Quando iniziai la pratica del Tàijí太極 (Tai Chi, usando la romanizzazione Wade-Giles dei caratteri cinesi), sapevo ben poco della cultura e della filosofia dell’Asia orientale. Al tempo ero un giovane interessato a discline scientifiche ed il mio unico contatto con le filosofie orientali era avvenuto attraverso libri come ‘Il Tao della fisica’ del fisico teorico Fritjof … Continue reading Il significato di 六合八法 (liu he ba fa)
When I started practicing Tàijí太極 (Tai Chi in Wade-Giles romanisation of Chinese characters) little I knew about East Asian culture and philosophy. As a young man mostly exposed to scientific ideas my only contact with Eastern philosophies was through seminal books like ‘the tao of physics: an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and eastern … Continue reading The meaning of 六合八法 (liu he ba fa)
You will find here a link to Jan van der Greef’s incredibly inspiring website. It is a beautiful gallery of gifts of nature and its wonders. By following this link “Expect the unexpected“. Continue reading Jan van der Greef
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, and 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 … Continue reading A fish trap
Few rules to follow when practicing Liu He Ba Fa as described in the book “Perfezione”: a collection of notes from the speeches of Master John Shadows taken by his Italian disciples at seminars and meetings with him for over 10 years, finally put together and edited by Lucia Bello, with Master John Shadow’s introduction and conclusion. Accept that you … Continue reading Taiji rules from my daoist master J. W. Shadow
If you really touch something then you know it. Touch softly and you are softly touched. Touch harshly and you are harshly touched. Touch and you are touched — Master JW Shadow Continue reading Touch and you are touched
道可道 非常道 名可名 非常名 無名天地之始 有名萬物之母 故常無欲 以觀其妙 常有欲 以觀其徼 此兩者 同出而異名 同謂之玄 玄之又玄 衆妙之門 The Dao which can be told is not the eternal Dao The Name which can be named is not the eternal Name The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth The named is the mother of the ten thousand things Ever desireless, we … Continue reading Dao
