Soul Gazing

A Wonderful Way to Connect With Your Person...

December 20, 2023

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TODAY'S LEARNING
Soul Gazing

Soul gazing is a kind of concentration meditation, like breath meditation. In one, our focus is fixed on the breath; in the other, it is fixed on another person's eyes. Similar to breath meditation, you practice letting thoughts and feelings come and go, paying attention to when your focus stray from the focus point and gently bringing it back. An additional advantage of soul gazing is that it gets more and more captivating with practice.

Soul gazing is a deep and personal act that brings two people together on an emotional and spiritual level. It can happen between lovers, friends, or even strangers.

How to Practice Soul Gazing

We don't usually engage in soul gazing with others in our daily lives. Gazing directly into someone's eyes seems impolite. After a brief exchange, we look away. Consequently, soul gazing can feel intrusive and uncomfortable at first, but you may find that it satisfies a deeper inner craving.

We yearn to feel connected to our beloved; we desire to be present. By soul gazing, one can access a connection with the present moment. Come together with someone you love to start this empowering soul-gazing trip.

  1. Begin in a seated position facing each other. You should feel comfortable. You could be cross-legged on the floor or across from each other in chairs or on the bed.

  2. Give each other a heartfelt greeting. This little ritual of bowing towards each other with hands in prayer helps us acknowledge that we are entering a special time.

  3. Shut your eyes. With your eyes closed, you can establish a physical connection by holding hands.

  4. Examine your mental condition. Are you preoccupied with ideas regarding your to-do list or the day? Take a few gentle breaths, focusing only on your breathing, to distract yourself from those ideas. To help the body relax, you can roll your neck and wiggle your shoulders.

  5. Take a moment to notice what you are feeling. Pay attention to your chest and heart. Are you at ease right now? Joyful? Uneasy? If you feel uncomfortable, can you be okay with that?

  6. Observe any mental dialogue that is still ongoing. Accept them, even as you return your attention to your breath moving through your body.

  7. Give yourself a kind smile. Take note of your feelings about that. Do you feel a warmth rising from inside your chest, pushing against your cheeks? This smile inside, reserved for you, is a sign that you're ready.

  8. Give a small signal to your partner that you are ready. You could gently pat them on the knee or give them a squeeze.

  9. Open your eyes gradually. Let your eyes find each other.

  10. Peer into your significant other's eyes. Quickly choose left or right to gaze into, and don't waffle during the exercise. Typically, you might wish to concentrate on the left eye. According to Taoist tradition, the right side is Yang (masculine and active), whereas the left side is Yin (feminine and receptive). You may find yourself staring into their left eye, but it's acceptable if your natural tendency is to look into their right eye. Our faces can store emotions differently on various sides. Just take note of how one eye appears "bolder," "sadder," or "more distant" than the other.

  11. Give your gaze your whole focus. Feelings and thoughts are unimportant. Simply leave them alone. Say "We are one" quietly and with an open heart to receive your partner's love.

  12. Keep your gaze still. The stillness of your gaze helps quiet your mind. Observe how the mind calms and the ego releases its hold on you. You become a centered witness and stop identifying so deeply with your body, mind, and thoughts.

  13. Give your spouse permission to be precisely who they are in this time. Usually, we project energy into the world through our eyes and analyze it. Do the opposite instead. This is what I refer to as "allowing" in a great way:

  14. Give yourself permission to relax and let yourself get sucked into the purity of the now.

Allow your peripheral vision to soften.

Allow your eyes to attract energy and love.

Allow yourself to receive.

Allow any minor visual changes, such as distortions of your partner's face or shadows in the room, to be present.

Allow the breath to move freely.

Allow a merging—an integration—between seeing, thinking, breathing, and being.

Allow a feeling of devotion and reverence to be present.

  1. Give yourself permission to feel more than just your partner's personality. Embrace the fundamental humanity in your spouse, just as you do, and take pleasure in simply existing in shared breathing, gazing, and being that has no end in sight.

  2. Try practicing breathing in harmony. You can, if you're feeling really motivated, gently and effortlessly match your breathing to that of your partner. Your spouse doesn't have to be aware of it.

  3. Notice any wounds you are hanging on to. Consider forgiving your partner for any wounds you attribute to them. Is that even feasible? If not, also accept that. Everything is well.

  4. End with a second heart salutation and the words “I honor you as an aspect of myself.”

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