Where is the mind?

We think of the mind being within our head as part of our brain function.
Is it really in our head? It may well be.

The human body is surrounded by an energy field,
is the mind floating around within this area?

Is our mind connected to our body? Is it connected to our energy field?
Or is it connected to the whole of existence, the cosmos, past and present?
Maybe even the future?

Many clairvoyants, mediums and psychics will say that they can tap into these
areas to see what was, what is and what will come.

Who knows where it is? People have many ideas about this, but science has not given
us all the answers to these questions.

We do not readily accept other people's beliefs but we usually accept what we have
been told by teachers, parents and others who influence our lives.

There is always room for discovery, to seek out the new, the old, and the truth.
Do not only limit yourself to what we take for granted.

Remember that once, the earth was thought to be flat.

13 Postures

Wardoff
Rollback
Push/Press
Squeeze
Pluck
Split
Elbow
Bump
Advance
Withdraw
See the left
See the right
Central equilibrium

Quote

The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish,

and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.

The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits.

When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten.

The purpose of words is to convey ideas.

When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words?

He is the one I would like to talk to.

(Chuang-Tzu)

Cross training

When I started training the internal arts of tai chi chuan, I found that my
previous experiences within external arts actually hindered my
progress.

It took a long time to lose the old habits of trying to use force
against force, strength against strength, I was so tense in the beginning.

The thought of mixing external martial arts with the internal art of tai chi and
baguazhang is counterproductive. How can you mix external with internal
when the principles are so different?

You must become soft and relaxed in body and mind to allow the incoming
force, not hard and blocking your opponent.

Mixing internal with external, there will always be an element of tension,
so you will never be completely soft. You will never truly let go of the old and
embrace the new.

Anger

The dragon within,

is forever trying to escape

and destroy itself.

Flowers

Act rightly

We do not act rightly

because we have virtue or

excellence, but we rather

have these because we have

acted rightly. We are what

we repeatedly do.

( Aristotle )