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  • The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Classic

    A Translation of The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Classic by Stuart Alve Olson The Supreme Medicine has three distinctions: Ching [Essence], Qi [Vitality], and Shen [Spirit], Which are elusive and obscure. Keep to non-being, yet hold on to being And perfection is yours in an instant. When distant winds blend together, In one hundred days…

  • Self-Hypnosis

    First say a small prayer to direct the effects towards your Soul. Take 3 deep breaths, then say mentally “Go to sleep ‘name’” (Use your own name). “Every day in every way I’m getting better and better”. (Repeat 3 times). Count down to 7 to go deeper. Then silently “I’m going to make ‘name’ passive,…

  • 5 Clouds

    Based on the exercise from Master Ni Hua Ching: 1. Centre the Mind in the cloud of golden light in the solar plexus. Each out breath, intensify and expand the light taking the Mind deeper until the body and breath are lost in the light. 2. Allow the cloud to drift up to cover the…

  • Daily Energy Cultivation

    8 Paths – by Master Chao Pi Chen: Basic body energy is based in the perineum between the legs, rising during refinement to the abdomen (Lower Dantien). This energy circulates in a network of 8 special channels. Follow the paths with the Mind visualising a stream of golden light, while listening to the resulting body…

  • A Life of Infinity

    A world of vastness and emptiness: the deep mountain. There lives a life of infinity. You live with no company. You have no worldly communication. You enjoy the set of movements. This is your cultivation. This is your achievement. This is your merit. The movement makes your form unite with your shadow and your mind…

  • Waves of Movement

    Author: Patrik Kelly (by courtesy of patrickkellytaiji.com) All fluids move in waves. Energy moves through fluids either as a transfer of mass with a stored momentum, or as a wave of elastic displacement that leaves the medium undisturbed once it has passed. Stored momentum gives a more external force and elastic displacement a more internal…

  • The traditional Japanese method of knowledge transmission

    Author: Yukio Takamura, edited by Nanette Okura (by courtesy of shinyokai.com) “Shu-ha-ri” literally means embracing the kata, diverging from the kata and discarding the kata. The pursuit of training in a classical Japanese endeavor almost always follows this educational process. This unique approach to learning has existed for centuries in Japan and has been instrumental…

  • I have arrived

    I have arrived I am home in the here in the now I am solid I am free in the ultimate I dwell Reference: The Long Road Turns to Joy – A Guide To Walking Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 093807783X Page 1

  • Clear Light of Illumination Exploded

    Approaching the gates of the monastery, Hakuin found Ken the Zen preaching to a group of disciples. “Words…” Ken orated, “they are but an illusory veil obfuscating the absolute reality of –” “Ken!” Hakuin interrupted. “Your fly is down!” Whereupon the Clear Light of Illumination exploded upon Ken, and he vaporized. On the way to…

  • If you want to take you must first give

    將欲歙之，必固張之。<br/> 將欲弱之，必固強之。 將欲廢之，必固興之。 將欲取之，必固與之。 是謂微明。 柔弱勝剛強。 魚不可脫於淵， 國之利器 不可以示人。 That which shrinks Must first expand. That which fails Must first be strong. That which is cast down Must first be raised. Before receiving There must be giving. This is called perception of the nature of things. Soft and weak overcome hard and strong. Fish cannot…

  • Yang’s Ten Important Points

    by Yang Cheng-fu (1883 – 1936) as researched by Lee N. Scheele 1.) Head upright to let the shen [spirit of vitality] rise to the top of the head. Don’t use li [external strength], or the neck will be stiff and the ch’i [vital life energy] and blood cannot flow through. It is necessary to…

  • Develop a Good Attitude to Learning Taijiquan

    by Wee Kee-Jin Master Huang Sheng-Shyan once suggested that a student should be prepared to look over the mountain for a good teacher, and a teacher should be willing to travel the oceans for a good student”. Both efforts reflect a good attitude. Empty Your Cup The first requirement to learning something new is to…

  • Building a Connection

    by Wee Kee-Jin Taijiquan is not simply relaxing, sinking and being grounded. It is about developing; the right structure; the right sequence of movements to connect the structure; the right timing of the movements; and the mind awareness (Yi) to travel through the movements. A structure without the sequence of movements is like an electrical…

  • Master Huang’s 20 Important Points

    Translated by Wee Kee-Jin For the Taijiquan Form and Qi cultivation Master Huang Sheng-Shyan referred to 20 points: 1 Every muscle in the body has to be relaxed and loosened. 2 The body has to maintain an upright position without leaning or tilting. 3 Empty the chest, relax the shoulders and drop the elbows. 4…

  • Practising the Classics

    by Wee Kee-Jin In Taijiquan, we must know the direction we want to head in, then focus on the process not the result. Practising the right process will take you to where you want to go. Even knowing and preaching the Taijiquan ‘classics’ will not amount to anything, if you don’t practise it. Structure The…