Tai Chi or Bust!
Learning tai chi is a journey, and not much different from driving your car from one city to another. If you drive too fast you risk a ticket or an accident, both of which will make the journey take longer. In tai chi if you try to advance too quickly, into something you’re not ready for, you risk missing some important details along the way or injuring yourself, both of which make the journey take longer.
Enjoy the ride; revel in small accomplishments. One day you’ll look up and notice you’re well on your way. Another day you’ll look up and notice you’re exactly where you wanted to be, and then you’ll realize there is still more to learn. This journey has no end; enjoy the ride.
“Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.“ Lao Tzu
Your thoughts… experiences?
John
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Sep 16, 2009 - 09:09:56Like any journey’s distraction that keeps you from your goal of enjoying the ride, the notion that you need to filter out unpleasantness, buffer yourself against unjust circumstance, defend yourself when you feel at a loss or victimized by demands along the journey of life are delusion. Your goal of being on the way becomes clearer when you realize anything you encounter that teaches you about yourself is a form of self-defense.
Mark,
All I have to say to your response is, I couldn’t have said it better myself. After I’ve had some time to digest your comment a bit more I’m sure I could write a fairly long post exploring the depth of meaning there. Thanks for commenting.
John
We read that Aristotle once said:
“A wise man is never in a hurry.”
Aristotle probably never even conceived of tai chi, but as he was a man of Logic, I assume the saying could be reversed and be equally true:
“A man in a hurry is never wise.”
Surely there’s some application of this line of thinking to the point of your post?
Walt,
I’m sure I could make an argument that would draw a corollary between the two.
John