Chapter Three : Practice 15 To a disciple’s question about the principle of ‘water ascending and fire descending,’ the Founding Master replied, “The nature of water is to flow downward and for its energy to be cool and clear; the nature of fire is to rise upward and for its energy to be hot and hazy. When a person has complicated thoughts and his energy rises, the reason that his head becomes hot and his spirit hazy, causing his saliva to dry up, is because of the ascending fiery energy and descending watery energy. On the other hand, when a person’s thoughts are calm and his energy stable, the reason that his head will be cool and his spirit bright, circulating clear saliva in his mouth, is because of the ascending watery energy and descending fiery energy.” http://www.wonbuddhism.org/
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