THE MARVELOUS BENEFITS OF CHI FLOW IN SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION
Students enjoying a chi flow
Question 3
Dear Sifu,
Some of my friends practice or used to practice certain forms of Jewish and Christian mysticism and contemplative prayer/meditation. They told me that according to their particular systems, once a practitioner reached a watershed moment in their cultivation, they seemed to attract trouble and opposition. The usual explanation given to me was that "demons" were afraid that the cultivator would attain divine grace and get beyond their grasp, so they did all they could to drag the cultivator back into "an impure state." If the cultivator manages to break a certain threshold, then they become immune to these "demons."
I thought it was very peculiar, especially since the arts we learn in Shaolin Wahnam are said to protect us from anything from bad luck to hostility of almost every imaginable sort I know I have benefited from ridiculously good luck many times. In fact, one of my friends who cultivates told me that my home seemed like "a safe place, protected from spirits" even though I just practiced my kung fu there and didn't even think about spirits or the sort.
My question is: What is it about our arts that make us "protected" and what is it about other arts that, despite also aiming at spiritual fulfillment, do not "protect" their practitioners?
Fred Chu
Answer
The big secret that protects us from any harm is chi flow. Not only it protects us, it also gives us wonderful benefit. Besides giving us good health, vitality and longevity, it also makes us peaceful, happy and lucky. These are really wonderful benefits that are directly meaningful to us every day of our life. Earning a lot of money or holidaying on an idyllic island, for example, is only a passing fancy.
Other chi kung practitioners don’t have this protection or these wonderful benefits because they don’t have chi flow, regardless of how long they may have practiced chi kung, or gentle physical exercise they mistake as chi kung. Indeed, chi flow is a hallmark of our school. Irrespective of what we practice, whether it is Eighteen Lohan Hands or Five-Animal Play, Baguazhang or Praying Mantis Kungfu, Flowing Water Floating Clouds or San Feng Wudang Set, we have chi flow.
Although there may be other reasons why some practitioners fail to progress, it may be true that demons and other evil spirits interrupt practitioners’ progress when practitioners reach a watershed level as the demons and other evil spirits are afraid that the practitioners may attain divine grace and are beyond the grasp of the demons and evil spirits. We in Shaolin Wahnam do not have this problem. Demons and evil spirits are just afraid of our chi flow.
Why is chi flow a protection against demons and other evil spirits? It is because our chi flow is like electricity to them. If demons and other evil spirits get near us, they will be repulsed by our chi flow. There is no need for us to do anything extra. As long as our chi is flowing well, it will act like electricity repulsing demons and other evil spirits.
Our chi flow also repulses other evil elements sent by black magicians or any evil elements meant to harm us. The evil elements will just be bounced off.
If the chi flow of a chi kung practitioner who practices genuine but low-level chi kung is not powerful, demons, evil spirits and evil elements may penetrate though. But our chi flow is very vigorous and powerful. It acts as a protection shield for us against evil.
The person practicing our high-level, powerful chi kung must also be noble. If he is evil himself, he creates his own evil energy from within, and his chi flow may not protect him.
How does chi flow make us peaceful? Chi flow purifies our spirit. When our spirit is purified, we become relaxed and peaceful.
Many members of our Shaolin Wahnam Family would know by now why chi flow can make us happy and lucky. Energy masters discovered these facts long ago, and the terms have been established in the Chinese language. “Kai xin” and “hou yun qi” means “being happy” and “being lucky” respective. Literally, “kai xin” is “open heart” and “hou yun qi” is good circulation of energy. When your chi flow opens your heart, and circulates harmoniously, you have the state of being known in English as “being happy” and “being lucky”.
Chi flow also overcomes pain and illness, and contributes to good health, vitality and longevity. Pain and illness are caused by energy blockage. When chi flow clears the blockage, recovery occurs. When chi flow is harmonious, good health is attained. When chi flow becomes vigorous, practitioners have vitality. Continued training of chi kung result in energy kept at our dan tian and marvellous meridians, enabling us to have a long supply of chi flow, which means we have longevity.
The questions and answers are reproduced from the thread 10 Questions on the Essence of Spiritual Cultivation in the Shaolin Wahnam Discussion Forum.
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