Penang Retreat Nov 2019 Q&A Group 4 Round 4 (43:55-45:15)
Yogi: I don’t know how to practice seeing.
Sayadaw: Close and open your eyes repeatedly – practice this way.
When you close your eyes, you don’t see; when you open your eyes, you see.
I started practicing seeing this way. I don’t see and now I see – after a while sights become obvious. So, practice this way.
My teacher didn’t teach me how to practice seeing. I learned myself and whenever I was free in the shop, I would practice seeing by closing and opening my eyes.
When I told my teacher that I was practicing seeing, he would say that nobody took the trouble to practice seeing. He said it was a good idea and encouraged me to continue the practice.
You cannot avoid seeing in daily life because we see and look all the time.