A manual on the natural care of the eye with exercises to improve eyesight & treat various eye disorders. Also includes letters by Sri Aurobindo on yogic vision
This book, which is a comprehensive manual on the natural care of the eye, starts from the concept that eyesight is intricately connected to the mind and explains how good habits of eye care and mental relaxation can keep the eyes rested and refreshed. It then suggests simple but effective exercises to improve eyesight and treat various eye disorders. There are also chapters on the discoveries of Dr W. H. Bates and the physiology of the eye, as well as case histories, question-and-answer sections, and some letters by Sri Aurobindo on eyesight and yogic vision.
Memory swing is done with the eyes closed while one imagines oneself to be looking first over the right shoulder and then over the left shoulder, while the head is moved from side to side. The eyeballs may be seen through the closed eyelids to move from side to side in the same direction as the head is moved.
The memory swing can be shortened by remembering the swing of a small letter, a quarter of an inch or less, when the eyes are closed.
The memory swing has given relief in many cases of imperfect sight from myopia, astigmatism, and inflammations of the eye-ball. It may be practised incorrectly, just as any other swing may be done wrong, and then no benefit will be obtained.
Recall to memory the letter O of small type and shift your attention from side to side of O and observe that the letter O appears to move in the opposite direction. This motion, when the shifting is done properly, is very short, less than the width of the letter.
Now do the same with a letter on the test card. If the shifting is normal, it will be noted that the letter appears to have a slight motion. Do not attempt to concentrate, otherwise the swing will stop and the blackness of the letters of the chart will become dim.
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