My experience when meditating with eyes open and eyes shut is very different. There are some practices which stipulate “eyes open” meditation. In the past I’ve practiced zazen where you generally “shroud” your eyes, but do not close them and you face a wall to minimize distraction, but also, I believe, to remain “connected” and reduce focusing on “internal” mental phenomena. I believe it is intended to provide a balance.
In the TMI book I believe the recommendation is to sit with eyes closed “for now”. It seems perhaps it is a recommendation to ease into perhaps meditating with eyes open as some point, but I don’t know.
So, the question is which is recommended and why? Is it a matter of “it doesn’t matter” or “do whatever is most comfortable” or is there a prescription for practice?
Thanks!