Meditation and Water-Ascent-Fire-Descent

Dialogue 1
A: Human life is sustained through the interaction of fire qi and water qi.
B: Fire qi and water qi?

A: Yes. Just as water flows downward, water qi tends to stay in the lower part of our body. Just as fire rises, fire qi tends to rise to the upper part of the body. To a healthy state of mind and body, fire qi should descend and water qi should rise. It’s also known as water-ascent-fire-descent.

Dialogue 2
A: How is the dynamic of ‘water-ascent-fire-descent’ brought on by meditation?
B: When a person practices meditation in a sitting position for a long enough time, fire qi sinks, while water qi rises. If you practice this long enough, your physical constitution becomes completely changed.

A: How does the body change?
B: As you get rid of the impure energy in your body, your skin becomes clear and your eyes shine brighter than glass. The mind becomes clear, as if the bright moon is shedding light inside your head.