page_title: Trāṭaka
hierarchical_section_title: Trāṭaka
caption_attribution_description: English: Trataka is the practice of staring at a candle flame (or at some external object). Русский: Тратака - устойчивый, пристальный взгляд на свечу (или иной объект). Упражнения для глаз и концентрации внимания в йоге.
context_page_description: Trataka is a yogic purification and a tantric method of meditation that involves staring at a single point such as a small object, black dot or candle flame. It is said to bring energy to the "third eye" and promote various psychic abilities.
context_section_description: Trataka (Sanskrit n. त्राटक Trāṭak: "look, gaze") is a yogic purification (a shatkarma) and a tantric method of meditation that involves staring at a single point such as a small object, black dot or candle flame. It is said to bring energy to the "third eye" (ājňā chakra) and promote various psychic abilities.
caption: Trataka using a candle
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