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? [...]
Nothing means anything… You do not “know” anything… 3 comments
To be real we must get over our perceptions that we know things. Knowing, in a way is prejudice, when we think we know something we shut down our awareness and stop being open to the moment. Who we are changes each moment… we exist as a being not just in a physical form but [...]
The Nature of Love 2 comments
Sensitivity, Understanding, Forgiveness, Compassion, Detachment, Liberation, Nurturance, Heaven These are some thoughts about love from my Taoist perspective; that compassionate detachment is the highest virtue and discontentment the greatest misfortune and understanding that even “joy” is not always a good thing and that often “sadness” is. Finding a balance with our emotions keeps the qi [...]
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 [...]
Devotion to Spirit 3 comments
Devotion to training is its own reward. Making love to the energy that sustains you nurtures your soul. Embracing the feeling that moves us is simple. Why would anyone not keep training; I am not sure I could relate to that? Master Dong was just here, and I spent 18 hours with him over [...]
Taoist Meditation Lesson #6 (Practice Part 3) 3 comments
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” In this third article on this subject I suggest you re-read the other three to provide a segue into this one and so, if you have been following along with all the meditation lessons, this would be the sixth one so [...]
Basic Taiji Principles, Overview 1 comment
The entire human energy system uses these same principles, not just your body, but also the mind, emotions and spirit. I am taking about the laws of physics; nothing is exempt from these basic principles of the universe.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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; [...]
