Open-Eyed Meditation

One of the special characteristics of Raja Yoga meditation (as taught by the
Brahma Kumaris) is that I learn to meditate with my eyes open. The training
of the mind, so that it creates thoughts, to give a positive experience,
helps me in facing not only my daily routine, but specifically, in dealing
with unexpected practical life situations that test my real power. Mastering
the art of meditating with my eyes open can be of immense value to me in my
practical life.

If I restrict myself to seated meditation with my eyes closed, then I am
prevented from continuing the meditative experience in the course of my
normal activities i.e. walking, eating, cooking, working in the office,
moving around and so on.

Meditation is at the same time an incredibly relaxing experience as well as
brings about an increase of perception (judgement) powers and sharper
reaction response. In this way, I can be walking along the street in a
meditative state and yet have a very quick perception (judgement) and
reaction response to the surrounding pedestrians and traffic.