A guided mindfulness meditation on a visual object. Using the faculty of the eye can be a powerful door into mindfulness practice. In this meditation, we place a natural physical object in front of our gaze, and rest the mind calmly and non-conceputally on the object in our visual field. When the mind wanders, we bring it gently back to the object. This exercise begins to strengthen our 'muscle' of mindfulness and attention, laying the basis for a state of focused tranquility.