Re: Hermetic View of Eyesight Loss

["Dan" <hornedfox@...>]

Hi David,

I'm glad to hear that we agree about the similarities in Bates's and 
Bardon's approaches. A relaxed and disciplined mind seems to improve 
all bodily functions, the eyes included.

Dan

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "David Yeh" <ldreamr@y...> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> 
> I too have explored the Bates method and noticed some similarities 
> between Bates and Bardon. Based on my limited experience, I've 
found 
> that many aspects of the mental exercises coincide with aspects of 
> the Bates method. For instance, Bates' idea that you can only see 
or 
> think of one thing clearly at a time is similar in some respects to 
> thought discipline: my mind is always all over the place and I find 
> that when I am more in the present, this eases stress on my eyes 
and 
> vision as well. The subtext being that this only works if you are 
> not exerting effort; Bates talks about "voluntary" and "involuntary 
> concentration," the former being unhealthy because it involves 
> forcing the mind, which is counterproductive and generates 
tension. 
> Overall, it seems to me from my reading and experience that the 
> relaxing and disciplining of the mind is strongly correlated to the 
> restoration of good vision.
> 
> I don't know anything about the Hermetic view of eyesight loss per 
se 
> so I'll stop there in case this wasn't where you're wanting to go 
> with your question.
> 
> 
> David