Imagine
the body to be full of water, with the water being slowly let out from the
bottom of your feet. As the water level
drops, dissolve everything at the new level – front, back and sides.
The
energy gates are major relay stations of the body, where the strength of the
life current (chi) moving through the system is regulated. Many gates are
located at joints or, more precisely, in the actual space between the bones of
a joint. These gates should not be
conceived of as simple anatomical locations.
They must be felt with the mind, for they are part of your subtle energy
body.
He then
demonstrated what he meant with two piles of coins. He put the first pile in a paper bag and laid
a knife next to it. He said, “you want
sung be like money. Make body be like
money.” Then he took the knife and cut
the bag. The coins poured out (letting
go of physical tension), fell (releasing chi downward), separated (loosening
the insides of the body), scattered over the floor and soon stopped moving (the
body fully sung).
Strengthening
and balancing the energy of your mind enhances your ability to detect subtle
nuances and to perceive the world and its patterns at every increasing levels
of complexity. People who do not
practice some form of energy development may never acquire these abilities.