Mayka Dear, Yes, having unobstructed chi flow enhances our awareness to phenomena inside and outside of us. This is recorded in the oldest Chinese bible for Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon.
The original Chinese text for awareness also means, feel, sense, awaken, discover. And these functions are all part of Shen, according to Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. The Shen in Chinese also means God, or Inner Divine. Therefore, TCM teaches us, the ultimate goal for perfect well being, is to to cultivate this Inner Divine, for it to monitor our body and thinking so that all our actions stays in the middle. Chan brings this concept a step further by stating, as we truly live in balance, our heart will shine through. It is our heart that has the power to affect, move and transform, much more so than logic or theory. Heart is powerful because it functions directly with the heart of others, bypassing the mind. Besides, we all know, including scientists, that our heart affects our mind much more so than the other way around. It is our heart that matters. It can feel, sense, vibrate with the same energy as the universe. Let our heart be the master and the mind be the tool. Thank you, JMJM Head Teacher Order of Buddha Heart Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com http://www.heartchan.org ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
