When I meditate on ajna and guru chakras I reach a uninterrupted blissful state. However, while in that state after some time I get clear, powerful visions of the Buddha in various forms and divine light showered by him on me. I am neither a practising buddhist nor have I ever visited a vihara or spoken to any buddhist monk so far. So I wonder why I am getting these visions? Thanks.
—Prashanth, Qatar
Perhaps these visions in meditation are simply a gift from the divine, to bless you spiritually and help you in going deeper still in your meditations. But because they are specifically of the Buddha, perhaps they represent a spiritual direction for you to explore further. That will be for you to determine, mainly in your meditations. One way to do this is to be aware of what kind of inspiration these visions when meditating leave you with. Is it simply Divine upliftment, or is there a directional feeling to the inspiration that you experience?
Regarding why you would be receiving visions in meditation of the Buddha specifically, I would say that our experiences in this present lifetime make up a very small part of the totality of who we are. This totality will include experiences from many lifetimes. For that reason I don’t find it unusual that you would be receiving these visions.
Also the Buddha, born as an Indian prince, was an avatar who came to awaken people to their own divine reality within. As with Krishna and Jesus Christ, it is the followers of these great masters who create separate religions in their names. But the essential message of each master is the same, “Go within and know who you really are in your true Self.”
One of the Buddha’s universal statements was that the reason we should love everyone is that everyone (in one lifetime or another) has been our father, mother, son, daughter, friend, lover, etc.
Many blessings to you on your spiritual journey.
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