Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

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Guided meditation on looking into somebody’s face

 

When I give the instructions , please listen carefully without doing it, until I tell you when to start:

Please find a partner and sit opposite to each other
One person will be looking, the other person will sit with eyes closed.

The question for both is : How do I see you? Who are you?

The person with eyes closed will ask herself this question by reflecting on her memories about this partner.
And the on looking person will find out by looking into the others face.

Please find out who will be the onlooker, and who will stay with eyes closed - is that clear?


Now, please , start both with eyes closed.
First direct your attention to your breathing in and out. Do this for a few breaths.

Now the person who has agreed to the onlooker, can open their eyes, while the other person stays with eyes closed, stay with eyes closed, just remembering - what you know about the other, and how you feel about him/her.

There are some questions for the person with open eyes:
Make a journey over the face in front of you.
Watch all the details but also your feelings and reactions to it.

Start at the forehead
how does the hair frame the forehead?
What is the colour of the skin? Does the light reflect in some places?
Can you see pores, wrinkles, moles? - Scars?
What is the form of the eyebrows, and how much space is between them?
Do both eyes look similar or is there a difference?
How does the back of the nose meet the forehead?
Can you see the nostrils? Are they moving with the breath?
What is the form of the line between the lips?
What signs in the face you look at tell you something about her age?
What do you find most typical about this face? Is the face the person? Or only surface?
Can you see what s/he is feeling right now
Can you be aware of the space between this face and your face?
Now the person with the eyes closed is opening her eyes.

Please look into each others eyes.
Does that feel different
For a moment share you experience with your partner


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