Learn Tratak in Easy Steps

Learn Tratak in Easy Steps

Project – How to learn Tratak in simple steps?

Apparatus Required –

Sr. no.	Name of Apparatus	Number
1	Candle or Oil Lamp	1
2	Candle or Oil Stand or Any Stool	1
3	Meditation Cushion	1
4	Forceps	1
5	Match Box	1

Preparation

1. Sit in any comfortable position on meditation cushion. You can use simple blanket or heavy cotton bed sheet as meditation cushion.
2. Keep Candle or Oil Lamp on stand. Level of flame should be at the level of your eyes. Distance between eyes and fire flame is about 2 feet.
3. Lit the candle or oil lamp
4. Adjust the flame with the forceps
5. Practice Nadi Shodhan Pranyaam for 5 minute
6. Practice Bharamari Pranyaam for 2 minutes

Procedure –

1. Start Gazing at Fire Flame until tears comes out.
2. Now close your eyes and start watching point between two eyes with closed eyes.
3. Watch time with close eyes should be not less than 5 minutes
4. After 5 minutes again open the eyes and start gazing at the fire flame again.
5. Repeat the Step number 1 and 2 again and again

Results –

1. Thoughts will be settled down after 10 minutes
2. Negative of the image of the flame will appear on point between two eyes. You will watch the flame’s negative with close eyes.
3. Color of this image will be bright yellow or orange in first phase.
4. This image will start moving up and down or right and left.
5. When this image appears its intensity will be high and by time this image will be faded out.
6. You have to watch until it disappear completely.  
7. After some time this image will become stationary.
8. When it became stationary frequency of thoughts will fall down. Concentration with relaxation will appears in the mind.
9. After some time this flame will start changing its colors.  

Precautions

1. Age limits 12 years – 70 Years
2. There should be complete dark in the room.
3. Noise free place
4. Adjust the shape of the flame with the help of forceps
5. One window must me opened during the practice as there may produces CO and CO₂ from the candle flame or Oil lamp flame.
6. If you are using Oil Lamp, use oil of high smoking point. Sesame Oil has high smoking point.
7.  Do not gaze more if you face any irritation in your eyes. In this condition do not wait for tears to come. Just gaze as your eyes allow.
8. Start with 15 minutes practice only.
9. End with meditation and prayer.