Open-Eyed Meditation

Open-Eyed Meditation

Mind contracts you, and awareness expands you.

The expansion of awareness is so vast, so infinite, that it includes everything and everyone, and includes “You” too.

So, objectify the “You” also.

“You,” with all your Sansaric mind games, ideas, beliefs, concepts, etc gets dwarfed in the presence of pure awareness.

Our Ego stands no chance in this ocean of pure, infinite awareness, just like a mosquito sitting in an elephant’s ear is utterly insignificant.

When you are by yourself, rise above yourself and BECOME the awareness by even being aware of “You”.

Rise above “You” and start realizing so many things happening in that moment.

Instead of focusing on specific objects, people, or situations, remain aware of them.

A bird chirping, sun rays warming up the skin, breaths moving in and out of the body, dancing trees in the wind, people talking, birds looking for food, your body doing whatever it is doing, etc.

But don’t focus on any of them; acknowledge their presence in silence, and all of a sudden the whole world of forms becomes a dance of the formless energy.

Don’t leave anything out of this beautiful total and silent, experience.

In this expanded, all-inclusive experience, everything becomes Godliness.

A blade of grass gets the same respect as “You”.

Godliness was always there before, but you never realized it, as you were just too busy with “You”.

Now, “You” has become a part of this ocean of totality and has disappeared as an individual.

A droplet has become the ocean.

Such experience is nothing but an open-eyed meditation.

In this, you mustn’t LOOK for anything.

Instead, remain aware of what comes to you – wind, sound, warmth of the sun, even the firmness of the ground – all the gifts of Godliness imparted to you; don’t expect anything more or anything less.

During open-eyed meditation, liking and disliking also should not come in the way, as they are the products of the mind.

“ I’m enjoying,” “I feel good,” etc., are also states of the mind, not the soul.

The state of the soul is contentment.

Whatever IS in the moment is perfect because everything in that moment is Godliness, and that’s why it is perfectly ok.

That particular moment could not have been TOTAL, even without a grain of sand under your feet.

That particular moment would remain incomplete without that grain of sand.

It has nothing to do with that grain of sand; it has everything to do with your inner state, the state of equality, the state of sthitpragnya, contentment.

It is a state that is a razor-sharp thin space in between the vagaries of the mind, likes and dislikes.

This state will not be a discovery, though, as it has always been your home, and equality has always been the law of consciousness.

It was you who had compromised that law and walked away from it, thinking that I’m special, I’m better, etc, which you are not.

Alexander was asked by a fakir once, If you are lost in a desert and are extremely thirsty for even a single drop of water, and I come with a glass of water, would you take it if I asked for your whole kingdom in exchange?”

Alexander thought deeply on that question and said, Yes, I would give you my whole kingdom for that glass of water, in that moment.”

Fakir said, “That’s how much value there is of your kingdom, a glass of water.

And you have been running for so many years for that.

The reason is, you don’t have contentment in your heart.”