Sight – Most Over-rated Sense

Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, and sixth sense what we call gut feeling. Of these sight is most over-rated and kind of shadows hearing and smell. Reflect and you will agree. We prefer videos to podcasts, TV shows to Radio Shows and literally close our eyes only to sleep.

Keep all your senses active and use them. Some useful tips:

• Tune in to Podcasts/Radio Shows and listen with eyes closed.

• With eyes closed listen to birds singing, wind blowing and traffic sounds and understand them better. Try having morning tea in balcony with eyes closed.

• Listen to rain falling, wind blowing, feel the moisture and fragrances.

• With closed eyes, play guessing game and identify fruits/vegetables/flowers/food by their smell.

• Touch and feel objects, identity them and then open eyes and see how close you are.

• Try yoga poses, especially ones sitting and lying down, with eyes closed.