The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 161 On the Chakra Points of Meditation

After listening to An Ang's words, Kahn thought for a while and finally understood where the problem lay.

He asked back, somewhat amused and exasperated:

"Why do you think you have to give up your lover to master supernatural powers? Were all your past lives single?"

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An Ang was immediately stunned by the question.

Based on his limited knowledge, it's more accurate to say that single people were a minority in his past lives, rather than the fact that all of them were single in their previous lives.

For example, in his previous life, Ruku Shentong was married and had children.

So he immediately began to doubt himself:

"So I've misunderstood? Master Guru didn't mean for me to give up my lover?"

"So what exactly does he mean?"

"The last chakra point, also known as the meditation chakra point, is located at the crown of the head and is closely related to pure cosmic energy. It can be blocked by attachment to mortal worldly things."

"That's probably what Master Guru told you too, right?"

Kahn explained to Anang.

Seeing that An Ang nodded, he continued:

"This so-called attachment to the mortal world may have another interpretation in my view—obsession."

To him, attachment to the mortal world was a very vague concept, but if it were replaced with obsession, it would be much easier to understand.

Obsession refers to an unwavering thought arising from attachment. It can describe a steadfast desire or pursuit stemming from extreme attachment to something.

In his hometown in his previous life, there were all sorts of strange tales and legends, some of which provided him with profound insights into the relationship between ghosts and obsessions.

Some say that most people's souls are guided into the afterlife to be reborn, but some people still have attachments and are unwilling to leave the human world to be reborn, eventually becoming lonely ghosts wandering the human world.

These ghosts who choose to remain in the human world because of their attachments have many similarities to the chakra points in meditation that Guru Rinpoche described as being blocked by attachment to the mortal world.

"Therefore, Guru Rinpoche was probably trying to help you let go of your attachments."

Kahn then gave An Ang a classic example.

"For example, even though you like Katara, she falls for someone else, and their relationship is very harmonious. What would you choose?"

"Would you choose to ruin their relationship and continue pursuing her? Or would you choose to bury your feelings deep inside, silently stay by her side, and wait until their relationship breaks down before pursuing her again? Or would you wish them well and start your own new life?"

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Anang was very conflicted and couldn't make a decision for a long time, while Kahn quietly stayed by his side without disturbing him.

After a long pause, An Ang replied dejectedly:

"I really wanted to choose the second option, but I will choose to wish her well."

"Congratulations, you have learned to let go of your obsessions."

Kahn laughed.

The three options he gave represented three different levels.

The first choice represents a serious obsession, a selfish, morbid, and paranoid obsession that can even be described as a mental ailment or a pathological way of thinking.

The second option represents the common obsession, which is also the most prevalent and widespread obsession in the hearts of the general public. This obsession is neither good nor bad; it depends on the situation. The vast majority of sycophants occupy this niche.

The third option represents letting go of obsessions, which is a liberation of the mind, but also a painful choice, and by no means an easy one.

Of course, the above is just a rough and imprecise classification, and that's not the focus of today's discussion.

After congratulating him, Kahn asked curiously:

"I'd like to ask, why didn't you choose the second option?"

"Because I feel that even if Katara doesn't like me, she's still my good friend, and it's wrong to treat her with that kind of thinking."

Kahn glanced at him. Although An Ang was only twelve years old, it had to be said that his level of understanding had surpassed that of many others.

An Ang hadn't yet recovered from his distress, but then he suddenly sensed something was amiss:

"Wait, didn't I already let go? Why is my last chakra point still not open?"

"Opening up chakra points is not that easy."

Kahn chuckled:

"You should understand how difficult it was for you to make this choice. If you want to open up the chakra points, you have to be able to truly face it with equanimity."

"The method is very simple: just keep facing the problem and keep making choices until you can truly stop caring about it."

It sounds simple, but it's also very torturous. At least An Ang doesn't want to relive that scene because it's really painful for him.

His brows were furrowed deeply, and he asked, somewhat puzzled:

"But it wasn't like this when I was practicing under Guru Rinpoche."

He described his training with Master Guru as much easier than Kahn had said. Master Guru simply guided him to the problem, and as long as he could successfully face the problem, his chakra points would naturally open. It was nothing like the torturous training Kahn had described.

"I understand what you mean."

Kahn explained:

"But Master Guru probably told you that that's just taking a shortcut, right?"

Anang was taken aback again, remembering that Master Guru had indeed said that.

Don't be fooled by how easy Anang's training under Master Guru seems; in reality, this shortcut is quite difficult and dangerous.

Inner cultivation is, in theory, a personal practice that requires one to constantly delve into one's own heart, find the source of problems, confront one's own fears and flaws, and ultimately reconcile with oneself.

This process is often difficult and painful because the human mind is too complex, and often even we ourselves cannot understand ourselves.

Just like Kahn's current situation, although he knows that three chakra points are blocked, he doesn't know where the blockage comes from, and he needs to find the answer himself.

But the kind of spiritual practice that Anang described was essentially using the power of the Guru to help him find the problem, guide him to make choices, and even ultimately use the power of the Guru to break the blocked energy in his heart.

This is undoubtedly a very opportunistic approach. Not only are the results unstable, but this behavior is also quite dangerous, as it is equivalent to allowing others to control one's mind.

The human mind is quite complex. Even if the other party has no ill intentions, a slight mistake or accidental contact can easily cause irreversible changes in the mind and even personality, which is more terrible than physical harm.

Therefore, even if one wanted to take this shortcut, the assistant would need to have an extremely high level of spirit control skills, which Kahn currently cannot do.

"So either you should honestly hone your skills on your own, or you should go back and apologize to Master Guru and continue your practice."

Kahn shrugged, indicating he couldn't help. Anang frowned, looking conflicted, and finally said hesitantly:

"Then, I'll go back to Master Guru."

Although he knew he couldn't always rely on others, he really didn't want to face such cruel things again!

In short, An Ang's troubles were finally resolved. After thanking Kahn, he suddenly asked with some curiosity:

"Speaking of which, Kahn, you should have all your chakra points opened by now, right?"

Kahn smiled wryly upon hearing this:

"It's still a long way off!"

(End of this chapter)