Warm energy radiating from the heart — spontaneous experience after meditation

[Kati]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share something that happened very naturally, and I’d appreciate hearing from those who have experienced something similar through their own cultivation.

After a simple meditation where I just rested my attention in the heart — not visualizing, not guiding the breath — I fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, I woke up because I felt a deep warmth radiating from my heart area. It was steady, peaceful, and so warm it felt like a small heater inside my chest. The feeling was filled with quiet love — not emotional or romantic, but very still and complete.

It wasn’t something I tried to create. It just appeared by itself.

I’m curious how other practitioners understand or relate to this kind of spontaneous heart warmth or energy — especially those who cultivate through stillness (neigong, qigong, or inner alchemy).

I’m not looking for theories or chakra explanations — more interested in direct, lived experience:

• Have you felt warmth or radiance in the heart appear by itself?

• How did you relate to it in your practice?

• Did it deepen or change with time?

Thank you for reading 🙏

[Lairg]

I have spent a lot of time dealing with heart energies including my own.

 

Those that I deal with find their relationships improve radically when they project heart energy into situations

 

It is natural that the heart energy expands.  This usually occurs earlier in women.   

 

Regular attention in the heart accelerates the process. 

 

The heart anchors life force and, increasingly, spiritual purpose  

 

 

Edited October 26 by Lairg

[Kati]

Thank you Lairg

For some reason i feel my middle dantien stronger than my lower dantien. 

[Lairg]

11 hours ago, Kati said:

i feel my middle dantien stronger than my lower dantien. 

 

That is a natural progression - moving to higher energies as the spirituality unfolds

 

 

[Kati]

On 26.10.2025 at 12:35 PM, Lairg said:

Those that I deal with find their relationships improve radically when they project heart energy into situations

this is beautiful. it reminds me on how master chunyi lin teaches energy healing

 

 

would you say that the following is true? do  you have experience with applying this?

Master Chunyi Lin’s teachings, especially the integration of unconditional love (often referred to as Zhen Qi or true/original Qi) is not only for physical or emotional healing but also for transforming life circumstances.

 

In the Spring Forest Qigong system, energy work isn’t just about clearing blockages in the body—it’s about aligning your entire being with the flow of unconditional love, which is seen as the highest vibrational energy and the essence of the universe. When you bring that energy into your life pursuits—whether it’s your career, relationships, creative expression, or inner peace—you’re not forcing outcomes; you’re dissolving energetic resistance and opening channels for divine intelligence (or what some call “heaven’s will”) to move through you.

 

applying this specifically to your life pursuits, in alignment with both Master Lin’s approach:
 

1. Begin with Inner Alignment, Not Outer Fixing

Before directing energy toward a specific goal (like a job, a relationship, or clarity), first return to your center through practices like the Inner Smile, Microcosmic Orbit, or simply sitting in stillness while connecting to unconditional love. Ask: Am I acting from fullness or from lack? Energy work is most powerful when it flows from inner wholeness, not desperation.

 

2. Send Unconditional Love to the Entire Situation

Instead of trying to “fix” a life circumstance (e.g., job search, self-worth struggles), hold the whole situation in your heart and send it unconditional love—without agenda. This includes loving your fear, your perfectionism, your uncertainty, and even the “obstacles.” In Spring Forest Qigong, this is often phrased as: “Love it all the way.” When you do this, you dissolve the energetic charge that keeps the pattern stuck.

 

3. Use the “Healing Others” Practice on Yourself and Your Circumstances

Master Lin often teaches that healing others is healing yourself. You can reverse this too: treat your life situation as a “being” you’re healing. For example:

- Place your hands on your heart and say (silently or aloud): “I send unconditional love to my career path. I release all fear, doubt, and attachment. May it unfold in perfect harmony with my highest good and the highest good of all.”

- Visualize golden or white light (representing unconditional love) flowing into the situation, dissolving blockages, and revealing clarity.

 

4. Merge Intention with Surrender

You can hold a clear intention (e.g., “I am open to work that allows me to serve from inner fullness”) while simultaneously releasing attachment to how or when it manifests. This mirrors the Taoist principle of wu wei—effortless action. Energy work supports this by calming the nervous system and quieting the ego’s need to control.

 

This doesn’t bypass action—it purifies the energy behind your action, so your choices come from clarity, not fear.

 

Energy healing isn’t limited to the body. When rooted in unconditional love, it becomes a sacred way of participating in the unfolding of your destiny—aligning your human efforts with divine flow. And given your desire to serve from fullness rather than obligation, this approach honors both your spiritual depth and your practical life.

 

[Lairg]

1 hour ago, Kati said:

the integration of unconditional love (often referred to as Zhen Qi or true/original Qi) is not only for physical or emotional healing but also for transforming life circumstances.

 

Love is perhaps a bit narrow as a concept.  It may be more accurate to consider "right relationship".  

 

The usual human anchors Light in the heart.  That Light generates life force in the human and contains spiritual purpose.  

 

The Light conceals flows from before Existence.  The concealed flows carry the Intent that produced Existence.

 

The unfolded human then can manifest "right intent" and thereby contribute to Existence outworking its purpose

 

As some background:

 

- the previous manifestation of this solar system was to learn right energy.  Various spiritual practices carry over from that phase

 

- the current manifestation of this solar system is learning right relationship.  This requires inducing appropriate patterns in disturbed intelligences at all scales

 

- the next manifestation of this solar system will be to learn right intent.   A few brave humans are pioneering this.  Their families have to be very brave.

 

Once this solar system has a coherent light body with right energy, right relationship and right intent, it can be used for trans-galactic functions.   Early signs are occurring such as the Artemis Accords signed by 56 nations so far.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 27 by Lairg

[ChiDragon]

On 10/26/2025 at 4:47 AM, Kati said:

Thank you Lairg

For some reason i feel my middle dantien stronger than my lower dantien. 

What you are saying that is your chest is stronger than your abdomen! How did you come to that conclusion?

Edited October 29 by ChiDragon

[Lairg]

2 hours ago, ChiDragon said:

What you are saying that is your chest is stronger than your abdomen! How did you come to that conclusion?

 

Is feeling a mental process?

 

[ChiDragon]

2 hours ago, Lairg said:

 

Is feeling a mental process?

 

Well, I would say that feeling is a sensation in the the nervous system. 

[Lairg]

2 hours ago, ChiDragon said:

I would say that feeling is a sensation in the the nervous system. 

 

Or in the emotional system - or in the intuitional/heart system if active

 

 

Edited October 29 by Lairg

[forestofclarity]

On 10/26/2025 at 5:47 AM, Kati said:

For some reason i feel my middle dantien stronger than my lower dantien. 

 

It sounds like you're really resonating with the Spring Forest Qigong!

 

If you're doing a lot of love, feeling more of the MDT would make sense. I don't think most people feel their LDT unless they do some sort of work like internal martial arts, Zen, qigong, neigong, etc. Some people naturally feel centered there also. 

 

There are a lot of experiences that arise in spiritual practice. My personal view is to enjoy them while they arise, but to let them go. Some people spend their whole lives trying to recreate a spiritual high. But it also shows what is possible, which is valuable as well.  I wasn't aware of their focus on unconditional love/compassion, that's a very interesting approach. 

 

 

[SodaChanh]

Sending unconditional love is a purification practice, nothing wrong with that. 

 

Though forcing how you feel towards a certain situation is contrary to being natural. 

 

From Namkhai Norbu:

 

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In fact, we should not judge anything that manifests in a positive or negative sense and instead should recognize it as an ornament of our state.

 

This non resistance to whatever arises is easiest when having had a pointing out to self liberate phenomena. 

[steve]

On 10/26/2025 at 7:18 AM, Kati said:

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share something that happened very naturally, and I’d appreciate hearing from those who have experienced something similar through their own cultivation.

After a simple meditation where I just rested my attention in the heart — not visualizing, not guiding the breath — I fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, I woke up because I felt a deep warmth radiating from my heart area. It was steady, peaceful, and so warm it felt like a small heater inside my chest. The feeling was filled with quiet love — not emotional or romantic, but very still and complete.

It wasn’t something I tried to create. It just appeared by itself.

I’m curious how other practitioners understand or relate to this kind of spontaneous heart warmth or energy — especially those who cultivate through stillness (neigong, qigong, or inner alchemy).

I’m not looking for theories or chakra explanations — more interested in direct, lived experience:

• Have you felt warmth or radiance in the heart appear by itself?

• How did you relate to it in your practice?

• Did it deepen or change with time?

Thank you for reading 🙏

 

Thank you for sharing.

I've had similar experiences, some subtle and some overwhelmingly profound and intense. 

In the Bön tradition, spontaneous warmth is said to arise when our heart/mind is open, still, and quiet.

This warmth, often called bliss, is unconditional, uncontrived, and is considered a sign of being connected to the source.

The most profound experiences like this for me have occurred occasionally and unpredictably but after one particular experience, there has been a sense of deep empathy for all living creatures that is the new normal and informs my day to day experience.

 

On 10/29/2025 at 7:00 PM, forestofclarity said:

There are a lot of experiences that arise in spiritual practice. My personal view is to enjoy them while they arise, but to let them go. Some people spend their whole lives trying to recreate a spiritual high. But it also shows what is possible, which is valuable as well.

 

I found myself doing just this, trying to recreate or chase certain experiences that were either very pleasant or seemed important to the mind for my continued spiritual progress. It was important for me to discover and follow Forestofclarity's advice here to avoid alot of wasted effort and frustration. 

[dwai]

I find that often we obsess with the “why” and “how” instead of letting the process unfold. Nothing wrong in that,  but often the why and how will become apparent when the process is complete. No wiser words can be said about this than what has already been shared by forest and Steve. 

[Lairg]

A friend was having trouble with her 4 children.   When she started sending light from her heart to them several times each day, they suddenly were much better behaved.

 

The children were feeling needy  - until she started filling them with her heart light.

 

 

Edited November 12 by Lairg

[Mark Foote]

On 10/27/2025 at 12:33 PM, Kati said:

this is beautiful. it reminds me on how master chunyi lin teaches energy healing

 

would you say that the following is true? do  you have experience with applying this?

Master Chunyi Lin’s teachings, especially the integration of unconditional love (often referred to as Zhen Qi or true/original Qi) is not only for physical or emotional healing but also for transforming life circumstances.

 

In the Spring Forest Qigong system, energy work isn’t just about clearing blockages in the body—it’s about aligning your entire being with the flow of unconditional love, which is seen as the highest vibrational energy and the essence of the universe. When you bring that energy into your life pursuits—whether it’s your career, relationships, creative expression, or inner peace—you’re not forcing outcomes; you’re dissolving energetic resistance and opening channels for divine intelligence (or what some call “heaven’s will”) to move through you.

 

 

 

The practices you list sound like a great way to keep yourself together, in what can sometimes seem like the overwhelming noise and now the anonymity of the modern world. 

Good luck, if you are job searching!

 

 

[Kati]

On 30.10.2025 at 12:00 AM, forestofclarity said:

t sounds like you're really resonating with the Spring Forest Qigong!

yes i do

 

[Kati]

On 29.10.2025 at 1:39 AM, ChiDragon said:

What you are saying that is your chest is stronger than your abdomen! How did you come to that conclusion?

i come to this conclusion because of my qigong practice.

in my qigong practice i always focus more on the lower dantien than on the middle dantien, still i feel my middle dantien way more often.. dont know why. i guess i have to just enjoy it. because it is such a nice experience

[Kati]

On 30.10.2025 at 12:00 AM, forestofclarity said:

. I don't think most people feel their LDT unless they do some sort of work like internal martial arts, Zen, qigong, neigong, etc. Some people naturally feel centered there also. 

i heard it to, that people need to do some spiritual practice to feel the lower dantien. thought of doing more lower dantien breathing, but right now i focus on doing qigong for neck and back - so many energy blockages to release there

 

[Kati]

On 12.11.2025 at 2:42 PM, steve said:

Thank you for sharing.

I've had similar experiences, some subtle and some overwhelmingly profound and intense. 

In the Bön tradition, spontaneous warmth is said to arise when our heart/mind is open, still, and quiet.

This warmth, often called bliss, is unconditional, uncontrived, and is considered a sign of being connected to the source.

The most profound experiences like this for me have occurred occasionally and unpredictably but after one particular experience, there has been a sense of deep empathy for all living creatures that is the new normal and informs my day to day experience.

wow so beautiful - yes it comes with feeling unconditional compassion. for me it is not a constant state. but so grateful to have experienced it. i dont think unconditional love is an experience. i think this is my true self, but as long as i am identified with the ego it feels like an experience. 
the ego is an experience, still i identify with it and i forget that it is not the truth.
kind of ironic 

[ChiDragon]

4 minutes ago, Kati said:

i come to this conclusion because of my qigong practice.

in my qigong practice i always focus more on the lower dantien than on the middle dantien, still i feel my middle dantien way more often.. dont know why. i guess i have to just enjoy it. because it is such a nice experience

Even though you said you focus more on your LDT. It seems to me that you are more focus on your MDT unconsciously. Thus that's why you have such feeling.

[Lairg]

3 hours ago, ChiDragon said:

though you said you focus more on your LDT. It seems to me that you are more focus on your MDT unconsciously.

 

It seems to me that the core spiritual practices change with the unfolding of Earth humanity.

 

For example, when I was brought up in Christianity, the human was so inferior to God that it needed to be saved.

 

These days the concept of co-creator is creeping in.  Perhaps humans are partners with The Source of All.

 

 

 

 

 

[Kati]

2 hours ago, ChiDragon said:

Even though you said you focus more on your LDT. It seems to me that you are more focus on your MDT unconsciously. Thus that's why you have such feeling.

 

Hey, your message was actually quite synchronictic for me. I was literally about to write that I think I unconsciously focus more on the Middle Dantian.

A childhood experience came back to me that confirms this. When I grew up with a lot of violence at home, I remember going into a separate room, completely exhausted, and holding in mind that I would love everyone even if they continued harming. In that moment something opened — I felt the presence of something bigger. I felt respect for it, but also separation, and I had the sense that I might dissolve into it. There was also this feeling of being lifted up. It was powerful and graceful at the same time, but it scared me and make me feel ungrounded. (maybe because i was not centered in LDT?- At least this is my guess)The moment I mentally asked the experience to stop, it stopped. But afterward I felt irrationally joyful, and I knew that joy came directly from that experience.

Later in life, when I started spiritual practice, I had similar experiences. This childhood memory explains a lot to me — it shows that my system naturally goes upward into the heart when things are overwhelming. Everytime i read or hear something awful sooner or later i focus on transcendence and surrender to get my burden lifted (that doesnt mean that i am always doing this instantly or that i am always succesful at it )
I think it was both part of my natural temperament(my two sisters doesnt responded the same way as me, while we did have some similiar experienced) and also a survival mechanism: my body instinctively opened the heart to cope with what was happening. That’s probably why I unconsciously put more effort into heart-based practices even now. i feel that in the heart i find meaning and purpose even in pain - that gives me a lot.

without the LDT i cannot hold the force of the MDT and feel dissociation from the heart. Maybe the LDT is about being grounded in sensations, even pain, before i escape prematurly into the heart? maybe the LDT helps me to contain the experiences of MDT.
 

 I’m starting to see how important it is to build a stronger connection to the Lower Dantian. The heart can open, but without grounding it can become unstable or overwhelming. So I feel I need to consciously cultivate the LDT more, not to replace the heart focus, but to support it. This will be a difficult unlearning process for me
Thank you for asking — your question made me reflect on this much more deeply than I would have on my own.