by Admin | Oct 8, 2021 | history and philosophy, musings
Jing – the Essence of the physical body. It is the sum of the physical processes in the body ( blood, bile, etc..) . It is also literally the physical energy available to you when performing physical acts. This energy comes from food and air, and is transformed...
by Admin | Oct 8, 2021 | history and philosophy, Tai Chi
Jing – The physical body ..or more precisely, the Essence. The sum of the gooey stuff that makes you a physical being. The blood, bile and bones that houses your consciousness and allows you to move about. The first and most crucial exercise is to simply pay...
by Admin | Sep 18, 2016 | history and philosophy
It would be easy to stop there and only consider the thematic similarities. What is more interesting, in my opinion, is to look at the underlying world-view of both Taoism and the Classical World. Simultaneously we must look at the often unspoken world-view that is...
by Admin | Sep 18, 2016 | history and philosophy
Taoism is one of the lesser known philosophies of the East. Buddhism and Hinduism are much better know, mostly because of the mainstreaming of Yoga and public figures like the Dali Lama. Taoism remains this rather obscure and mysterious philosophy anchored in the...
by Admin | Jan 5, 2015 | history and philosophy, Tai Chi
Have you heard of the Steps of Yu? Yu was a man in the prehistory of China, a man tied to its shamanic roots. He could transform into a bear, predict the weather and change the course of rivers. In some stories he is the First Man, the one who separated Heaven and...
by Admin | Oct 29, 2012 | history and philosophy, musings
When discussing the Taoist roots of Tai Chi, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching is usually brought up. It’s seen as the defining document of Taoism and the source of the philosophy underlying the principles of Tai Chi. The imagery of flowing water, and softness overcoming the...
