Drishti is a Sanskrit word often used in yoga that means "sight". It is often taught as a gazing technique to help improve concentration and to learn to see the world as it really is.
So drishti is the focus point where the eyes rest during yoga asana or meditation. It might appear that one is gazing outward, but with soft eyes the awareness begins to draw inward.
The following paragraph is taken from http://www.drishti.ca/ and says that the Eastern philosopher, Patanjali, points out that in viewing the world, we don’t always see reality clearly, but instead tend toward seeing things as we’d like them to be. This influence of our own preferences, assumptions, and biases can occlude a clear view and become what the philosophers call a false perception. Philosophies both East and West consider this confusion or false perception to be one of the root causes of suffering. They explain that alleviating suffering is possible only when we are able to see things are they really are.
So yoga asana can become a moving meditation, where what is reflected outward is what is seen inward. It is not until we bring that state of inward balance to our outer world that we really begin to see the world clearly.
When practicing each asana let the gaze go toward a natural focal point, soft eyes, soft breath and let any other visual distractions disappear.
Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
www.plnyoga.blogspot.com
plnyogastudio@gmail.com
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