For over 7 years now I have practiced meditating the conventional way.
In a quiet place, preceded by various other practices designed to calm the mind.
And most importantly with eyes closed to enable perhaps the shutting out of thought.
This practice has helped me in many ways. The benefit I value most is my work-in-progress movement from being self-centered to being centered.
However yesterday I came to realize that all "closed-eyes" "traditional" meditation has an overarching purpose.
It is to enable us to reach finally a state of living in meditation.
A state of unreasoning acceptance that participates in the world around us with a unchanging calm.
An involvement in emotions, relationships and work that transcends entanglement.
In other words Open Eyed Meditation.
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