Amidst this chaos of Pandemic, the planet is going through a horrendous situation. Something that the world has never have experienced in this 21st century. Lockdown, curfew, restriction, and isolation has become new weapon to fight this ghastly epidemic. Due to all the precautions and feasibility, the humanity is stuck behind the closed walls with nothing exhilarating to do, weariness and boredom taking over their already fragile self. In today’s relentless pursuit for success and overzealous competition Tratak Kriya, the man has been justify with degree of bruises in his mind that are justify untreated, this sometimes leads to shift of concentration and sometimes in the long run this all adds up to further woes and miseries.
Lately I’ve been coming across this same problem of lack of concentration and discipline, which gyrated into a hindrance to my success. But I soon found out an answer to my problem and that has benefited me in several ways. I’m sure you won’t be surprised when I mention the fact that the ancient Yogic teachings has helped me pull out of the hole of disparity. Of course! Ancient system of Yoga is one ultimate method for the purification of body both inside out. Walking on the contours of the traditional paths includes Bhakti, Gyan, Karma and Raj Yoga.
Continuous gruesome practice of these exercises not only require willpower but this also teaches how you can put up with the discipline that is required to perform this Hatha Yoga. A perfect infusion of harmony between the principles of the sun and the moon. Arising amidst from this is Tratak Kriya, one of the best method that helps in notching several levels up in the field of concentration.
What is Tratak Kriya?
Tatrak Kriya, to the fact that it is nothing complex but an simple powerful cleansing technique that has vast aura of strong effect on the ajna chakra. It helps in the cleansing of one’s eyes from inside out. Gazing at the candle flame for a particular time without blinking eyes, helps in the vison of the eyes and increase the focusing power. The rise of burning sensation in the eyes, tears flowing down from the eyes leaves it bright and clear, giving an indication of the light in the distance.
This Kriya can be well performed by the use of burning candle that helps in the clearing the field vision of the eyes. You just need to relax your body and let the tranquillity of the world engulf your body. Allow the aura shroud your body and the power of positivity overwhelms you. To perform this technique there is a well laid guideline that one needs to follow and preach about it.
What Is The Technique To Perform Tratak Kriya?
Guidelines for performing this Kriya has been laid down in the ancient texts as an pioneer technique that is simple as it’s sound but holds more benefits and power then another. You have nothing g more but just sit in a comfortable meditation posture, relaxing your body that helps in removing all the tensions. A burning candle is to be placed right in front of your field vison of eyes. It should be nit more than an arm length, with same height as your chest. The flame should be well off the draught, allowing the flames steadier without burning too bright or quickly wearing out.
Start this Kriya by first closing yours eyes and prepare your body for the task. This also allows your body to relax for the bit and ease of the tension. It further helps in preparing your body mentally. Now slowly open your eyes and stare at the burning flame without blinking for a second. Just focus on the brightest part of the flame and direct all your concentration on it. Stare at the flame for 10- 15 second in the start and then you can gradually increase it to for 1 minutes, it as per your comfort zone. The stamina and discipline is built along the contours of egregious training.
After the first stage, the second stage soon follows with closing the eyes again and allowing the afterimage of the flame to appear in your brain. The memory sure is tricky and there are sometime those things that you try hard to resist but the every resistance is fruitless before it. For now allow the image of the flame to appear and then concentrate on the image. There are most of you who could easily see the image appearing in your mind but if the image doesn’t appears then there is nothing to worry about. Just again open your eyes and stare at the incandescent flame for full minute without blinking and then close your eyes to feel the after effects. Keep in doing this until the image appears but make sure you do not exceed the length of the time mentioned.
The ability to stare without blinking should be developed over the period of time. As you’re observing the image of the flame in your eyes just focus on the characteristics of the flame; the shape, the colour and the distance of the flame. The moment image flickers and wan away, try bringing it back again. After the process is over, close your eyes and feel the after effects, do relax your body.
What Purpose Does This Tratak Kriya Serves?
Everything that exist in this world is meant to serve it’s purpose in one or another way. There nothing a thing that is preposterous. This Tratak Kriya is one such example that is divine and prestigious in its very own terms. Known for increasing the capability, stamina, concentration of a person this Kriya beats discipline in a person with gratitude.
By eventually fixing the gaze at the candle’s flame brings out the vulnerabilities of the person out. This helps in the easing of the restless mind that comes at the halt, freeing it from all the thought process that it is vulnerable to. This kriya controls the ciliary reflex thoroughly and helps in the stimulation of the Pineal Gland, that allows the Kundalini Yoga to identify it with the third eye. Tratak in the books is know to enhance the concentration power of a person and further helps in the increase of the memory and renders strength to mind of awareness.
This practice balances the nervous system, relives the nervous tension, helps in treating anxiety, depression and even plays important role in the life of insomniac.
Top 4 Benefits of Tratak Kriya
Tratak Kriya in itself is quite superficial yogic kriya that is foundation base for further Kriya that are based along the guidelines and have an effect in one or another ways. Some if the benefits that it renders are.
1.) Correction of Eye Defects
This helps in the improvement of the eyes and further eliminates any defect that has arisen over the period of time in the eyes. The mind becomes steady and this helps in improving the field vison of the eyes. This method is quite stupendous for the well-being of the eyes.
2.) Increase in Concentration Level
This kriya further helps in the encroachment of the concentration level in the person. Gazing at the flame of the candle non stop for a continuous period of time and then imagining it in mind sure requires sheer level of concentration and that could only be attained by a proper training method.
3.) Discipline
There is no person in this world who could master a thing in a single go. Egregious amount if training and practice makes a man perfect and to carry on that for certain period of time you need discipline and this kriya teaches you that.
4.) Provides Stability To Mind
There are so many emotions brewing up inside in a person and he is very often seen swelled by it. The whole idea is the free that person from all those penchant and provides him with the stability that helps in calming the mind and that increases in the concentration level. Tratak Kriya is one of the powerful method that helps in controlling our minds.
More about Tratak Kriya
Before wrapping up this blog I would once again enlighten up all my readers that if you’re having hard time in your life and facing a downhill then you don’t have to get yourself too worked up. You just need to notch up some time and sit down, relax for a while. Because all you need is some time off from the harsh, rapid world and invest that into solitude and tranquillity. Sooner or later, solutions would eventually pop up in your mind.
So this summer, behind the closed doors of your home you could invest your free time in sharpening up your concentration levels, because the next time you enter this world, there should be no hindrance that limits your success.
