Question:
I have been meditating for about 6 months, and I use your cd that moves one through the chakras. I usually meditate in the dark in front of a mirror, because the first time I meditated, I happened to glance in a mirror, and I saw wondrous colors. The colors, mostly red but also dark blue, orange and yellow, appear as bright points or watery shapes or patches, and they appear randomly around my face and upper body. I cannot find any comments on seeing colors in this way in any reading I have found. Can you place this experience in some kind of perspective for me? Thank you so much.
Answer:
The colors you see are the result of the refinement of perception that occurs during the meditation. But that subtle perception is not the ultimate goal of the meditation. So rather than letting your attention get distracted by the passing scenery, it is better to gently bring your mind back from the colors to the meditation itself. That way you keep your flow of awareness inward and directed toward your growth. Now when you meditate it would be better to move away from the mirror and sit comfortably in natural daylight, so as not to encourage the expectation of looking for colors.
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Oh, Deepak, they set the scene for me. The rich purple tells me I'm on song and, the uncatchable kaleidoscope, that I should not be set in my ways.
Love,
ed
Thank you for sharing Ed. I see rich purple as well and didn't understand it.
Love and Light
marie
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