HOW DO I DEVELOP & IMPROVE THE PERCEPTION OF LIGHT? - Dhamma Q&A

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast</strong>.</p> <p>In this segment, we look at the question that has been asked:</p> <p><strong>"I am quite keen to see whether I can improve my ‘āloka-saññā’ meditation. It was kindly explained [at a recent Dhamma session]. Still I could not take in every thing that was explained. I have meditated on a bright white light only. Will you be able to explain it more on how to proceed?”</strong></p> <p>To answer this question we</p> <ul> <li>- examine some key sutta references and Buddha's teachings on light and the perception of light</li> <li>- briefly revisit the perception of light as the medicine for dullness &amp; drowsiness and the Buddha's teaching to Venerable Mahamoggallana (prior to his full awakening) on the seven ways to overcome drowsiness</li> <li>- explain how applying the perception of light to other meditations can aid concentration and deepen insight</li> <li>- look at the relationship with colour and white light and how we can use that to improve our practice.</li> </ul> <p>Suttas mentioned in this segment:</p> <ul> <li><em>— Samādhibhāvanā Sutta </em>(AN 4.41)</li> <li><em>— Dutiyasūriya Sutta </em>(SN 56.38)</li> <li><em>— Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta </em>(SN 56.11)</li> <li><em>— Tevijja Sutta</em> (Iti 99)</li> <li><em>— Ghoṭamukhasutta </em>(MN 94)</li> <li><em>— Pacalāyamāna Sutta </em>(AN 7.61)</li> <li><em>— Karaṇīyametta Sutta</em> (Sn 1.8)</li> <li><em>— Suttatthasamuccayabhūmi </em>(Pe 6)</li> </ul> <p>Bohoma pin to the person who asked this Dhamma question.</p> <p>PLEASE NOTE - you can send in questions via the <strong>voice messaging feature on the anchor.fm website or podcast app</strong> OR via <strong>email suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com</strong>.</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO with presentation slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndc9M4gRjZI</strong></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/suttameditati