More than five decades ago, under the spiritual guidance of HH Acharya Tulsi, HH Acharya Mahapragya (known as Muni Nathmal at the time) undertook extensive research of ancient jain scriptures and discovered the meditational practices of it's founder Lord Mahavir.
After validating various tools and practices by extensive self-experimentation and scientific evaluation, he compiled the Preksha Meditation system and presented the same to the world in the year 1975.