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too? Indeed yes, meditation can be done with open eyes too. And very well at that. When many thoughts crop up then meditating with open eyes is a very good option. All the thoughts will immediately disappear. Then one wants to know why not meditate with eyes open. It is wise to understand the loophole also. When the eyes are closed the view of the outside world is closed and so the ability to look within is created in greater measure. When we meditate with open eyes then we tend to get distracted by the outside world and so move away from the inner. That is why Bhagvan Mahavir advised that the eyes be half closed, neither fully open nor fully closed. This has a major advantage. This makes us aware that there is an inner world and an outer one. Eyes half closed means breaking your links with the outside world. Eyes half open means establishing links with the outer world. We should keep both these goals in sight. We should accept the outer and the inner world. The outer and the inner world are relative. Bhagvan Mahavir has said, like the outer the inner and like the inner, the outer. The one who meditates should accept both.
Anekanta: The Third Eye
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