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Taoist Meditation

Heart-Mind Series [Part 2] Subconscious

February 11, 2011

Heart-Mind – Photo by AlicePopkorn We’ve been talking about the place from which intent and thoughts come from, the Heart-Mind. How do you get there? What is the method? Let’s take the process of Inner Dissolving, Lao Tse’s 2,500-year-old tradition of ice to water, water to inner space. When you go from ice to water ... Read More

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Heart-Mind Series [Part 1] Intent

February 11, 2011

The Heart-Mind is an important concept in both Taoism and in Buddhism. To understand the Heart-Mind, we must first understand the nature of intent in relation to Taoism. There are two levels of intent in everything you do in Taoism and Chinese chi work. The first level is ordinary intent. The second level is the ... Read More

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The Impact of Words – Taoist Meditation Agenda

February 4, 2011

Understanding the effect of words is an important topic in Taoist Meditation. Most of us have heard the phrase: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Yet in the modern age being politically correct has come to a point where society responds to words as if someone where throwing ... Read More

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Tao Te Ching ‘Bones of the All’ and Earth Linking

January 21, 2011

The phrase “bones of the all” in the Tao Te Ching is sometimes referred to as meaning something old or ancient, but the true meaning is that all and everything is in the earth. Taoists hold the position that the earth is a living entity with a consciousness of its own. Just as you have ... Read More

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Embracing the One in Taoism and Life

January 1, 2011

Lao Tse Sculpture in Quanzhou – Photo by: Thanato We just had a 1-1-11 day so I thought it would be appropriate to share this post about Oneness and Taoism. The ‘One’ and ‘Oneness’ are very much central to Taoist philosophy and thought. In Chinese, shou-yi or shou-i means “embracing the one.” This is very ... Read More

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Taoism and Wu Wei: Action, Non-Action

December 22, 2010

Song Dynasty painting with theme of “Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are one”* Wu wei is a very fundamental concept in Taoism, similar to wu wei wu, which means action, non action. Wu means nothing and wei means action. In the West most people have clear agendas and they set out to accomplish specific goals. However, ... Read More

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For Love of the Game or Ego? Part 2

October 20, 2010

A ‘Gentle Touch’ Football Game – by mikebaird Not everyone wants to learn about chi and not everyone wants to learn to meditate. I asked my teacher why he didn’t teach meditation and he replied that most people don’t want to learn it. In later conversations he explained that it has a lot to do ... Read More

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The Tao of Self-Discovery

October 10, 2010

Photo by zoutedrop – Fire Swinging If you want to find out who you are, you have to get behind anything and everything that has happened to you in your life. It doesn’t matter what could occur. It doesn’t matter what you might be experiencing at the present moment. It doesn’t matter what you possess. ... Read More

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The Tao of Sex: Qigong or Meditation? (Part 2 of 3)

October 1, 2010

The Taoist sexual practices are categorized in two segments: Sexual qigong—techniques that increase the sensitivity and awareness of chi flows within yourself and your partner, including techniques that help you achieve many of the healing benefits of any chi practice. Sexual meditation—methods that lead to profound religious experience often called the divine, enlightenment, emptiness and ... Read More

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Why Buddhism and Hinduism Are Well Known, but Taoism Is Not

September 14, 2010

All branches of Buddhism and Hinduism came out of India, regardless of whether they ended up in Tibet, Southeast Asia or even Africa. Both religions carried the Indian perspectives on reincarnation and the idea that relationships between the individual and the collective soul or consciousness are linked completely and inextricably. Taoism is uniquely Chinese. Share ... Read More

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