Have you ever seen the image of Jesus in an icon? He is definitely staring at you, but he also has these inner eyes that are looking somewhere deep. The result is the feeling of being drawn in, invited into something going on inside of him. Jesus’ interior life has something to do with the one whom his heart loves (Song 3:3): a gazing upon his beloved, a constant act of trust, a deep and abiding feeling of peace. Even though the old warning to maintain “custody of the eyes” seems like old-fashioned advice in our modern times, there really is something to being disciplined about where we look. Indeed, if we, through our eyes, are giving ourselves away to the various alluring objects in our surroundings or on our phone screens, we forfeit the inner intimacy that we are actually desperate to find. Let’s therefore have the humility to use our eyelids as natural shields that guard our souls. Let’s get into the habit of sitting quietly in a chair in the morning or evening, with our eyes closed, looking inward, remembering what it is like to be with the beloved. Let’s, like Jesus, become people who learn to love others by simply looking at them (Mk 10:21). Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
Voice of Moreau 
Great subject! Thanks for expounding on a most overlooked behavior that must be disciplined.
Jeff
Yes, amen amen!