Talk Sixteen: Walking — Observing Movements and Mental States (Step by Step)
During walking meditation, the head should not be inclined too low. The eyes should rest naturally at a distance of about six feet (approximately two arm-lengths) ahead. One observes the process of changing while walking.
If seeing, hearing, or thinking (thoughts) arise, these too must be contemplated. As for how long a yogi should walk, this must be decided by oneself, according to one’s condition.
As samādhi develops, the yogi forgets the surroundings; the mind becomes absorbed in the contemplative object and may become unaware of time. This may be one reason why some Thai Ajahns were able to walk for many hours on the walking path.
At this stage, I am instructing you not yet to contemplate anicca. Practice is still within satipaṭṭhāna at the initial level, primarily for the purpose of developing samādhi.
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