The Blog   Meditation | The Self | June 23, 2012  Look Into My
Eyes     One behavior that you can readily notice in many gurus,
as well as in their students, is an unusual commitment to
maintaining eye contact. In the best case, this behavior emerges
from a genuine comfort in the presence of other people and deep
interest in their well-being. Given this frame of mind, there
may not be a reason to look elsewhere. But maintaining eye
contact can also become a way of “acting spiritual”—and an
intrusive affectation. Needless to say, there are people who
maintain rigid eye lock, not from an attitude of openness and
interest—or from a desire to appear open and interested—but as
an aggressive and narcissistic show of dominance. (Psychopaths
tend to make exceptionally good eye contact.) Whatever the
motive behind it, there can be tremendous power in an unwavering
gaze.  Most of you know what I’m talking about, but if you want
to witness a glorious example of the grandiosity that a person’s
eyes can convey, watch a fe