Mind in Comfort and Ease Posture meaning

A meditative posture used in the ancient teachings of Dzogchen, this posture involves a straightened back, while allowing the lower back to curve naturally and the head to balance comfortably on the neck. One is to sit cross-legged, representing the unity of life and death, good and bad, skill and wisdom, male and female, samsara and nirvana, and humor and non-duality. The eyes should remain open, focusing on a point on the ground in front of the body. As meditation begins, one's gaze should expand. The mouth should remain open, and one should breathe normally through it, preventing 'karmic winds,' or distracting thoughts, from entering.