From Summer Camp 2008

Taiji quan - The best way of living

Among the list of problems experienced by new students to Taichi would be that they often complain they can not remember the moves. Because Tai chi chuan relaxes your body and dulls the thought processes, the moves are often easily forgotten however the essential benefits of Tai Chi i.e. the meditative experience is remembered. Because it is distributed around their being.This is the magnificence Taiji. The inner experience outweighs the outer of the newcomer and it becomes an unfamiliar experience, our thought fights it as it will not understand and might not define the chance to by looking at other experiences. The brain wants to understand to link to a past experience and commit that experience to memory. Now we have a huge problem. The brand new student feels good following the class though when trying to relate their experience to others, see it hard to put it into words what that experience was, because essentially it was obviously an experience or a felt not deciphered by the mind.Your practice should refresh you; not burden you on more things to remember. True understanding in Tai Chi brings a deep wholeness on your essential being. Not another memory connected to the intellect. There will be no should have it - it is there...Because you practise let thoughts come and assist them taste. Become the watcher. Be indifferent to the thoughts.

Once you listen or read word of wisdom, don't try to remember them as well as meaning will probably be lost. Let them wash over you, cleaning your mind, emptying it. Do not allow thoughts whip up your mind like a strong wind ruffling the surface of water causing confusion and doubt, be still like a calm lake. The purpose of meditation is usually to throw out our thought. Tai Chi empties the imagination. Don't burden yourself with more words or thought processes.See from a deep inner self, let that wisdom head over to chose to change and empower your essential self, the genuine inner you. Forget for moment your outer self, your conscious self or perhaps a born of this upbringing, your surroundings and moulded by others' expectation of your body and the you need to become.Taiji given the chance can change your life, if you happen to ignore it. This is often true, I know beyond a shadow of doubt due the the fact i am living a history of that.Being of service to others by passing on the teaching I was so privileged to be given from my Master and spiritual mentor. We're living a life of happiness and satisfaction beyond my desires. I even have found my personal Dao.Perhaps I was lucky however i really believe I'd the sense to get the Master after i met him and intuitively felt the fact that was what I should be doing. I didn't realize why, it felt right and that i have not deny that, or subdue it with logic. I followed my heart despite the fact that the good and the bad times and allowed my inner self to flower. Taichi Taichi