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form, then by engaging the mind creates a mental body that is different from the physical one. The mental image thus created will be more vivid, well-built, and will have radiant physical
organs.
In my understanding, this is an equally valid interpretation and description of the Santmat technique for meditating on the physical form (Mānas dhyāna). There doesn't seem to be any other way to describe it. The Buddhist text, Digha Nikaya, further elaborates about the divine eyes and divine ears.
We find also in the Buddhacharya, written by the great Buddhist scholar Rahul Samskratyayn, a record of a story about Rahula,
the son of the Buddha:
Rahul sat in a yogic pose with erect body. He kept his mind in front (focused mind in front of the eyebrows).
The Rig Veda also speaks of keeping the mind focused in front while sitting in a yogic pose. In Santmat, this same technique is known as Dristi Yoga.
It is also said in the Digha Nikaya:
A mendicant sits in a forest under a tree or in a calm empty space in a firm posture while keeping his body erect.
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