Categories: Teacher Experiences & Reflections
Contemplations: Teaching, Intentionality, TCC Principle
By: Steve Ridley
Teaching
Extraordinary teachers have worked extra hard to allow something above the ordinary to manifest through them.
Intentionality
Justin advises, “not to do careless T’ai Chi Chih.” He knows the value of practicing the art qualitatively with focused intent – movement zen.
When we bring full attention to the event at hand, we help empower it, we coax life to express more completely through it. In TCC practice this is essential. Truly being the movement at hand gives rise to the fullest experience and most useful consequences of practice.
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Knowing is flowing. Not knowing is stop and going.
– M. T. Kupper
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TCC Principle:
Rooted softness of motion
allows chi circulation continuity.
– Steve Ridley
Topics: Chi and Intrinsic Energy, Deepening Practice, Justin Stone's Teachings, Present Moment, Softness and Continuity
Originally appeared in: September 1995