Trataka instructions

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All you have to do is to sit comfortably with your back straight, gaze

softly at the center of the Sri Yantra, and refrain from blinking.

Each time you blink, start all over again. Your eyes will fill with

tears, and that's fine (as a matter of fact, Trataka is yoga for the

eyes, and is said to improve your vision). After a few minutes, the

Sri Yantra will start changing in shape and perhaps colors. Go with

the flow, enjoy, and remember not to blink.

 

Once you are finished, rub your hands vigorously and cup them on your

eyes to soothe them.

 

You can practice Trataka on a lit candle as well. However, due to its

symbolism and visual complexity, the Sri Yantra is a much more

interesting tool for this practice. More specifically, the Sri Yantra

is an ancient tantric diagram representing the union of Shakti and

Shiva, who are respectively embodied in the ascending and descending

triangles--that's why meditating on this Yantra is particularly

appropriate for kundalini folks!

 

Love and light,

 

Sel

 

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> Please teach the list Sel, if its not too much trouble for you -

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> > Yesterday I taught my meditation students how to do Tratak (gazing

> > without blinking) on a Sri Yantra. While doing it, I saw the Sri

> > Yantra dissolve into a mandala (cosmic diagram with anthropomorphic

> > figures); Shiva and Shakti were practicing maithuna in the center.

> > Even though they are absolute beginners, my students also saw the

> > Yantra morph into a variety of geometrical figures and deities. It

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> > quite a blast!

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> > BTW: The Sri Yantra we used is the one in the Photos section of

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> > newsgroup.

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> > Namaste,

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> > Sel