Chi, Can You Feel It Now?

Chi energy (qi) is talked about so often and in so many different ways, no wonder so many people find it confusing. I think a good comparison to chi is love. Love is something all emotionally functional people feel. Sometimes it we feel it very strongly and sometimes it’s difficult to find.

Chi is a subtle energy, so much so that many people find they can’t feel it at all. Once you’ve found it, and you’ve spent time just listening to it, you’ll find the sensation grows stronger. The sensation grows from a barely discernible current, to a fragile flow, and finally to a ranging current.

If you’ve ever meditated on your own heartbeat, you’ll have an idea of what I mean. At first all you hear are the sounds of your environment, then you notice the sound of your own breathing. Once you’ve found the sound of your heartbeat, it grows stronger and stronger until the blood flowing through your veins sounds like a raging river flowing in pulses.

With Chi, once you feel it strongly you know the second your body goes out of alignment. This alignment is what makes the chi flow more powerfully. I’m still working at it, but my take is that once you feel it you can begin to control it, once you can control it it’s power grows.

For those who have never felt chi, or love for that matter, its meaning can be difficult to grasp. You can’t make it happen, all you can do is look for it. Once you’ve found it it’s a bit like waiting for a butterfly to land on your hand, if you try to force it, it won’t happen. I leave you today with this apt quote about love.

“Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.” ~ Anon

Your thoughts?

John

P.S. I found this quote here: http://thinkexist.com/quotation/love_is_just_a_word_until_someone_comes_along_and/252888.html

I found this pic here: http://www.layoutjelly.com/graphics/1/comments/Butterfly/

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