Yogi: When the mind is too quiet, I cannot observe anymore because the mind gets absorbed into the calmness.
Sayadaw: Open your eyes and you won’t get absorbed into the quietness. You can watch your feelings, touching sensation, sounds and seeing – just stay aware with your eyes open.
When it becomes very quiet and you sit with your eyes closed, it’s not that there is nothing; it’s because things have become subtle. You have to learn to be aware of the subtle stuff or stay aware enough until the awareness can catch up with the subtlety.
If you get absorbed into the quietness, then it’s better to keep your eyes open.
Between the quietness and the awareness, you should know the awareness rather than the quietness.
Objects are always there – they’re either subtle or gross. When it’s very quiet and you’re thinking to yourself ‘What do I do?’ you can recognize that the mind is thinking those thoughts. That’s still activity; the mind never stops working. So, don’t miss that.