Trataka : A Concentrated Gazing Technique for Mystical Powers

As the title of the book “Trataka: A Concentrated Gazing Technique for Mystical Powers” suggests that it is a concentrated technique for gazing without blinking the eyes on an object to get a large number of benefits to the practitioner: physical mental emotional and spiritual. Trataka is a science that has been explored and developed for thousands of years by sages monks ascetics and ordinary practitioners to get these benefits leading to mystical powers peace of mind bliss enlightenment and samadhi. There can be many objects on which the trataka practice can be performed to achieve the desired outcome. These objects include Sun Moon Candle Flame Fire Mirror Image of Guru Deity Thumb Right Shoulder Left Shoulder the Nose tip  Gazing between the Eyebrows Gazing on a Flower Leaf Tree  Sea River or Lake etc.  Trataka cures diseases of the eyes such as eyestrain astigmatism and myopia. It enhances cognitive capabilities memory power improves pulse rate blood pressure etc. It develops clairvoyance telepathy as well as strong willpower and single-pointedness. Trataka leads one to a stage where shunyata or emptiness arises and one becomes delightfully engrossed in the ultimate state of Cosmic Self the transcendental reality.