No need to close your eyes in meditation.
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from Dogmatic Meditation Commentary
No need to close your eyes in meditation.
Q: Do you close your eyes?
A: Basically, I don't close it./villagepump/nishio.icon
I believe it was named in the Buddhist direction.
. with eyes half-closed" or "with eyes half-closed"?
The eyes of the Buddha images are neither open nor closed, the so-called "half-open" gaze.
https://mjj.or.jp/message/第66回%EF%BC%9A%E3%80%8C半眼の眼差し%E3%80%8D
It's dangerous to close your eyes when you walk.
I just realized, though, that walking is where meditation is for me now./villagepump/nishio.icon
There is also a common way to stare at candle and open fire (e.g. in a kitchen).
point-blank method
homa
[I just learned there's a word for that.
It doesn't mean "we shouldn't close it," so you can do whatever you want either way, but there's no basis for the claim "we should close it."
The first priority is to go to an environment where you don't have to close the door to avoid emotional turmoil.
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