Sensations of Opening the Heart Chakra and Throat Chakra (2024-02-21)

Lantian said: I used to frequently get mouth ulcers, sometimes from stress and agitation, sometimes because my body had overheated. Ever since I opened the Ren meridian along the front of my chest last year, I no longer get mouth ulcers. Opening the heart chakra and throat chakra was especially uncomfortable—I felt a stream of heat continuously scorching my chest.

Ven. Shi Ruyuan: So that's what it feels like to open the heart chakra and throat chakra—scorching of the chest! Five or six months ago, whenever I entered samādhi during sitting meditation, my chest and neck would feel as if I had a fever, burning me until I sweated. Sometimes I felt stuffy heat in my chest, and my whole body felt hot as if on fire, and I didn't know what was going on. After a while, I would feel that my body was not tired but soft and supple. Because I didn't understand it, I didn't take it to heart. Only tonight did I see what Dharma brother Lantian said, and I realized that what I experienced was about the same as what he described. Does this mean I have also opened my heart chakra and throat chakra?

Comment: When the Ren meridian of the body has not yet been opened, due to blockage above and below, fire cannot descend and water cannot rise; water and fire cannot merge, so there is fire in the parts of the body above the chest cavity. Moreover, the qi channels move upward, forcing the fire to rise as well, and symptoms of fire appear in the chest cavity, throat, and head. Once the qi channels pass through, it is fine. Everyone's physical condition is different, so when the qi channels pass through the seven chakras, the symptoms differ, but they are all very uncomfortable; once they pass through, it is fine. As for whether you have opened your heart chakra and throat chakra, since there is no specific description, it cannot be determined.