Lights

Dondontan SG

Does anyone has any encounter on seeing lights?

After I chanted to dedicate merits to the loved ones, I saw red light. I have a friend who also sometimes chant, she saw red light when she was crying due to some problems she is facing.

I encounter seeing blue and white lights.

What does buddhism say about these lights? A Taoist shifu told me red light is from the dark, white and blue lights are good.

An Eternal Now SG

I am not sure what to make of the lights. May not be very important. Tibetan book of the dead mention lights but I think may not be directly related to what you saw.

After the appearance of the various psychical manifestations run their
course, the lights of the six realms appear. Here, the soul can choose the
next rebirth. These lights are not as bright as the dazzling appearances

before, but this is just as important as the spirit can choose its next rebirth.
According to Buddhism, everyone reincarnates unless they have become
completely enlightened during the Bardo stage. Even enlightened masters
choose to reincarnate, because they are Bodhisattvas who have vowed to be
reborn until every being is saved (McLean 1999).

For each realm, there is a different colored light. The grey smoky light
represents the hell realm, where anger is the dominant emotion. The yellow
light represents the realm of the hungry ghosts, which is characterized by
craving, and the green light is that of the animal realm. The blue light is
that of the human realm. The red light is the realm of the assuras, jealous
gods who are more powerful than humans; the white light is that of the godly
realm, which is said to be heavenly, but is characterized by pride. Although
it may seem more desirable to be reborn in the gods’ realm, it is said that
the human realm is the best one, because here exists a mix of pleasure and
suffering to make one’s consciousness strive to evolve (Dzogchen Ponlop
2007: 211-217).