Trataka - Gazing at a particular spot.

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Trataka:  steady gazing

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 Shambhavi Mudra:

gazing between ones eyes

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hydromancy

A means of discovering hidden objects by gazing into water surfaces

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Scry: To predict the future by gazing at or into an object such as a crystal ball or pool of water.

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Skygazing - Diurnal observation. The extreme brightness of the Sun saturates the sky and prevents the observation of less luminous objects, with the exception of the Moon, and occasionally Venus. The observation of the daytime sky can reveal some surprises nevertheless. With some additional equipment sunspots can be viewed during the day, as well as the occasional solar eclipse. It is extremely important to have the proper equipment and training when observing the sun, or you could permanently blind yourself. Never attempt to observe the sun in a telescope or binoculars w ...

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Skygazing, Skygazing - Naked eye skygazing, Skygazing - Diurnal observation, Skygazing - Nocturnal observation, Skygazing - Binocular gazing, Skygazing - Choice of binoculars, Skygazing - Advice on observational techniques, Skygazing - Observations with a refracting telescope, Skygazing - Choice of the refracting telescope, Skygazing - Advice of usage, Skygazing - The observation with a reflecting telescope, Skygazing - Types of reflecting telescope

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TRATAK(A): steady gazing

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Crystalomancy: Divination or fortune telling by gazing into a crystal rock or crystal ball.

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Scrying: A form of divination by gazing into something, usually a reflective surface (ie a crystal ball).

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Crystalomancy

Divination or fortune telling by gazing into a crystal rock or crystal ball.

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Tradition holds that Bodhidharma's chosen sutra was the Lankavatara Sutra, a development of the Yogacara or "Mind-only" school of Buddhism established by the Gandharan half-brothers Asanga and Vasubandhu. He is described as a "master of the Lankavatara Sutra", and an early history of Zen in China is titled "Record of the Masters and Disciples of the Lankavatara Sutra" (Chin. Leng-ch'ieh shih-tzu chi). It is also sometimes said that Bodhidharma himself was the on ...

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Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma - Biography, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Biography of Bodhidharma by Tanlin, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 645 by Daoxuan, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall 952, Bodhidharma - Spiritual approach, Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma - Legends, Bodhidharma - Encounter with Emperor Liang, Bodhidharma - Nine years of gazing at a wall, Bodhidharma - Bringing tea to China, Bodhidharma - Daruma dolls, Bodhidharma - Bodhidharma and Huike, Bodhidharma - The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples, Bodhidharma - Works attributed to Bodhidharma

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Throughout Buddhist art, Bodhidharma is depicted as a rather ill-tempered, profusely bearded and wide-eyed barbarian. He is described as "The Blue-Eyed Barbarian" in Chinese texts. Chan texts also present Bodhidharma as the 28th Chan Patriarch, in an uninterrupted line starting with the Buddha, through direct and non-verbal transmission. ...

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Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma - Biography, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Biography of Bodhidharma by Tanlin, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 645 by Daoxuan, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall 952, Bodhidharma - Spiritual approach, Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma - Legends, Bodhidharma - Encounter with Emperor Liang, Bodhidharma - Nine years of gazing at a wall, Bodhidharma - Bringing tea to China, Bodhidharma - Daruma dolls, Bodhidharma - Bodhidharma and Huike, Bodhidharma - The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples, Bodhidharma - Works attributed to Bodhidharma

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Although it originated in theatre, where conventional three walled stage sets provide a more literal "fourth wall", the term has been adopted by other media, such as cinema and literature, to more generally refer to the boundary between the fiction and the audience. The fourth wall is part of the suspension of disbelief between a fictional work and an audience. The audience will usually passively accept the presence of the fourth wall without giving it any direct thought, allowing them to enjoy the fiction as if they were observing re ...

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Fourth wall, Fourth wall - Origin and meaning, Fourth wall - Breaking the fourth wall, Fourth wall - Breaking multiple Fourth walls, Fourth wall - Building the fourth wall, Fourth wall - Trivia

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DYADIC EYE FIXATION - meditation technique of mutually gazing into one another’s eyes. (NAD)

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Trataka: fourth shatkarmas; technique of gazing into steadfastly upon an object such as a candle flame, mandala or yantra.

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Floaters are suspended in the vitreous humour, the thick fluid or gel that fills the eye. Thus, they generally follow the rapid motions of the eye, while drifting slowly within the fluid. Floaters located slightly to the side of one's direction of gaze can be particularly annoying. When they are first noticed, the natural reaction is to attempt to look directly at them. However, attempts to shift the gaze toward them are frustrated, because the floaters follow the motion of the eye, and remain to the side of the direction of gaze. Floaters a ...

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Floater, Floater - Description, Floater - Causes, Floater - Vitreous syneresis, Floater - Posterior vitreous detachments and retinal detachments, Floater - Regression of the hyaloid artery, Floater - Other common causes, Floater - Tear film debris, Floater - Treatment, Floater - Observing floaters, Floater - Quotations

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The term "breaking the fourth wall" is used in film, theatre, television, and literary works; it refers to a character directly addressing an audience, or actively acknowledging (through breaking character or through dialogue) that the characters and action are not real. This has the effect of reminding an audience that what they are viewing is fiction and as such can have a jarring effect. Various artists have used this jarring effect to make a point, as it forces an audience to see the fiction in a new light and to watch it less passively. ...

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Fourth wall, Fourth wall - Origin and meaning, Fourth wall - Breaking the fourth wall, Fourth wall - Breaking multiple Fourth walls, Fourth wall - Building the fourth wall, Fourth wall - Trivia

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shambhavi mudra:

shambhavi mudra - gazing between ones eyes

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Trataka:

one of the cleansing techniques (shatkarma) in which the gaze is focussed upon an object such as a candle flame.

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Bahiranga trataka:

concentrating the attention (gaze) upon an external object such as a candle flame.

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Drishti:

Drishti ("view/sight"): yogic gazing, such as at the tip of the nose or the spot between the eyebrows; cf. darshana

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The major sources about Bodhidharma's life conflict with regard to his origins, the chronology of his journey to China, his death, and other details. One proposed set of birth and death dates is c. 440–528 CE; another is c. 470–543 CE. Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi. The earliest historical record of Bodhidharma was compiled in 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang, in which Yang identifies Bodhidharma as a Persian Central Asian (Wade-Giles: po-szu kuo hu- ...

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Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma - Biography, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Biography of Bodhidharma by Tanlin, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 645 by Daoxuan, Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall 952, Bodhidharma - Spiritual approach, Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma - Legends, Bodhidharma - Encounter with Emperor Liang, Bodhidharma - Nine years of gazing at a wall, Bodhidharma - Bringing tea to China, Bodhidharma - Daruma dolls, Bodhidharma - Bodhidharma and Huike, Bodhidharma - The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples, Bodhidharma - Works attributed to Bodhidharma

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