REMOTE FOCUS (Dur Tratka)

 

First Step of Practice

Remote Focus (Dur Tratka) is the practice of steadily gazing on one point to increase concentration and calming the mind.  It not only purifies the eyes but also cures many general eye problems.

Safety Measures: While practicing Remote Focus, you have to keep in mind that this meditation must be done without stress. Use cold water or rose water on the eyes when they burn. Those people, whose eyes are weak, practice it discreetly. This practice is not as simple as it looks. It requires patience, self-confidence, and complete discretion. In the beginning, when you practice it, there are some changes due to which you suffer a little. Some people are able to balance it, while some are not able to balance it.

When you start the Remote Focus, either drying of eyes happens or excess water comes from eyes. In the beginning, the biggest problem comes that either too much water comes from your eyes or the eyes dry up. Although this is not a big problem yet it can create difficulty in other activities of the day. You should always start it with a point. If there is a problem of drying of eyes or excess water comes from the eyes, then practice eye exercises such as rubbing eyes with the thumb, wash your eyes with cold water after Remote Focus; go for a little walk in the morning and evening.

Method: Let Remote Focus be performed as follows:

Step 1: Sit in Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana). Sit with the folded knees, and keep the soles (heels) of the feet on both sides of the buttocks. Sitting position should be in such a way that the calves must touch the inner thighs, toes to the knees should touch the ground, and spine should be erect. Keep the knees close touching each other, and not apart. Now, relax the body and put the weight of the body entirely on the ankles. Put both the hands straight on the knees. Keep the neck and head in one straight line.

Step 2: Enter into Pranayama by practicing slow and deep breathing. Try to concentrate on the breathing by observing the inhalation and exhalation process. Focus on the slow and rhythmic breathing through nose; this will calm your mind.

Step 3: Simultaneously do Pratyahara by the practice of turning the mind to introspection by voluntarily shutting out distractions provided by the senses.

Step 4: Keep your hands folded in front of chest and fingers in Prayer Position.

Step 5: Focus your vision at a distant point in front of you. Keep gazing until you feel inconvenient. Initially, you will feel your eyes burning a little. When this happens, you can shut your eyes and start gazing again. Keep spine erect, body relaxed while breathing deeply.

Perform at least one round of ten deep gentle breaths.

Benefits: The main benefit of Remote Focus is that it purifies your eyes. Normal eye disorder ends. Therefore it is a very beneficial Meditation for eyes. Out of the main five senses, sight is arguably the most powerful. With your eyes, you can perceive objects and landscapes miles away without actually being there. Indeed, 80% of all sensory data you process comes through your vision. After the brain, your eyes are the most complex organ in the body, containing more than 200 million working parts. They are also the fastest muscle in your body, and can function at 100% at any given moment, without needing to rest.

While practicing it‚ you also get benefits of Thunderbolt Pose. It regulates blood circulation in the lower pelvic region. Sitting on your legs reduces the blood flow in the legs and increases it in the digestive area, therefore increasing the efficiency of the digestive system. In addition to it, you are benefited from Pranayama, Pratyahara and Prayer Position. Both spiritual and worldly pleasures are attained.

Remote Focus Meditation (Dur Tratka)

Final Position: Inhale a deep breath through nose and exhale it through mouth to come out of this stage. Take another similar breath and release it moving to next stage. Take one more similar breath before the start of next stage.