Question
During the meditation portion of my workout, I see intense colors. Most recently, deep Maroons the turn into intense purple. When I put my palms over my eyes, it turns the most iintense midnight blue, like Im seeing the stars in the sky at night. What d othe colors I'm seeing mean?
Answer
According to the ancient Buddhist Tradition of the Vajrayana, the appearance of colored lights can have a number of causes. Most generally, it can signal that the energy (prana) has entered the central channel. The oral tradition on this point, is to remain utterly relaxed without desiring or clinging to the appearances. When selflessness and appearance meet, there is true meditation. Selflessness has two aspects, the selflessness of ego or personal transcendence and the selflessness of things--meaning no fixation on any objective phenomena. When the two selflessnesses arise simultaneously with the colored lights of pure energy meditate on the vastness without limit. When limitlessness and light mingle, there is awakening to the timeless firmament. This is actual meditation and very healing. During the postmeditative state, remember that spaciousness if you want to sustain your contemplation. When that spaciousness saturates all experience such that experience itself is ever inseparable from space--that is the Buddha mind.
Hopes this helps,
Palbar
