2007-10-12 23:36:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
no, not at all.
it is simply a way of getting rid of distractions. if you can ignore the outside world with your eyes open then thats great.
2007-10-12 23:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
may enjoy all kinds of fantasies. Your fertile imagination may make you feel that you are entering into the higher worlds. There are many ways you can make yourself believe that you are having a wonderful meditation. So it is best to meditate with the eyes half open and half closed. In this way you are the root of the tree and at the same time the topmost bough. The part of you that has the eyes half-open is the root, symbolising Mother-Earth. The part which has the eyes half-closed is the topmost branch, the world of vision or, let us say, Heaven. Your consciousness is on the highest level and it is also here on earth, trying to transform the world.
When you meditate with your eyes half open and half closed, you are doing what is called the "lion's meditation." Even while you are going deep within, you are focusing your conscious attention both on the physical plane and on the subconscious plane. Both the physical world, with its noise and distractions, and the subconscious world, the world of sleep, are inviting you, but you are conquering both of them. You are saying, "Look, I am alert. You cannot take me into your domain." Since your eyes are partly open, you will not fall asleep. So you are challenging the world of the subconscious. At the same time you are maintaining your mastery over the physical plane, because you can see what is going on around you.
2007-10-13 06:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by yenshi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For beginner - Yes. Experience Meditator can meditate with eyes open, standing ,sitting or walking.
www.meditationthai.org
2007-10-13 06:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by Bright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but there are good reasons why one should keep one's eyes closed while meditating. For one thing, when your eyes are open, what you can see can easily distract you. For another thing, you yourself can become the object of distraction when you meditate motionless with your eyes open.
2007-10-13 06:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but for most people it helps them to focus better.
I have found meditating while staring at a candle flame to be effective.
2007-10-13 06:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by Theresa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It just makes it easier to shut out the outside world and distractions.
2007-10-13 07:30:18 · answer #6 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i focus on something, (focal point) and study it until my mind clears, then I can be free to meditate.
2007-10-13 06:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by pitbull1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.google.com/search?q=types+of+meditation there are many tpes of medittion click this link for references
2007-10-13 06:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by bajaricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋