Spring is beginning. It may not yet appear so with Winter snow storms still occurring, but it is beginning nonetheless. The first stirrings of the season are happening now. The Universal has been shifting from the messages of sleeping, storing and gathering to awakening, reaching outward and then… Continue reading
CLASSIC HUMOR FROM THE CH’AN / ZEN BUDDHIST TRADITION Compiled by Timothy Conway POSTMORTEM Before Japanese Zen Master Takuan Soho (1573-1645) died, he instructed: “Bury my body on the mountain behind the temple; throw earth on it and go away. … Continue reading
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Six Soups with Therapeutic Affect on Insomnia Now a days more and more people suffer from stress and anxiety problems, while insomnia is one of most common symptoms. If you notice the side effects of most sleeping pills, you may … Continue reading
How do you mindfully create a legacy when it is something that seems so illusive and intangible? A legacy is most often built upon… Continue reading
Counting-Breath Method 数息法 Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH Counting breath has long been a method used in meditation training. It appeared in Chinese literature as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty (25—220AD), when Buddhism was introduced to China. The … Continue reading
Tai Chi for Musicians By Violet Li Performing Guitarist and Senior Artist Teacher Joe Rea Phillips of the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) has studied Wushu for 35 years. He started with Northern Shaolin and then … Continue reading
As Confucius said, “If I hold up one corner of the paper, and you don’t show me the other three, I stop the lesson.” Or, there is a Taoist saying, “Knowing… Continue reading
Since ancient times, Daoists have used poetry and other art forms to express mystical experience, convey teaching, and transmit energy. A Daoist poem arises naturally out of the stillness of an empty mind, like fresh grasses in the springtime. Embracing… Continue reading
Without understanding the role of sex in healing and illness, many patients sabotage your work. Unknowingly, they express sexual love in a manor contradictory to their bodies needs which slows down their healing process. Continue reading