閉眼觀想時總打瞌睡，睜開眼看著上師的相片算不算觀想？
問：座上誦咒，閉眼觀想時總打瞌睡，睜開眼看著上師的相片算不算觀想？感恩上師！
Question:When I recite mantras and meditate with my eyes closed, I always doze off. Is it an appropriate meditation if I meditate with my eyes open and look at the Guru』s photo? Thank you, Guru.
上師答：觀想也有這樣講的，比如剛開始觀不出來時，可以看唐卡，看照片，再閉上眼睛觀。還觀不出來可以再看，再用心觀。只看唐卡或照片，也不能算觀想，觀想是用心觀想，這是用眼睛看。但是剛開始觀不出來，觀想有困難時可以這樣做。
Guru』s answer:Meditation can be done like this. For example, when we just start meditating and find it hard, we can look at the thangkas or photos, and then we meditate with closed eyes. If we still couldn』t meditate well, we look at them again and try harder. Just looking at thangkas or photos cannot be considered as meditation. Meditation should be done with contemplating by heart rather than looking at things with opened eyes. However, when we just start practicing, it is alright if you find it difficult.
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