What Seeing Colors in Meditation Really Means

People often ask me,

“I saw a violet light during meditation — does that mean I’m in Dhyana (Meditation)?”

It’s a sincere question. And I understand the excitement — something shifted, something unusual happened. But here’s how I explain it, simply:

It’s like sensing someone is upset

Imagine you walk into a room and sense that someone is upset.

No one says anything. No one looks visibly angry. But somehow, you know.

You can’t describe “upset” itself — only how it expresses. It’s not what you see in them. It’s what unfolds in them and what is understood in you.

That’s it. That’s what meditation is.

It’s not the color — it’s the emergence

People get caught up in the color they saw, or the image that flashed. But it’s not the color. It’s the emergence of the color. That shift — that movement — before it becomes anything solid.

It’s not the wave. It’s the tremor beneath the surface.

Most thoughts come fully formed. But in meditation, if the mind becomes quiet enough, you can sense the forming of a thought — not the thought itself. 

That’s where Dhyana begins

And when your attention begins to rest in that pre-form, without naming, judging, or following — that’s Dhyana.

Not because something beautiful appeared. But because your attention didn’t chase it.

It stayed. It merged.

It’s not what you see. 

True meditation isn’t about what you see.
It’s about the seeing — and the stillness from which it all arises.

That stillness isn’t something you can capture.
It’s a presence you come to recognize.

And when you do, you’ll know.
No explanation.
Just the unfolding — and its understanding.