universallifeenergy?
No,itisn't.TheUnmanifestedisthesourceofchi.Chiisthe
innerenergy,fieldofyourbody.Itisthebridgebetweenthe
outer you and the Source. It lies halfway between the
manifested, the world of form, and the Unmanifested. Chi
canbelikenedtoariveroranenergystream.Ifyoutakethe
focusofyour consciousnessdeeplyintotheinner body,you
are tracingthecourseofthis river backtoitsSource.Chiis
movement; theUnmanifestedisstillness.Whenyou reach a
pointofabsolutestillness,whichisneverthelessvibrantwith
life,youhavegonebeyondtheinnerbodyandbeyondchito
the Source itself: the Unmanifested. Chi isthelink between
theUnmanifestedandthephysicaluniverse.
Soifyoutakeyourattentiondeeplyintotheinnerbody,
you may reach this point, this singularity, where the world
dissolvesintotheUnmanifestedandtheUnmanifestedtakes
onformastheenergystreamofchi,whichthenbecomesthe
world. This is the point of birth and death. When your
consciousness is directed outward, mind and world arise.
When it is directed inward, it realizes its own Source and
returns home into the Unmanifested. Then, when your
consciousness comes back to the manifested world, you
reassumetheformidentitythatyoutemporarilyrelinquished.
Youhaveaname,apast,alifesituation,afuture.Butinone
essential respect, you are not the same person you were
before:Youwillhaveglimpsedarealitywithinyourselfthat
is not "of thisworld,"althoughit isn’t separate fromit, just
asitisn'tseparatefromyou.
Nowlet yourspiritualpracticebethis:Asyougoabout
your life, don't give 1 oo percent of your attention to the
external world andtoyour mind. Keep some within. Ihave
spoken about this already. Feel tile inner body even when
engaged in everyday activities, especially when engaged in
relationships or when you are relating with nature. Feel the
stillness deep inside it. Keep the portal open. It is quite
possible to be conscious of the Unmanifested throughout