The desireless one sees the essence; (the soul) While the desiring one sees only its manifestation. (the superficial) Desirelessness is a matter of respectfulness. Contemplate these statements, ponder them, meditate on them, and if you could have only one desire, make this be your goal: Overcome your desires and show love to others. What gift [...]
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This is Tao… 7 comments
This is Taiji… 2 comments
The Ultimate 6 comments
What if you searched your whole life for something; what if you invested everyday and night, thousands of days, tens of thousands of hours, year after year in a quest towards a goal and when you finally did everything you were told and after years of waiting, and then, you found out, there was nothing? [...]
The Nature of Evil 3 comments
Tranquility 3 comments
Tao gives and gives and yet it is never exhausted, it wants for nothing as it is always giving. All things return to the source; the more they give the more they receive. I drink from the mother’s breast, connected with the one source. The mother’s milk nourishes me and I shall want [...]
Understanding Reality, Being a “Real Human” 1 comment
“The sage sees the whole universe without going out the door”
If you have a goal in life, make it to be a fully integrated human being…
Earth Day 7 comments
Did you know? The earth has survived volcanoes, ice ages, earthquakes, floods, erosion, plate tectonics, collisions with asteroids, gamma ray bursts, and who knows whatever for billions of years; always surviving, evolving and adapting. Did you also know that in China in 1931 between one and 2.5 million people died in a flood? Or that [...]
Qigong Attitude 1 comment
Gain freedom from your thoughts,
Become as open as Heaven,
Be as firm as the Earth,
Shine brightly like a star,
Be as flexible as water,
Gain inspiration from all things,
Know the truth that will set you free.
Wu Wei…Non-Striving Leave a comment
Recently someone said to me, “I need to learn to relax”, after apologizing for laughing at the remark, I poised the comment, “Realize that you can’t learn to relax, you need to un-learn being discontent.” When things are going well, they just flow correctly. A pro athlete never forces anything; neither does a pro musician, [...]
Understanding Reality: Balance and Harmony Leave a comment
Align with Heaven and Earth, Relax and discover the truth about balance Move with dignity and grace through life, And harmony will be your companion. Balance is a function of aligning with Heaven and Earth, relaxing into our roots and exploring the confidence of equilibrium within the self. Harmony is a function of remaining balanced [...]
Know the Workings of Heaven 6 comments
…our spiritual star powers layers of energy that radiate out into our personal world and merge into the universe around us!
Taoist Meditation Lesson #5 (Practice Part 2) 2 comments
First no form. Then form. Then no form……. In the first three articles on basics and the first article on practice, I laid out the foundation for our actual cultivation procedures. Please read these previous articles until the concept of “dissolving the mind into the body” makes sense to you. Keeping in mind, we are [...]
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! 2 comments
Each year we start anew… Building on lessons learned If we can only make one small improvement in our lives, What an amazing transformation will we become… We are the future manifest… Each unfolding moment is there just for you… It is no one else’s… it is yours… We flow into each moment Through the [...]
Harmony 1 comment
Harmony is Peace The light of wisdom and the warmth of compassion… The discipline of observing forms and the letting go of attachment to them… The movements of the body with the calmness in the mind and the stillness of the body with the flow within it… Always following our path but never restricted by [...]
Stay on the Path Leave a comment
We are all Wayfarers on a path returning to the peace from which we come.
Taoist Meditation Lesson #4 (Practice Part 1) 2 comments
First, combine lead and mercury
Second, form the gold pill
Third, refine the gold into the elixir….
Taoist Meditation Lesson #3 (Basics Part 3) 2 comments
“My mind is merged with my body; my body is merged with my energy, my energy is merged with my spirit, and my spirit is merged with Tao.”
Taoist Meditation Lesson #2 (Basics Part 2) 1 comment
In part one, I laid out the premise for “energy based” meditation techniques that are the basis of Taoist praxis. While training with my Sifu, Master Dong, I would notice a certain smile upon his face while doing Qigong. I can only describe the smile as the curious look of someone that has a secret; [...]
Taoist Meditation Lesson #1 (Basics Part 1) 1 comment
Dealing with illusions leads to delusions that take one further away from reality. Evoking thought and emotions waste the energy that could otherwise heal you.
Qigong Lesson #1 “Wuji” A Philisophical Perspective Leave a comment
My approach to teaching Qigong (energy cultivation) is equally pragmatic, I’m not asking anyone to make any leap of faith; only to see the truth.
