The Five Elements and the Importance of Offering Water

Wuji gives birth to Taiji, which gives birth to the five elements. Fire, water, wood, metal, earth are the five elements or energies existing within the universe and in the human body. Fire and water are the two basic energies in meditation. Fresh water represents the water energy and the lighting of candles represents the fire energy.

In the principle of heaven and earth, the two basic elements are fire and water. From water energy (yin), fire energy (yang) is born. From water and fire, the other elements are born. We are one with the universe, and through the offering of fire and water in meditation, we reunite with the energies that gave birth to us. The circulating of the fire and water energies in our bodies through chanting meditation is vital to restoring our qi and awakening our spirits to the origin of the universe.