Thanks for your response. That kind of makes some sense, or is making more sense than it would have done a few months ago before I started investigating this whole energy, chakra, chi phenomena.
Are there any good reference books on the subject? I have just purchased Mantak Chia’s ‘Awaken Healing Light of the Tao’ which seems to have a lot more theory in it, but still appears to be quite geared towards practice. I’m wondering if there are any books about that cover these concepts so that I can get a better understanding of the spirit, soul, energy, the universe, afterlife… various stages of awakening / enlightenment, the void, etc.