When egotistic thinking is set aside, Sifu presents the concept of listening. Listening energy is extremely important for Chen Taiji. Shrouded in mystery, listening energy cannot be conveyed verbally. It must be felt. Students are left to their own devices to discover what to listen for. It's a weeding-out process.
Those at this level close their eyes and undergo Synesthesia:
"a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway."
They encounter a listen-feel experience. Feelings and relaxation are associated with the search for centerlines in the human body's physical movements. Speculation along the lines of Synesthesia and listening leads to the same objective Chen's teachers have in mind: Peng––Taiji armor.
However, the causes of this are not explained in scientific terms. It is supposed to happen to those talented enough to reach that level of understanding. Still, Sifu Chen covered how the search for centerline and listening developed Peng under the concept of "Body Leads the Hand."
