Secrets: Eyes are the reason why you are so tired….
Photo copyright Suresh Gundappa 2007
Let me share few incidents with you before I talk about eyes.
· You watch a movie for two hours and you get tired,
· You sit in a Bus or Train and travel for three-four hours – you will get really tired.
· You rub your eyelids and close your eyes for a while during strenuous work period to get relaxed.
I am sure at one time or the other you might have experienced the same situations as I described above. Do you wonder why just sitting in one place makes you so tired? The common thread is your eyes. Today let me make share with you some secrets about eyes and energy.
Majority of our inner energy dissipates through eyes. That’s why you get so tired after watching movie or traveling in a bus. If you know how to manage your eyes then you can preserve lot of energy.
Watch young kids closely if you have not observed them before. Whenever they want to look around they turn their whole head not just eyes. But watch adults, they tend to keep head still and move eyeballs. Kids are born with awareness about their eyes but over a period time they lose it. They move their eyes so little that they remain bundle of energy.
Go and watch paintings of any religion where they depict enlightened masters. Early painters used to show most of Masters eyes half closed. It is not accidental all of their eyes are half closed. Most of our viewers’ think that they must be drunk with divine; which might be the case but the truth is the more you attain awareness the less is your eye movement. The other is also true. If you can hold your eyes still for few minutes your thoughts will come down automatically.
If you are wondering how eyes are draining your energy. Let me explain this to you. Whenever you look at anything both visual and thought impression created. For example if you look at a Dog; not only you will conclude that it is a Dog but there is a good chance that series of thoughts flood into you. You might think of the dog you had, you might think of a friend you used to hang out with your dog, then your parents who scolded you for behaving like dog, then the fights, then the anger and then the pain so on and on. Can you see how watching Dog generated series of thoughts? But you watch millions of things everyday and each one of them have potential to create a series of thought chain. That’s why you are in constant stream of thinking. Obviously thinking generates range of emotions. Emotions like anger,frustration and love all can consume your energy. Eyes are the biggest source of thought generation and thoughts drain you throughout the day.
This is one of the reasons why all religions invited Idol worship and prayers. In worship and prayer you close your eyes. All Idols in worship places hold your attention. This is the reason why religious and worship places immediately uplift you. There is a shift in your energy levels as your eyes are focused. Whenever you are in choiceless awareness or in present moment awareness there is an ocean of energy available to you. There is a good chance you meet divine energy in silence. Idols, Lamps, lights, all are nothing but tools to take you towards divine energy.
Meditators across the world are attractive people because of preservation of energy. Gurus, sages, mediators have such following because they make you relax. Their eyes gives you glimpse what you are not. You tend to get sucked by their energy and magnetism in eyes. It is common to comment on brightness and sparkle in Eyes. Meditation gives powerful energy to eyes.
Now something for you to take home: Light meditation is one of the easiest mediations to do. Watching a candle or lamp for 20-30 minutes without blinking can give you such an easy understanding of meditation. If you can manage to watch a light or lamp for at least 30 minutes morning and evening then slowly you will start realizing you have more energy to do lot of things in life. As you progress in meditation you will learn to manage your energy thru eyes. I strongly recommend this meditation to painters, artists, photographers, or any body who use their eye creatively.
If you can learn to keep eyes still whenever it is not needed then you will also see more colors, more beauty and more love in this world. You will be surprised that the same trees and leaves which you have been used to looks so different and beautiful.
There is an old Sufi saying that “you need to have Laila’s eyes to see Majnu” Majnu and Laila were folklore lovers in the likes of Romeo and Juliet. But Sufis are mystics. So they are using love story to tell you something about God. You need have eyes which are still to look at God. Once you have eyes of meditation then you need not have any guru or teacher to introduce you to God. You will have eyes of God.
Love dear ones and that’s a ton of it.
Suresh
Greetings ~
Very nicely put, and I enjoyed reading the post. I remember sitting with a very wise person who told me that eyes see a lot and give a lot more ( he meant that when you see so many things which are not doing anything to addify for your growth you can in turn lose a lot of your postive energy)
btw – hopped on here through Sanjay’s blog !!
Tk care ~
bendtherulz
May 29, 2007 at 11:55 am
Great text, Suresh!
I like your observation about the paintings of enlightened masters.
I know it is also advisable not to look (or at least not that much) into the eyes of others – though the temptations of very big, for the eyes are the soul-reflection of a person.
It is also interesting how much the eyes can tell about the “history” – I noticed that eyes of eastern people (Indians, Arabs, Japanese) are very deep, what I call “thousad years old”, very magical feeling. But beautiful!
Russian eyes, people say are very “open” and sincere, you can read everything
axinia
May 29, 2007 at 12:16 pm
a very nice thought provoking article.The whole connection between eyes and the world is amazing.
preethi
May 29, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Thank you for such an enlightening essay. I’ve never heard it put quite that way, but it’s very true. Thanks for a wonderful site that uplifts me every time I read it. Your photos are beautiful and make me smile.
Simonk
May 29, 2007 at 9:30 pm
What about the blind people?
madhu
May 30, 2007 at 3:26 am
Unbelievable pair of eyes!
She is magnetic and I can look into her eyes forever. what a photo! suresh, I read your article ofn eyes and I am really uplifted.
superb photo! Great article. You are the mastr of secrets.
on a personal note – Ar you a witchcraft practictioner suresh! I keep hearing your name cropping up in UK witchforum circles often? can you write something about Witches please.
Christina
May 30, 2007 at 3:27 am
Madhu
Blind people have more capability with other senses because the energy of eyes is channelized to other sensory organs. But then my blog was not about eyes it was about awareness. eyes was just a topic to drive home silence.
Love
Suresh Gundappa
May 30, 2007 at 3:34 am
Suresh,
You have the eyes of a poet and the heart of a saint. I really love the eyes, they truly are the window of the Soul. They express light, love and life. I can’t wait to try the candle method that you describe. Your photography is magnificent. It shows such depth and universal textures of balance, color and vibrancy. A great eye for detail.
Alexys Fairfiled
May 30, 2007 at 8:17 am
Thanks Alexys , You have a great blog yourself. To my other reader friends . please check out Alexys fairfiled Blog (http://godsleuth.blogspot.com/)
Christina – thanks for your comments , this photo is of someone I know well ( my daughter!), I already have post on witchcraft, Please read it. Use search button on my blog to find that article.
Suresh Gundappa
May 30, 2007 at 9:39 am
I knew it is your daoughter`s`photo!
one can feel it…
axinia
May 30, 2007 at 10:56 am
Thanks Axinia,
I know you are well traveled and woman of substantial spiritual quality. All comments from you are gracefully received and appreciated. Thanks for everything! I also know that you have deep knowledge about this subject ; probably lot more than most of my readers.
Suresh Gundappa
May 30, 2007 at 11:30 am
Suresh, I am deeply touched by your appreciation! thank you.
axinia
May 30, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Oh My GOd!
I did’t know that She is your daughter! I am sure she is going break few hearts when she grows up! hehehe
Christina
May 31, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Mmmm christina
I am not sure about her breaking hearts
But definitely she is going to break my heart looking at the way boys are lining up outside my house 
Thank you
Suresh Gundappa
May 31, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Very interesting. I will practice this awarness. Thank-you.
tobeme
May 31, 2007 at 6:52 pm
highly commendable write up analyising the power of eyes in such abeautiful manner I am
thrilled to read. what great thought and u have given all of us to ponder over the power of eyes.
photo is simply catchy and more so now after knowing who she is.
great days ahead and all the best for future to your lovely daughter.
praneshachar
June 1, 2007 at 6:35 am
Praneshachar, Thank you for your blessings and Comments, As always your comments are highly appreciated by one and all
Suresh Gundappa
June 1, 2007 at 7:10 am
Dear Suresh, makes a lot of sense. One query is isn’t computer like a lamp? Why do software engineers feel so tired. At the end of the day if we happen to look at the passengers of a software bus on Hosur road, it seems as if they’ve just been picked up from some refugee camp
Thinking about your post again, many answers are in it eg “thoughts drain you throughout the day” – its with so much of thought involved. Really would be nice to know ways for those who work intensively with a computer all day, if its possible to leverage on such ideas to make it an advantage!
Sanjay M
June 3, 2007 at 6:05 am
speed reading technique teaches us to scan several words at a time instead of seperate scans, wondering if thats relevant in this context.
Sanjay M
June 3, 2007 at 6:12 am
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June 3, 2007 at 6:30 am
Sanjay good question, I keep getting this question often so let me try and simplify my answer.
First things first: Keeping eye still is a tool towards making your mind still, it just doesn’t happen by looking at something alone. It’s only a starting point. When you look at some Visual which is not dynamic( important criteria) then your mind tend to get bored or can become inactive. At this moment the energy in your eyes is available for awareness. There is a subtle shift in awareness. At this moment if you can be aware then consciousnesses takes over.
Second, computer screen is not a single source of light. It’s million rays of light available to you in an organized manner thru cathode ray tube or LCD. the very nature of computer screen is dynamic just like movie screen. Also very rarely you have fixed eyes on computer screen, : you actually move from letter to letter, word to word, Line to line and corner to corner. add to all these fonts, lines, spaces, colors, animations adds new dimension.
thirdly, the trick is in looking – you should always look at far away objects. you should always look at points which hold your attention like small dot on white wall. after you learn the trick actually you can still look at computer screen and can maintain awareness. Watching your nose tip is very famous buddhist meditation.
As for speed reading technique is concerned the very word means faster processing at the brain level. Awareness is beyond brain, thoughtlessness is beyond mind. In-fact no-mind is where Awareness exists.
Hope this helps and take care.
Suresh Gundappa
June 3, 2007 at 7:05 am
hmm… makes a lot of sense.
after you learn the trick actually you can still look at computer screen and can maintain awareness – wow thats so amazing just to know that its even possible.
This had been a long standing question, Thank you Suresh.
Sanjay M
June 5, 2007 at 9:46 am