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.
In the course of his development, man has discovered various means for the prevention and cure of diseases. The chief among them are Ayurveda, Allopathy and Homoeopathy. In recent times, Dr. Bates developed the knowledge of the cure of defective eyesight. He noted that the eye and mind were under strain in all the various types of defective eyesight and eye troubles. He, therefore, developed methods of eye education and mental relaxation. Dr. Bates has made many remarkable discoveries regarding accommodation of the eye and errors of refraction. Even with regard to so-called incurable cases, his methods of treatment bring quick improvement in eyesight and relieve pain and discomfort.
One of the aims of the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education is to promote a new synthesis of knowledge, and in this attempt a synthesis of various systems of medicine plays an important part. The School for Perfect Eye Sight is one of the experiments in this direction, with Dr. Bates as the main scientific path-pointer. It was opened on May 5, 1968 with the profound message of the Divine Mother:
"The More the Mind is Quiet The More The Sight is Good."
All along it has been my experience that mental relaxation is the key to success in life, in yoga and in education. Under the present civilised conditions man's mind is under a severe strain, hence preservation of good eyesight is almost impossible without eye education and mental relaxation. In this direction Mother India has done a great service to educate the mind of the public. Many enquiries have come and many have attended the School. Often it is a surprise how quickly the vision begins to improve by simple methods of eye education. One girl student, Dolia, from our Centre of Education, whose eyesight had failed both for far and near vision, recovered normal eyesight in about a week's time. Our Registrar Mr. Kireet Joshi was surprised when he found that reading Fine Print in dim light or candlelight improved his eyesight and produced good relaxation.
It is hoped that our future doctors will integrate all the systems of medicine harmoniously and bring quick recovery by their simple and harmless methods.
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