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Sight is the ability to see the physical world while vision is
the gift of seeing beyond it. Sight enables us to take the physical world in
so we can participate in it with knowledge. It brings us pleasure through our
eyes, which perceive the colors and shapes of all the myriad expressions of
nature and human beings. It helps us feel in control, allowing us to see what
is coming toward us, which way we are going, and exactly where we are
standing at a given moment. We are able to read signs and books, navigate the
interiors of buildings with ease, sense and perceive how a person is feeling
by the expressions that cross her face.
As anyone who has lost their eyesight can tell you, though, there are things
that are clearer when you cannot see the world through your eyes. One of the
reasons many meditation instructors advise sitting with the eyes closed is
because we automatically become more in touch with our inner world when we
are not distracted by the outer world. It is in this state that vision
becomes our mode of seeing. Vision comes from within and shows us how to
navigate the realms of thought, feeling, and emotion. It enables us to see
things that aren't yet manifested in the world of form, and it also connects
us to that part of ourselves that exists separately from the world of
form.
As we age, even those of us with perfect eyesight will generally lose some of
our acuity, but this loss is usually replaced with inner vision. This is the
time of life when we are meant to turn inside and take what are sometimes the
very first steps of a journey that cannot be traced on a map. We call upon
intuition and feel our way along a path that ultimately carries us beyond the
realm we can see with our eyes and into the land of spirit.
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