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trataka

trataka noun: a form of meditation that involves staring at a single point or object.

Noun

trataka (uncountable)

  1. A form of meditation that involves staring at a single point or object.
    • The method is divided into two parts: outer trataka on the candle and then inner trataka on the after-image.2002, Acharya Bhagwan Dev, Meditation Yoga, page 57

Origin of trataka

Sanskrit त्राटक (trāṭaka)

Questions about trataka

What does trataka mean?
Trataka means a form of meditation that involves staring at a single point or object.
What part of speech is trataka?
Trataka is a noun.

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