Originally Posted by
jimhere 
Another reason I find these discussions so enlightening.
I have been told about meditating with the eyes open, but have not tried it. Thanks for the link, zencat. I also use a timer, not a noisy one, but I find the idea of using incense as a timer intriguing. I think I will try it.
I had never heard of such a thing as meditating with eyes open, but it makes sense to me. I noticed this morning that with my eyes closed, they were darting about behind my eyelids. I need to pick a focal point or my eyeballs will keep looking for one independently! So annoying!