss (Thymus)

Bio-electricity (Adrenal)

Energy (Gonads)

Focusing full attention at the psychic centers along with auto-suggestions harmonizes neuroendocrine secretions


Bhavana - Therapeutic Thinking

Positive thoughts permeates in every cell of the body Produces healing bio-chemicals Purges toxins

CELL

Nucleus

Messagesof therapeutic bio-chemicals


Amity

By harming others one damages himself

Enmity leads to irrational fears, cruelty, violence

Friendship leads to fearlessness and peace

Change negative patterns (e.g., blaming others)into positive patterns (e.g., well wishes, politeness)

Increase power of tolerance, purify own weakness

Establish amity


Appreciation of Good Qualities of Others

Identify and acknowledge good qualities of others

Have a positive attitude

Avoid arguments

Avoid finding faults or defects in others

Encourage good qualities of others

Reduces jealousy – a mental disorder that destroys relationships with others and emotional well-being of one’s own self


Forgiveness

Social and professional relationships improve

Mind relaxes

Friendship increases

Ego vanishes

Tolerance increases

Forgive everyone while not considering the other person’s age, status, rank, position, etc.


Compassion


Equanimity -


Kayotsarg:Steadiness Relaxed muscles Body cast away

Mental steadinessSelf-awarenessFeel separateness

No attraction / aversionMessage of equanimityOnly seeing & knowing

Contemplation:Auto suggestionsPositive virtues

Establish: Amity Appreciation Compassion Equanimity

Benevolent Lesya

Taijjas Body

Purification ofPrimal Karmic Expressions

Inhibition of Influx of Karma

Falling off of Karma

Contemplative (Bhavana) Meditation

Soul (Atma)

Karma body

Taijjas body

Physical Body


Steps of Contemplative Meditation:

Preconditions: Place – body posture – Steadiness Recitation of Mantra Recitation of aim and resolve Relaxation with self-awareness Internal journey in the spinal cord Perception of:

• conscious breathing deliberately make long• body • psychic centres • psychic colors (Lesya cleansing)

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