Getting Started

By Bhikkhu, Buddhadasa

Book Id: WPLBN0000704209
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Getting Started
Author:	Bhikkhu, Buddhadasa
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
Collections:	Buddhist Literature Collection, BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information and Education Network
Historic Publication Date:
Publisher:	Buddhanet: Buddhist Information and Education Network


Citation APA MLA Chicago Bhikkhu, B. B. (n.d.). Getting Started. Retrieved from https://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information and Education Network document.

Excerpt
Excerpt: Sit up straight (with all the vertebrae of the spine fitting together snugly). Keep your head upright. Direct your eyes towards the tip of your nose so that nothing else is seen. Whether you see it or not doesn't really matter, just gaze in its direction. Once you get used to it, the results will be better than closing the eyes, and you won't be encouraged to fall asleep so easily. In particular, people who are sleepy should practice with their eyes open rather than closed. Practice like this steadily and they will close by themselves when the time comes for them to close. (If you want to practice with your eyes closed from the start, that's up to you.) Still, the method of keeping the eyes open gives better results. Some people, however, will feel that it's too difficult, especially those who are attached to closing their eyes. They won't be able to practice with their eyes open, and may close them if they wish.