Eye Mudra

Mudras are used as a way to practice pratyahara, withdrawal of the mind from the sense objects.

More information comes in through our eyes than any other sense organ. It is said that approximately 60% of the information that is taken in while listening to someone, comes from what we see. Through observation, the eyes take in most of the knowledge from the senses. Therefore, to withdraw the mind from the sense-objects, the eyes need to be focused in such a way that this is achieved. There are eye mudras for when the eyes are closed and for when they are open.

The two eyes represent duality. In the outer world, the pair of opposites exist. The battle of good and bad. Light and darkness. When the inner eye opens, one experiences control over the pair of opposites. Higher knowledge dawns and guides.

To open the inner eye, the eye mudras can greatly assist. Eye mudras channel the energy upward to the inner eye. The energy focuses at a specific point due to mental control and the physical application of the eye mudra.

In meditation, one can experience the spontaneous movement of the eyes into a mudra. The eyes close and naturally lift slightly in and up toward the inner eye as the energy moves upward. In this way, mudras can be taught from outside-in (applying the mudra ) or inside-out (spontaneous mudra).