Language and Power of Our Eyes

For Indians, they believe that, being seen by the eyes of the gods is the equivalent of receiving a blessing from them.

How do they find the power of being seen so strong? When we stare at someone, we believe that they will not be aware of it although it does happen often, particularly with mothers "mothers have eyes in the back of their heads". The people in India at one point in time must have been aware of this power that "mothers" have. They may not have understood exactly what happens energetically between someone looking at someone being looked at, but the phenomena must have occur often. As the interaction is intangible, it must have seemed something like magic or from a higher power which allowed for this intangible "magical ability" and could be the reason why they attribute the act of "being looked at" as so powerful.

Although Professor Nelson and many neuroscientists explain this phenomena as being a result of things such as: fear, hyper awareness in a dangerous situation or a misfiring of neurons, I agree with JBK that this is not the only explanation.

As there are numerous frequencies and forms of energy that most of us do not have the ability to detect with our eyes, it certainly does not prove that it does not exist. We see the importance of what one does with their eyes spread cross culturally. For example, in Maine, when you walk past someone on the streets, it is polite to make eye contact and smile, however, from my experience living in France, this is absolutely not the case. Making eye contact with a random person the street sent a message saying either: "I am interested in your attention, come talk to me" or "I am going to come bother you." It is not a pleasant experience or considered polite, and it is all spoken with a simple catch of the eye.

Even the phrase "to come catch someone's eye" implies that there is more to sight than seeing, when you catch something is it more often something physical and has been thrown from one person to another.

Aside from world play and the social power that vision has given us, there are more significant examples of being seen, experienced as a physical sensation. So much so that it has apparently been mentioned in military training manuals to not look directly at someone when approaching from behind because it is likely they will notice and be warned of your approach. This alone corresponds with the evolutionary benefit of being able to know when you are being watched. Generally if you are predator you will be carefully marking all of your pray's movements and it is for the pray's protection that they should be able to sense the staring and save yourself from becoming dinner. In the military you are sneaking up behind someone and most likely with the intention of doing harm to that person so it is for that person's protecting that they can sense being stared at. Maybe it is the intention behind the stare that makes it tangible or maybe it is the state of being hyper aware of your surroundings but there certainly seems to be more to our eyes that just seeing.

The sensation of being seen was possibly more powerful hundreds of years ago when the Indian religious traditions began, but it seems to have in some way lasted in many people up to this day.