Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Practice of Meditation (Cont'd) > > Q: Should I meditate with the eyes open or closed? > > M: You can meditate with the eyes open or shut, whichever suits you best. > It differs with different people. Seeing is when the mind looks through > the eyes, but if it is not looking because it is focused within, it does > not see even if the eyes are open. It is the same with sounds. If you pay > attention to them, you will hear them, but if you persistently focus only > on the Self within, you won't hear them. > > The point is that the mind must be introverted and kept active in its > pursuit. Sometimes when the eyes are closed, latent thoughts rush forth > with great vigor. It may also be difficult to introvert the mind with the > eyes open, as that requires strength of mind. When the mind takes in > objects it is contaminated. The main factor is to resist all other > thoughts and keep the mind on its own pursuit, without taking in external > impressions or thinking of other matters. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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