The Teachings of Ajahn Suchart.
17 September 2025
Q: Whenever my mind started to concentrate on breathing in and out, there is always a white light appearing, how should I deal with this?
Phra Ajahn: Just ignore it. Just pay attention to your breath then anything that appears will eventually disappears. Don’t give any attention to it because it will distract you from your meditation practice. Your practice is to watch your breath. Just keep watching your breath and ignore everything else. It’s all distractions. It’s something that you cannot prevent or get rid of by yourself. It will get rid of itself if you don’t pay any attention to it. It comes and it goes. The Buddha said ‘Treat it like aniccaṁ, dukkhaṁ, anattā.’
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Q: In this spiritual path, what is the importance of feedback in terms of receiving feedback or giving feedback to others?
Personally, I find it quite useful because sometimes I get feedback from monks which helps me to improve, and at home, my family members also give me feedback. What is Ajahn’s opinion on this?
Phra Ajahn: Well, giving feedback or advice to people depends on 2 things: First, your advice is a good advice or not a good advice; second, for the persons who receive your advice, whether they’re happy and willing to accept it or not. You have to know these because some people don’t like to be given any advice. If you tell them something, they get angry at you so you shouldn’t advise such people. And if you advise people the wrong thing, it is hurting them more than helping them. So you have to be sure that your advice is good, profitable and beneficial.
You have to prove it yourself first, it is not something you think of. Because what you think of might not be what it should be. You have to prove it by practicing it yourself first then you are certain, you are 100% sure.
So when you’re asked to give advice, then you could give the advice. But if you’re not asked, maybe it’s better just to leave people alone because it might create problems, sometimes people might despise you for it.
So you have to know these 2 things.
“Dhamma in English, Nov 12, 2019.”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
YouTube: Dhamma in English.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_BnRZmNgECsJGS31F495g
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