PERCEPTION OF PSYCHIC CENTRES
Introduction to be given prior to the exercise:
The practice of perception of the psychic centres is a process
of harmonising the chemical messengers, produced by the centre
which regulate our emotions and passions. The technique consists
in concentrating the mind on each centre and perceiving the
subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place in the centre.
The third step of preksha meditation is perception of psychic
centres.
1. Centre of Energy:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Energy, situated at the
lower end of the spinal cord and perceive the subtle vibrations
of the vital energy taking place in the centre. Focus your full
attention on it. The breath will be calm and slow. Remain fully
conscious of the Centre. Use deep concentration.
2. Centre of Health:
Now concentrate your mind on the Centre of Health situated in
the lower abdomen, below the navel. Just as the beam of a torch
light extends in a straight line, in the same way entering from
the front, allow the beam of the light of your mind to extend in
a straight line, upto the spinal cord at the back, and perceive
the subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place inside
the whole portion of the Centre.
3. Centre of Bio-electricity:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Bio-electricity situated
in your navel. Just as the beam of a torch light extends in a
straight line, in the same way entering from the navel, allow
the beam of the light of your mind to extend in a straight line
upto the spinal cord at the back. Perceive the subtle vibrations
taking place inside the Centre. Make use of such deep
concentration that the breath is held by itself.
4. Centre of Bliss:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Bliss, situated near the
heart, in the middle of the chest, the pit near the lungs. Just
as the beam of a torch light extends in a straight line, in the
same way entering from the front allow the beam of the light of
your mind to extend in a straight line upto the spinal cord at
the back and perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital energy
taking place inside the Centre, You may hold your breath for a
while intermittently.
5. Centre of Purity :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Purity situated in the
middle of the throat. Just as the beam of torch light extends in
a straight line, in the same way entering from the front, allow
the beam of the light of your mind to extend in a straight line
upto the spinal cord at the back and perceive the subtle
vibrations of the vital energy taking place inside the Centre.
You may hold your breath intermittently for a while.
6. Centre of Celibacy:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Celibacy situated on the
tip of the tongue. Keep your tongue hanging freely inside the
mouth, without touching the walls of the mouth. Perceive the
subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place at the Centre.
7. Centre of Vital Energy
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Vital Energy, situated
on the tip of the nose and perceive the subtle vibrations taking
place at the Centre.
8. Centre of Vigilance:
Concentrate your mind on the centre of vigilance situated
inside the ears. Focus your attention on all the three parts of
the ears--the outer, the middle and the inner regions and
perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place
at the Centre.
9. Centre of Vision :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Vision situated inside
your eyes. Allow your mind to penetrate inside upto the back
portion of your brain and perceive the subtle vibrations of the
vital energy taking place inside the centre.
10. Centre of Intuition :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Intuition situated in
the middle of the eye-brows and allow the light of your mind to
penetrate inside upto the back portion from the front of your
brain and extend upto the wall of the head; and perceive the
subtle vibrations of the vital energy taking place inside the
centre. Use deep concentration and remain alert.
11. Centre o Enlightenment :
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Enlightenment, situated
in the middle of your forehead and allow the light of your mind
to penetrate inside upto back portion from the front and extend
upto the back wall of the head, and perceive the subtle
vibrations of the vital energy taking place at the Centre.
12. Centre of Peace:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Peace situated in the
front portion of your head. Just as the light from a lamp
spreads in all directions, in the same way allow your mind to
penetrate inside the Centre from the top and spread in all
directions in the Centre. Perceive the subtle vibrations of the
vital energy taking place at the Centre.
13. Centre of Knowledge:
Concentrate your mind on the Centre of Knowledge situated on
the top of the head. Just as the light from a lamp spreads in
all directions, in the same way allow your mind to penetrate
inside the Centre, from the top and allow it to spread all
around. Perceive the subtle vibrations of the vital energy
taking place at the centre.
Now perceive all the psychic centres by speedily taking your
mind from one to other. Those who can do this exercise in
standing posture should do so.
1. First take your mind to Centre of Energy and then
successively take it to the Centre of Health, Centre of
Bio-electricity, Centre of Bliss and so on upto the Centre of
Knowledge and then back to the Centre of Energy via the spinal
cord, thus completing a circuit.
2. In the same way continue perceiving each Centre in the
circuit.
3. Let this trip on the psychic centres take place in a quick
rotation.