With one's eyes open

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With one's eyes open

With one's eyes open

From the perspective of reality as it is. Without illusions (see also 'He opened his eyes').

("And Elisha prayed and said, O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see" (Kings 2:17), and similarly: 'May your soul be purified and your intellect enlightened, so that all hidden matters will be revealed within you, and you will see the true forms with eyes open, and the gate of virtues will be opened for you, and the veil that separates you from the wisdom of the Creator will be lifted' (Sefer Chovot HaLevavot, Sha'ar 8, Sha'ar Cheshbon HaNefesh, 4).)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בְּעֵינַיִם פקוחות

Definition (Hebrew)

מִתּוֹךְ ראיית הַמְּצִיאוּת כַּמּוּת שֶׁהִיא. לְלֹא אַשְׁלָיוֹת (רְאֵה גַּם "פקח אֶת עֵינָיו").

("וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמַר, ה', פְּקַח נָא אֶת עֵינָיו וְיִרְאֶה"- מְלָכִים ב ו יז, וְכֵן:"תזך נַפְשֵׁךְ ויאור שכלך ויצטייר לְךָ כָּל עִנְיָן נֶעֱלַם בנפשך, וְתִרְאֶה צוּרוֹת האמתות בְּעֵינַיִם פקוחות ויפתח לְךָ שַׁעַר המעלות, ויגל הַמָּסָךְ הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין חָכְמַת הַבּוֹרֵא"- סַפָּר חובות הלבבות שַׁעַר ח, שַׁעַר חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַנֶּפֶשׁ, ד)

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