Category: Philosophy
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The True Teachings of Yang Jianhou’s Secret Yang Style Taijiquan
Historical background of Yang style Taijiquan as passed down by late Wang Yongquan For more than half a century people in China and other countries have learnt about and to a certain degree understood Taijiquan, while health aspects of Yang style Taijiquan attracted special attention all over the world. However very few people know that…
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太極法說 — Explaining Taiji Principles
– 太極法說 EXPLAINING TAIJI PRINCIPLES 楊班侯 attributed to Yang Banhou [circa 1875] [translation by Paul Brennan, Sep, 2013] – [On the front cover, there are two titles for the manuscript and five personal stamps:] 太極法說〔吳愛仁堂〕 Explaining Taiji Principles (below which is placed a Wu Airen “property of” stamp) 吳鑑泉〔吳鑑泉章〕 Wu Jianquan [signature] (with his stamp)…
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Chu Shong Tin – The evolution of his teaching
In honor of the late Chu Shong Tin – a legend and true master of Wing Chun You are able to find more of Chu Shong Tin’s teachings here: Sung Wing Chun youtube.com
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On Constant Purity and Tranquility
The Wonderful Scripture on the Constant Purity and Tranquility, Spoken by the Ultra Supreme Elder Lord The Elder Lord said: The Great Tao, being formless, creates heavens and earths; The Great Tao, being emotionless, runs the sun and the moon; The Great Tao, being nameless, eternally nurtures all beings. I do not know its name,…
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How to avoid impact and controll contact using movement and awareness
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Secret records of understanding the Way
TRUE AND FALSE The Old Man of Clear Serenity said: There is nothing in the world that does not have both true and false versions. Practice of the Way may also be true or false, so students should first distinguish the difference clearly. True practice is total sincerity. It is not a matter of avoiding…
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The 10 tenets of Qigong
Tranquility Experiencing Nothingness Emptiness Rootedness Openness Oneness Compassion Harmony The Way Tranquillity “Take emptiness to the limit; maintain tranquillity in the center” — Lao Tzu In other words immerse oneself in a state of tranquillity. It is the basic of basics that one be able to keep a peaceful mind. To be able to remain…
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Book of Balance and Harmony
The waning and waxing of energy and matter are the movement and rest of things; rising and retiring by day and night are the movement and rest of the body. Everything, including the advance and retreat of the person, the arising and vanishing thoughts, the fortune and adversity of the world, the success and failure…
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A Female Story of Daoist Cultivation
Lindsey Wei A young woman, Lindsey Wei, graduates from high school in America and sets out to find her roots in China, questing for who she is and where her life path belongs. She discovers in herself a skill for martial arts and seeks the hidden knowledge of meditation. After three years of study in…
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An Empty Valley Transmitting a Voice
When a person shouts in an empty valley, there is a reverberation of sound. In folklore this is called the spirit. Because it has a voice but no form, it is called the spirit of the valley. What I realize as I observe this is the Tao of nurturing the spirit in emptiness. If people…
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Commentary on the Mirror for Compounding the Medicine
Precelestial breath, Postcelestial breath. Those who obtain them always seem to be drunk. The precelestial Breath is the original and initial Ancestral Breath.1 This Ancestral Breath is in the real center of Heaven and Earth within the human body. [Placed between] the Secret Door and the Gate of Life, hanging in the middle, it is…
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The Natural Mechanism of Turning Attention Around to Gaze Within
Bai Yuzhan said, “The path of inner refinement is extremely simple and easy; just get the fire of the heart to descend into the elixir field. The elixir field is the chamber of water, while the heart is fire. When fire enters water, then water and fire mix and true yang is produced. Therefore people…
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Essences of Liu Zi Jue Health Preserving Formula
Zhang Mingliang, Ma Ling We not only exercise zang fu-organs in Liu Zi Jue As is known to all, in Liu Zi Jue the five elements, five voices and five zang-organs correspond with each other. For example, “he” (Chinese character”呵”)is a tongue voice corresponding with heart—fire, “hu” (Chinese character”呼”)is a larynx voice corresponding with spleen—earth,…
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Opening Dao
Opening Dao is a short documentary film on Taoism and martial arts filmed in China in 2009 Se the full movie here: Opening Dao: a documentary film on Taoism and martial arts lifeartsmedia.com
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