Welcome to this meditation of mindfulness of sight with Peter Redcliffe.
Hello and welcome to this meditation on coming to your senses where we're going to concentrate on the sense of sight.
This is a similar meditation to the one that we've done on meditating on sound.
But be aware that our eye sense is our most destructive sense of the body.
We get easily drawn to things that we see.
And so in a way this is one of the more difficult senses to concentrate on.
But nonetheless it is good to practice.
So again when you're ready,
Sit yourself in a comfortable position and take a few deep breaths to bring your souls into the present moment.
And with your eyes open,
Focus on one particular point in front of you.
I suggest that you choose a point which is around 30 to 45 degrees down from the horizontal.
You can either focus on that point or look into the distance as if looking through that point.
And your eyes do not need to be fully open,
But they can be just slightly open so that you can at least see the point and the room around you.
Now whilst keeping your eyes locked on that particular point,
Soften the focus of your vision and try to be aware of what else is within your vision.
Spread your attention out to the very periphery of your vision and concentrate on the edges of what you can see.
As you do this,
Notice what is happening to the state of calmness in your mind.
And as you begin to relax and find more peace,
Allow that to spread all over your body.
Be aware that what you are perceiving is just light of different wavelengths.
The forms that you perceive do not exist until you label them and eventually put meaning on them.
So if you just see them all as just simply different hues of light coming into your eyes without judging them,
You can remain in the equanimity of the present moment.
So just merge with this light and colour of your vision,
Paying no heed to labels or meaning.
Spend some time just being aware of the light in this way,
Staying in the present moment until you are ready to finish the meditation.
