16. Before learning Tai Chi Chuan, The strength might be dull
strength. After learning Tai Chi Chuan the whole body is
relaxed, and with good circulation of the “chi” and blood.
But you must get rid of all the nervous tension, and keep
the original dull strength. Because when you are relaxed,
dull strength can be turned into real power. An example of
dull strength is what some people call shoulder power, as
the strength is held at the shoulder, and is not controlled
by the waist and shown on the fingers. Therefore, dull power
is the capital. Relaxation is the Method. If you know the
method, then even small capital can achieve great success.
if you don’t know the method, then even with big capital you
cannot be successful. That’s why if you understand the
principle of Tai Chi Chuan, it will benefit you for all
kinds of sports.
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October 1, Sunday, 2006 Walking and Tai Chi at daybreak for
90 minutes. Watering plants and outdoor chores. Visiting with Mick and April. Dinner with Mick, April, Debbie and Jordan. "The secret of happiness
lies in taking a genuine interest in all
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October 2, Monday, 2006 Work for 4 hours for CUESD: Finish and mail EISS grant. Reading and writing. Put up tools outdoors - rain expect tonight. TFFC: Weightlifting and teach spin cycling class. Visit with Mick and April in the evening. Words of Experience by Tung Ying
Chieh http://neigong.net/2006/09/27/words-of-experience-by-tung-ying-chieh/ 1. "Tai Chi Chuan is an internal martial art exercise. Strength is produced in the bones. Power is reserved at the muscles. It does not require one to have tough skin or thick muscles, but sunken “chi” and strong bones are required. Therefore, learners have no suffering of broken bones and hurt muscles, and the tiredness of jumping, but just move naturally to find the potential of power of origin. It is an exercise to develop the your original power." 8. Everytime when you pratcice the form, there are at least three things you must do. The first one is to relax your muscle. The second one is to adjust your postures. The third one is to concentrate more on intentions and spiritual styles. When you can master all the movements, then the spiritual style will appear when you move. When you reach this stage your improvement will be better and quicker. 14. The principles of Tai Chi Chuan: The root is on the feet; enforced from the legs; controlled by the waist; and expressed by the fingers. These are the principles of enforcing power: never let the knees come over the toes; never stretch the hands over your nose; never raise over your eyebrows; and don’t press down below the center of the chest. All these are traditional rules. If you break these rules, then the power will not be as good. The variation is controlled by the waist. For example: If you push someone to the left with your right hand sideways, and your hand is over your nose, then the power will not be there. But if you let your left chest withdraw backward a little bit, and turn your waist to the left a little bit, then the power is there again. So this variation is on the chest, and controlled by the waist, and finally shows on you fingers, If the whole body is relaxed and sensitive, then strong power will show on the fingers.
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October 3, Tuesday, 2006 Walking and Taijiquan at daybreak for 90 minutes. Off work today. Visit with Mick and April. TFFC: Weightlifting and teach yoga class to 18 students. Delicious Pallea dinner made by Mick and April.
We sit "I you want to follow the doctrine
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October 4, Wednesday, 2006
TFFC: Weightlifting, and teach yoga class to 5 students. "To be able to be unhurried when
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October 5, Thursday, 2006 Work for CUESD from 7:30 to 4 pm. TFFC: Weightlifting, and teach yoga class to 14 students.
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October 6, Friday, 2006 TFFC: Weightlifting and attend Tonya's spin cycling class for 45 minutes. Watering, weeding, planting in the garden, reading.
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October 7, Saturday, 2006 Walking and Taijiquan at daybreak. Teach Tai Chi Chuan and Yoga at TFFC from 10-12:15 Cleaning up the summer kitchen garden. Writing and reading. Repair leak in washer and clean dryer.
Taoist Poetry Links
Taoist Poetry Chinese Poetry As I smoke cannabis out of my long pipe, immortal spirits begin to appear, yet for the moment answers not so clear, showing me visions of sacred misty mountains, and ancient temples among high cliffs, then I start to notice a sudden flux then shift, riding this rushing flow, all things reveal, showing me a symbol of an eternal sphere. - Mr. Sage http://members.aol.com/MrSage365/Poems.html
http://mpgtaijiquan.blogspot.com/2005/11/arrows-gone-past-already.html
"The life-force of the valley never dies-- http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/vstccs2.htm
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October 8, Sunday, 2006 Walking and taijiquan at daybreak. Home improvement projects. Shed doors.
Let the Void be your cauldron. When the Mind is Stilled, "The Triple Equation of Essence, Energy and Spirit unites to form the Golden Elixir of Immortality during deep meditation. According to Master Chao Pi Chen, the generative force changes into vitality when the body is still; vitality changes into spirit when the heart is unstirred; and spirit returns to nothingness because of immutable thought. The Elixir Field (Dantien) under the navel is where the generative force [essence] is sublimated into vitality [energy]; the middle Elixir Field in the solar plexus (Middle Dantien) is where vitality is sublimated into spirit; and the upper Elixir Field in the brain (Upper Dantien) is where spirit is sublimated for its flight into space. Daniel P. Reid, The Tao of Health, Sex & Longevity
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October 9,
Monday, 2006
Walking and taijiquan at daybreak. Watering, home improvement, gardening. Attend Tehama County Commission on Aging. I began today as the Chairperson. TFFC: Weightlifting and teach spin cycling class. Listen! The wind is rising, Susan Warner Fall Mandala http://www.susanwarner.com/photo_album_galleries/view_fall_leaves_mandala_jpg.htm
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October 10,
Tuesday, 2006
Work for CUESD from 7:30 - 4 pm. TFFC: Weightlifting and teach yoga class to 17 students. The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time. Abraham Lincoln
The past is solid, the future is liquid.
I have seen the future and it's like the present, only longer.
The past is a quidepost, not a hitching post.
Green Way Wisdom - Time http://www.gardendigest.com/time.htm
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October 11,
Wednesday, 2006
Work for CUESD from 7:30 - 4 pm. TFFC: Weightlifting and teach yoga class to 13 students. I decided to create a webspace for posting photographs I take with my
Samsung cell phone. I use T-Mobile to email the pictures to <a href="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</a>.
The webspace is called the <a href="http://vatwhy832.blogspot.com/">Green
way Gallery</a>.
Sensei Wendy Egyoku Nakao:
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October 12,
Thursday, 2006
Work for CUESD from 7:30 - 4 pm. TFFC: Weightlifting and teach yoga class to 15 students. Squat on incline with 6x45lbs. Moved into my new office at Maywood School the past few days.
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October 13,
Friday, 2006
Walking and taijiquan in the mid-morning. Gardening, watering, and home improvements. Karen and I shop and dine out in Chico in the late afternoon and evening. "The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue."
by Mei Ying Sheng Translated by Ted W. Knecht http://neigong.net/2006/10/03/taiji-diagram-and-yang-style/ Special Characteristics between the Taiji Diagram and Taijiquan Life is represented by the motion of the circle. The Taiji diagram takes the circle to be its shape. The circle is simple in shape and stable in form. It is lively and natural and can change with ease. Because the resistance of a sphere is minimal, its ability to disperse force is great. The sun, Earth, moon, and stars are in the shape of a sphere. A rock that has been eroded into a stream will gradually become rounded and circular in shape due to the processes of nature. It erodes toward the path of least resistance. The image of a sphere is both natural and harmonious. The Taiji diagram uses an S-shaped line to divide the circle into two parts. This symmetrical separation is stable, balanced, and natural. Like humans and all other living things, the external shape of the body has a symmetrical left and right side. The beauty of the human body is due to its rounded or arc-shaped symmetrical composition. In terms of Taijiquan’s theory of motion and application, there is a top and a bottom and a left and a right. The postures of Taijiquan stress the need for symmetrical balance. This rounded character of Taijiquan is a typical manifestation of China’s artistic heritage. Taijiquan’s natural beauty is brought about due to its circular character. The Yin and Yang fish which signify the Liang Yi (Two Bearings) of Yin and Yang represent the common character of all natural things. All things within the universe can be divided into two large categories of Yin and Yang. The form, change, and development of all things can be placed within the cycle of Yin and Yang. From the relationship of the Liang Yi contained within the Taiji diagram, we see that “the Yin polarity creates Yang and the Yang polarity creates Yin”; and that “a single Yin cannot form Yin and a single Yang cannot form Yang.” “One is needed to produce the other”. Lao Zi said that “all things carry Yin and hold to Yang.” The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classics state that “Yin and Yang are the way of heaven and earth, the web of all things, the mother and father of change, and the originators of birth and death.” The theory of Taijiquan encompasses the changing processes of the antagonistic character of Yin and Yang as representing movement and stillness, opening and closing, hardness and softness, yielding and issuing, substantial and insubstantial, as well as many others. It sees the universe as a large Taiji and the individual as a small Taiji. By bringing together the universal and individual Taiji spheres during the practice of Taijiquan, a boxing style was created with a profound sense of meaning and theory. Spiral motion is a very high level form of movement or exercise. There exists an S-shaped line between the two Yin and Yang fish of the Taiji diagram. From the side view of the diagram, the S-shaped line appears in the form of a wave and from the top view it appears in the shape of a spiral. These two shapes contain the overall developmental steps found in the universe and within the human body. The natural rotation of the earth, the growth of a sprouting plant, the coiling of a snake, and the rotation of a car tire are all based upon the law of motion found in the movement of a spiral. Even though the reeling silk movements of Yang style are not as obvious as those of the Chen style, the naturally harmonious reeling silk movements of Yang style will give the over 650 muscles found within the body a very beneficial workout and massage. This reeling silk motion will improve the quality of muscle strength that is commonly required in daily life. Only one third of our muscles are used in daily life.
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October 14,
Saturday, 2006
Walking and Taijiquan at daybreak. Teach Tai Chi Chuan (x) and Yoga (x) at TFFC from 10-12:15. Gardening, watering, home improvement projects, reading. Watch USC vs Arizona State on TV. USC won 28-21, and is ranked
Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God.
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. By plucking her petals, You do not gather the beauty of the flower.
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October 15,
Sunday, 2006
"In comparison with Heaven and earth, man is like a mayfly. But compared to
the Great Meaning, Heaven and Earth, too, are like a bubble and a shadow. Only
the primordial spirit and the true essence overcome time and space. The power
of the seed, like Heaven and Earth, is subject to mortality, but the primordial
spirit is beyond the polar differences. Here is the place whence Heaven and
Earth derive their being. When students understand how to grasp the primordial
spirit, they overcome the polar opposites of Light and Darkness and tarry no
longer in the three worlds. But only he who has looked on essence in its
original manifestation is able to do this." Worked in the garden all day. Reading, studying, relaxing. Watch television in the evening.
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October 16,
Monday, 2006
Walking and Taijiquan at daybreak. Lunch with my, Ann Gleeson. She is retiring from Shasta County Social Services and moving to New Mexico. She emailed me a few photos of her new home. TFFC Gym: Weightlifting and teach spin cycling class (3). Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.
Homesteading Links
Pioneer Thinking
Herbs2000
"Five years later, according to Emily Gosden and David
Randall of the British newspaper,
the Independent,
the Bush administration's Global War on Terror has resulted in, at a minimum, 20
times the deaths of 9/11; at a maximum, 60 times. It has 'directly killed a
minimum of 62,006 people, created 4.5 million refugees and cost the US more than
the sum needed to pay off the debts of every poor nation on earth. If estimates
of other, unquantified, deaths -- of insurgents, the Iraq military during the
2003 invasion, those not recorded individually by Western media, and those dying
from wounds -- are included, then the toll could reach as high as 180,000.'
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October 17,
Tuesday, 2006
Walking and taijiquan at daybreak for 90 minutes. Off work from CUESD today. Appointment with Dr. Lauren Smith, M.D., Urologist, in Chico. My PSA
dropped TFFC Gym: Weightlifting and then teach yoga to 17 students from 5:30-6:45 p.m.. My lower back is a bit tender and sore.
Resting Posture Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart, toes and heels in line pointing straight forward. Bend the knees slightly so that you can’t see your shoe laces, but you can still see your toes. Knees should be centered vertically over the feet, not collapsing in toward each other. Have a slight crease at the hip joint, so the bowl of the pelvis is level. The torso is erect, but relaxed into the bowl of the pelvis. Arm pits open to fit a small ball under the arm pit. Elbows turned out to the sides. Fingers extended, but relaxed. The arms should resemble a horse shoe shape. This is the same posture as the Grounding posture. Notes 1. Three sets of five repetitions of each posture will take 25 to 30 minutes. Three sets of three reps will take about 15 minutes. Two sets of three reps will take about 10 minutes. 2. Pause at the Resting Posture between each set of repetitions. Run the energy routes with the breath alone. Keep the fingers open and still. 3. Yin route: Inhale - the energy flows from the balls of the feet up the inner sides of
the legs to tantien. Inhale - the energy flows from the fingernails along the backs of the hands,
outer sides of elbows, shoulder blades, spine and down to mingmen (a point on
the spine opposit from solar plexus, T-11). Reaching 1. Inhale yin route - the arms rise from the resting posture to shoulder height extending forward, relaxed. (Hug the tree posture) 2. Exhale yin route - bend knees, tuck pelvis, round the back, hollow the chest, reach strenuously with the hands, pulling the shoulder blades away from the spine. Do not hinge at the waist and lean forward. Your weight should remain centered in the feet. 3. Inhale yang route - straighten knees and torso, arms relax at shoulder height - same position as #1. 4. Exhale yang route - arms float back down to Grounding Posture. Phoenix Wing Begin as in Reaching #1 and #2. 1. Inhale yang route - open arms to sides like the wings of a bird. 2. Exhale yang route - fingers lead the way down and toward each other at waist height, wrists and elbows follow, rounded back, hollow chest. 3. Inhale yin route - fingernails meet, then backs of hands, then elbows touch. At nose height, hands unfold like holding a book. Then pinkies “unzip” and heels of hands and thumbs connect. 4. Exhale yin route - with thumbs and heels of hands still connected, stretch fingers back as elbows straighten the arms forward. Bend knees, tuck pelvis, round the back, hollow the chest. Repeat or finish as in Reaching #3 and #4. Swallowing the Bitter Pill 1. Inhale yin route - stay in Resting Posture and expand rib cage like wings. 2. Exhale yin route - arms float up to hold a ball (gold on the outside and silver on the inside) at chest height. Keep fingers and hands still, shoulders relaxed, elbows below the wrist-shoulder line. 3. Inhale yang route - ball expands, pushing arms to sides, still at chest height. 4. Exhale yang route - ball contracts to the size of a grapefruit at base of the throat, elbows drop as hands ride the ball in. 5. Inhale yin route - hands draw the ball down to tantien (just below the navel) and place it inside the cauldron of the abdomen. 6. Exhale yin route - wrists relax, hands float slowly back to Resting Posture as a fountain of purified energy rises from tantien up chest, out shoulders and down arms to hands. Repeat and the energy routes will alternate. By courtesy of www.chionline.com http://neigong.net/2006/09/06/buddha-palm-chi-kung-set/
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October 18,
Wednesday, 2006
Walking and Taijiquan at daybreak for 90 minutes. Feed sheep. Work for CUESD for 4 hours: 10 - 2:30 p.m. Gardening, watering and home improvement projects. Reading and studying. TFFC Gym: Weightlifting and then teach Power Yoga to xx students from 5:30-6:15 p.m.
To enrich the earth I have sowed clover and grass Added to October webpage. Added to strength training webpage.
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October 19,
Thursday, 2006
Work from 7:30-12:30 for CUESD. Home work projects. TFFC Gym: Weightlifting and then teach yoga to xx students from 5:30-6:45 p.m..
"Third, a responsible approach to solutions would avoid the mistake of trying to find a single magic "silver bullet" and recognize that the answer will involve what Bill McKibben has called "silver-buckshot" -- numerous important solutions, all of which are hard, but no one of which is by itself the full answer for our problem. One of the most productive approaches to the "multiple solutions" needed is a
road-map designed by two Princeton professors, Rob Socolow and Steven Pacala,
which breaks down the overall problem into more manageable parts. Socolow and
Pacala have identified 15 or 20 building blocks (or "wedges") that can be used
to solve our problem effectively -- even if we only use 7 or 8 of them. I am
among the many who have found this approach useful as a way to structure a
discussion of the choices before us."
Grist Mill: Environmental News and Commentary
~ Ezra Bayda with Josh Bartok in Saying Yes to Life (Even to the Hard Parts)
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October 20,
Friday, 2006
I drive from Red Bluff to Monterey. Camped at State Park. Alicia June Garofalo-Flinn arrives in Red Bluff with Katie Flinn for a visit with Karen. Walk on beach, practice Taijiquan and Qigong. Great Doubt, Great Awakening,
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October 21,
Saturday, 2006
Attend Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey. Stay at Sheraton Hilton Hotel. Unwavering
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October 22,
Sunday, 2006
Attend Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey. Stay at Sheraton Hilton Hotel.
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October 23,
Monday, 2006
Attend Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey. Stay at Sheraton Hilton Hotel. Words crystallize the spirit in the place of power. Master Lu Tzu, The Golden Flower http://neigong.net/2006/09/07/the-golden-flower/
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October 24,
Tuesday, 2006
Attend Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey. Stay at Sheraton Hilton Hotel.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
http://theteemingbrain.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/autumn-longing-cs-lewis/ Autumn Longing
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October 25,
Wednesday, 2006
Attend Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey. Drive home to Red Bluff. Alicia leaves Red Bluff and returns to Portland with Katie. TFFC Gym: Weightlifting and teach Power Yoga to xx students.
A drop fell on the apple tree A few went out to help the brook, The dust replaced in hoisted roads, The breezes brought dejected lutes, - Emily Dickinson
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October 26,
Thursday, 2006
Importance, by Alan Watts
Buddhism is often accused of being
a religion so absorbed in the impersonal and the eternal that it overlooks
the importance of individual and temporal things,. According to its
teachings, all things that have form are subject to change and void of any
enduring "self", but this does not imply that such things are unimportant.
Importance is not measured by time, and change is a symptom of the presence
of lie. A Japanese poem says:
The morning glory blooms
for an hour,
Yet it differs not at heart From the giant pine which lives a thousand years. Beside the immensity of Time and Space, man seems a being of the most utter insignificance. In comparison with the vastly complicated problems of the modern world, the lesser hopes and fears of the individual seem of no consequence. But Buddhism is the Middle Way, and must necessarily regard such an extreme attitude as false philosophy. It is well that one who is too much concerned with his own affairs should consider the immensity of the universe and the destiny of the human race. But let him not consider it too long, lest he forget that the responsibility not only for human prosperity but also for the order of the universe is his own. While modern astronomy tells us of our insignificance beneath the stars, it also tells us that if we lift so much as a finger, we affect them. It is true that we are transient, that we have no abiding self, but the fabric of life is such that one broken thread may work immeasurable ruin. The magnitude of the world with whose destiny we are bound up increases rather than diminishes our importance. Nature may seem to have little regard for individuals; it may let them die in millions as if it mattered nothing. But value is in quality, not quantity. A pea may be as round as the world, but as far as roundness is concerned, neither is better than the other. And man himself is a lttle universe; the ordering of his mind and body is as complex as the ordering of the stars. Can we say, then, that the governing of a man's universe is less important because it is different in size? p. 19 Watts,Alan Become What You Are, Shambhala, Boston and London:2003. “It is well said: ‘The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.’
The song of birds, the voices of insects are all means of conveying truth to the mind. In flowers and grasses we see messages of the Tao.
The scholar, pure and clear of mind, serene and open of heart, should find in everything what nourishes him.
But if you want to know where the flowers come from, even the god of spring doesn’t know.”
“And so, the secret in Taoism is to get out of one’s own way, and to learn that this pushing ourselves, instead of making us more efficient, actually interferes with everything we set about to do.”
– from the book “What is Tao?”
There are probably more (grass-root) pantheists than Protestants, or
theists in general, and pantheism continues to be the traditional
religious alternative to theism for those who reject the classical
theistic notion of God. Not only is pantheism not antithetical to
religion, but certain religions are better understood as pantheistic
rather than theistic when their doctrines are examined. Philosophical
Taoism is the most pantheistic, but Advaita Vedanta, certain forms of
Buddhism and some mystical strands in monotheistic traditions are also
pantheistic. But even apart from any religious tradition many people
profess pantheistic beliefs — though somewhat obscurely. Pantheism
remains a much neglected topic of inquiry. Given their prevalence,
non-theistic notions of deity have not received the kind of careful
philosophical attention they deserve. Certainly the central claims of
pantheism are prima facie no more "fantastic" than the central
claims of theism — and probably a great deal less so.
Pantheism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pantheism/
Walking and Taijiquan in the morning. Reading and research. Teach Yoga at TFFC to 12 students from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Dinner out with Karen at Tai Restaurant.
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Friday, 2006
Daily Notes Research and writing in the morning. Sign up for Flickr Pro account: Web Address: http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenmikephotos/
Modified from a photo collage by Slowburn. http://www.flickr.com/photos/slowburn/272996865/
Walking and Taijiquan in the morning. Watering and gardening during the day. Wild Fun Games all night.
Fascinating Google Custom Search development options.
Strength and Muscle Building Search Portal http://www.musclebuildersearch.com/ Guide to Custom Search Engines
Creating a Quality CSE - Tips and Tricksby Eric Enge http://www.customsearchguide.com/creating-quality-cses.shtml
Library Zen Custom Search Engine
LIS Wiki
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October 28,
Saturday, 2006
Wild Fun Games all morning. Teach Tai Chi and Yoga at TFFC from 10-12:15 am.
Health and Spiritual Search Engine (GodServer, WellnessCow, iPadma) TAOISM SITES
Electronic Resources on Tai Chi
Scripture Search Engines http://www.asu.edu/clubs/religiousstudies/RSSWebsite/8scripturestextssearch.html
Taoism Search Engine http://www.taoism-directory.org/index.php?catid=12
Metaphysical New Age Directory http://www.metaphysicaldirectory.com/
Alternative Medicine Search Engine http://alternative-medicine-search-engine-swicki.eurekster.com/
Strength and Muscle Building Search Portal http://www.musclebuildersearch.com/
Health and Spiritual Search Engine (GodServer, WellnessCow, iPadma)
Eurekster Swiki http://swickihome.eurekster.com/faqs.htm
Taoism Search http://taoism-search-swicki.eurekster.com/
Aikido Founder and Grand Master, Morihei Ueshiba, (1883-1969)
"Aikido is the principle of nonresistance.
Because it is nonresistant, it is victorious from the beginning. Those with the evil intentions or contentious thoughts are instantly vanquished." "Move like a beam of light;
- Morihei Ueshiba
Dr. Andrew Weil is also a tree hugger. http://cortesecoforestry.org/dr_weil.php So, what are YOU waiting for? Hug a tree today.
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October 29,
Sunday, 2006
Karen and I took a day trip. We drove Highway 70 from Oroville to Quincy. This good road took us along the North Fork of the Feather River. There were many autumn colors. We drove back to Oroville via Highway 119 by Buck's Lake down to Oroville. This area is heavily forested. Relax at home in the afternoon. I did not feel well.
Beginning Yoga Poses. By Elise Browning Miller. 18 basic poses, line drawings, short descriptions. Stretch Central By Carol Dickman. Carol's Collection of 21 stretches.
MEDITATION AND "SPIRITUAL HYGIENE" http://kirkland.myweb.uga.edu/rk/pdf/pubs/HYGIENE.pdf
Able to be correct and quiescent,
Several Western scholars have claimed to find yoga and sexual hygiene in the
Tao te ching.
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October 30,
Monday, 2006
Up at 5:30 am. Writing. Walking and Taijiquan at daybreak. Unload rocks from our van. Get medicine from Price's Pharmacy in Corning. Massage by Carol Borer. TFFC: Weightlifting and then teach spin cycling class.
"What are the qualities that make one's mindset positive? They include being able to: Think in a calm, pacified, and reflective manner instead
of being disturbed, agitated, Put ideas together rationally and arrive at the right judgment even in the absence of obvious evidence or proof. Decide, plan, and execute a course of action in a patient, persistent, and disciplined manner. Recognize the changes and be flexible in adapting to them. Observe and perceive things with a sense of humor instead of outrage, indignation, and anger. Let go of useless and counterproductive thoughts, desires, and ambitions instead of being preoccupied with them. Relax and meditate or rest. Resist temptation and coercion." - Michael Fekete, Strength Training for Seniors, Hunter House, 2006, p. 36 Strength and Muscle Building Search Portal http://www.musclebuildersearch.com/
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October 31,
Tuesday, 2006
Feedback from Readers in October, 2006: "Hello Michael, you have a great web site i can hardly wait to search throught all the links. Your love and appreciation for life and its variety is very evident. Thank you for the time spent researching and documenting. You have acculated an ocean full of pearls. I have just recieved my certification to teach Tai Chi Chuan this past summer and my first beginner class is under way. I am grateful to have discovered such a treasure trove of information. Sincerly, Sifu Kevin Butler." 10/31/2006
October gave a party;
Radiant joy is everywhere.
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