Energy: The Life Force . Chi Energy animates matter, infusing it with life. As a result, it is often described as the life force. It not only permeates the empty spaces between material objects in Taoism, it is part of their composition. In people and animals, for example, chi is responsible for the functioning of the organs, including the cardio-respiratory system. This life force circulates throughout the body with the blood so that it can provide its own particular form of nutrition to the myriad cells. Every living organism has some way to assimilate chi. Human beings, animals, and plants alike ingest chi along with the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the food they eat. Once inside, chi moves to various locations and begins to perform its many functions. The most common of these functions are generally related to the proper functioning and continued operation of the body or plant. There are hints here and there in our culture that we in the Western world once did recognize the mysterious life force of Taoism called chi. Have you ever wondered, for example, why a mother kisses her childs wound to try and make it better? Its remarkable that after her kiss, the pain does often vanish. Psychologists may tell you this phenomenon has nothing to do with the kiss itself. Its effectiveness, they say, is a result of the suggestion placed in the childs mind: The pain disappears as a result of a type of hypnosis induced by the mother.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 01:23:08 +0000