In most meditation techniques—and in most stages of those techniques—closing the eyes is recommended. Some practices, however, specifically require open eyes. Others leave it up to you.
There’s no fixed or naturally given path to turn inwards. But none is needed. When enough awareness gathers within, it carves its own way—just like water. Water doesn’t need a map. Just give it volume, and it will find its path to the sea, even if it knows nothing about where it’s going.
The same is true of consciousness. When it accumulates inside, it begins to move inward on its own. That’s why we close our eyes during meditation—to withdraw from the outer senses, to leave the body and its distractions behind. The eyes, ears, skin, and breath all link us to the outer world. When these gates are closed, your energy stops leaking out.
Just observe the mind—but don’t follow it. Let it run, but remain a watcher. If neither the body nor the mind is allowed to pull your attention outward, your energy will begin to gather and turn back upon itself. And at a certain point, something shifts. The energy starts flowing inwards—spontaneously, effortlessly.
You don’t have to “do” meditation. In fact, meditation begins when you stop doing. It is your non-doing. The moment you stop trying, striving, chasing—your scattered energy begins to return to its source. And from there, the journey inwards begins.
The master can’t give you a map—but he can create the right space for this inner turning to happen. That’s the beauty of true meditation: it’s not something you accomplish, but something you allow.
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