Do Nothing: Why keep eyes open?

[Spiral Wizard]

Leo said you should keep your eyes open while practicing the do nothing technique.

Why is that?

 

 

[Meditationdude]

@Spiral Wizard it’s personal preference. If you’re less advanced I would keep your eyes shut vs more advanced people who won’t get pulled away by visual stimuli. 

[Jonac]

@Spiral Wizard because closed eyes can create distractions, like colors, shapes, fractals, etc. Eyes open you will stay more ground, more present, although don't get surprise if the floor star to move... 

[VeganAwake]

Any meditation or do nothing practice is great at disrupting the constant Whirlwind of monkey chatter in the mind.

I recommend closing the eyes. Do not focus on anything but do not resist anything as well... just let a thought appear, notice it and let it fall away.

What helped me was a lot of short periods of meditation throughout the day as opposed to just one Long session in the evening or morning.

Before one of my big realizations, I was doing 2 or 3 10-minute meditation sessions throughout the day in the bathroom stall at work. And then about 20 minutes at the end of the day. I told them I had irritable bowel syndrome(ibs) I didn't care whether they disliked my long bathroom breaks are not haha...

[Jonac]

35 minutes ago, VeganAwake said:

Before one of my big realizations, I was doing 2 or 3 10-minute meditation sessions throughout the day in the bathroom stall at work. And then about 20 minutes at the end of the day. I told them I had irritable bowel syndrome(ibs) I didn't care whether they disliked my long bathroom breaks are not haha...

Cool meditation hack for bussy people ?