What is the difference between gazing at an open clear sky, gazing at an enlightened master's photo, and gazing at the darkness?

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According to Osho, in tratak the object is incidental; the act of unwavering, alert gazing stills the mind’s habitual movement. An open sky, a master’s photo, or darkness are merely different anchors: sky/light can aid wakeful expansiveness, darkness invites inwardness but risks sleep, and a master’s image can add love—useful unless it triggers thinking. What matters is total, present awareness.

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