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The quiet master
沉默的大師 Many years ago I walked up these steps not knowing what I would find. Later I would watch many others stand on these steps waiting to be invited into the world I was entering. The ending and beginning of my own journey to emptiness would start with the first meeting. My name is David, […]
Tracks in the snow
Like tracks in the snow, soon gone with the change of the season. Fleeting and transient in nature. Where do they go, who made them? The one looking, not understanding that they are ones own. Very seldom do I come across things written in English that are so clear and detailed. In our work, […]
Finding the door
It is said that a teacher can only lead one to finding the door. Its up to oneself to walk though it. One must be clear otherwise many years of practice is of no use. It may take many tries to find the right door. Often its not the door we think or want. Its […]
Just passing through
Often we met others on the path. Sit talk, share a few moments and then begin again. There are many names for the path we walk. Taiji the name of a path that we share in. For those I work with and others just passing through. david
Mind
意念 Often people ask about where they should put their mind, it should not be on ones self, the other or on the contact point…the writings of the Zen Master, talks in terms of sword practice, in principle its the same idea for the same reasons. The practice of taiji frees ones mind, and body. […]
IT
“ Look for it, it cannot be seen. It is called the distant. Listen for it, it cannot be heard. It is called the rare. Reach for it, it cannot be gotten. It is called the subtle. These three ultimately cannot be fathomed. Therefore they join to become one. ” people often ask about getting […]
mass
Often we talk about moving ones mass or anthers mass, instead of their weight. I use the word mass in order to help make it clear that we do not want to disrupt the others connection to the earth, nor do want to use our own in direct sense. “Your mass is the same wherever […]
Cheng Tzu’s Thirteen Treatises,
Cheng Tzu’s Thirteen Treatises A very good book written by a well known taiji master. Cheng Man Ch’ing Strength and Physics page 44 A chapter that one will read, and read again as time goes on and ones skill deepens. One the most important concepts it covers The sphere. With out being able to form […]
Training focus
Training focus: 1. condition the body to be able to fan song, and move in accordance with the minds direction 2. be able to feel this intention throughout the body, understanding the meaning of empty and full, open and close. 3. be able to feel others empty and fullness, joining with it so that with 4oz […]
