Meditation Posture : Tip #4
4 – The eyes
Generally, this meditation is performed with the eyes open and cast somewhat down in front of you, so that your gaze would fall on the floor about 4 to 6 feet in front of you (farther if you are sitting on a chair). Without focusing your eyes on anything, just let them fall in that direction naturally. A helpful tip is to begin by closing your eyes for a few seconds, and then gently opening them, allowing them to remain wherever they naturally fall. This means that they will probably be focused somewhere other than, for example, the actual floor. That is, they may ‘focus’ at some point in the space between your body and the floor or maybe beyond the floor so that you may see two images—one from each eye. This is fine and will not cause any health problems.
The key point
- Relax the eyes but keep them open