Yoga of Perfect Sight

Questions and Answers

I told a doctor friend about your good treatment for defective vision and blindness but he simply ridiculed the whole thing. Why?

Many doctors have still not developed the true scientific attitude. They follow conventional authority like a religionist who sticks to some particular dogmas. A true scientist is always willing to make new experiments and accept new truths.

What was the trouble with Rajesh whose right eye was almost blind due to an injury from a tennis-ball?

The eye in appearance was all right but had lost its proper functioning, so by relaxation of the eye and mind through some exercises the eye began to function and now he can read the smallest type.

What is the cause of defective eyesight?

All defective vision is due to strain in some form, and strain is relieved by relaxation.

You can demonstrate to your satisfaction that strain lowers the vision. When you stare, you strain. Look fixedly at one object for five seconds or longer. What happens? The object blurs and finally disappears. Also, your eyes are made uncomfortable by this experiment. When you rest your eyes for a few moments the vision is improved and the discomfort relieved.

I am forty-five. My eyesight for distance is quite good but my reading sight is failing. What should I do?

Concentrate on a candle flame for a few minutes, then do palming and read some small type at any convenient distance and gradually bring the print nearer to the eyes.