So what is the cause of suffering on all levels, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, systemically and structurally? Chinese medicine calls it qi stagnation, which in lay terms can be described as subconscious programs or trapped emotions that create a freeze response. This also is referred to as Post Traumatic Stress, emotional trauma, anxiety, fear, and general “Dis”- “Ease”. Buddhists use words such as “grasping and attachment”, “obscurations” and “ignorance” to descibe the nature of these subconscious programs.  I describe these subconscious ...