i get the same thing, and yes, see the buddha on the road etc etc... ignore it, its a distraction, but then so is this forum so go figure!!
i'm not sure that its qi, what i 'see' is like tv static everywhere but especially around my hands arms body etc, also concentrated at laogong etc.
could be autosuggestion, could be imaginary, but always see it when doing taiji or standing meditation, sitting in zazen can see it, also if i have 'tripped out' (naturally), dont see it very often while doing wing chun.
could just be awareness, more aware of light etc.
actually a weird part of it is that i can see it around cars very clearly!!!! (when they are moving) so i guess its just being more aware of the light and the air - which you really shouldnt be able to 'see' anyway, but i can - it looks like whiteish steam that spirals off the backs of cars as they pass, not unlike spray off the tops of waves.
i see the same stuff spiralling off my arms when doing taiji..
oh, and i also see it much more clearly on my body outside at dusk
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