Re: Thieves rob your mind ...
Namasté,
My first thought about these words is that by "eyes" he is referring to the inner vision that should be awake and searching during meditation. If a person simply closes his physical eyes and "meditates" by sitting calmly with no real goal, then "thieves" like pride (How holy and pure I am, I'm meditating!) and arrogance (This 'spirituality' thing is easier than I thought! And people act like it's hard!) arise to disturb the realisation of Self. The realisation - one's most valuable treasure - will only arise with the inner eyes wide open, bravely searching out the aspirant's ignorance and seeking its remedy.
What about you, Yajvan; how do you "see" (couldn't resist the pun) this teaching?
"What was, what is, what will be: I am That." -from BÄá¹£kalamantra Upaniá¹£ad
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