Anonymous
You don't HAVE to close your eyes if you can concentrate hard enough to shut out everything around you, but closing your eyes helps.
Matthew
If I'm going to meditate I'm going to meditate on the written word of almighty god Jehovah and I can't do that if I can't see the written word of Jehovah.
Forrest Toney
Only if you want to temporarily escape reality
Anonymous
It probably couldn't hurt.
Carmen
no. There are different types of meditation. You can meditate while taking a stroll around the neighborhood.