Lao-Tzu, Justin, Quantum Physics, and Seijaku

In the Tao Teh Ching, Lao-Tzu said, “There is a thing, confusedly formed…indistinct and shadowy; yet, within it is an image, shadowy and indistinct. Yet, within it is a substance, dim and dark. Yet, within it is an Essence.”

And Justin adds, “And this Essence is the Real.”

In Justin’s Spiritual Odyssey, pg. 18, he says, “Empty space seems to be a vast continuum of Energy, and that energy is Wisdom. Energy appears in many forms, including matter, and it’s always there for us to use in recharging ourselves.”

David Bohm, a quantum physicist, said, “When matter is investigated, it is revealed as an ocean of energy and light. Modern physics understands light in a many-sided way: it is energy and it is also information: content, form and structure. It is the potential for everything.”

I use all of these insights when teaching Seijaku. I ask my students, when passing through the “Matter” section of the movement, to feel, see, smell and sense it. Much as a white egg dipped repeatedly in and out of a cup of purple dye will slowly turn purple, so too will they be affected by the wisdom that is found in the “Substance” section of Seijaku. But do not look for words; continue to keep the mind in the soles of the feet. The results of this teaching method astound. Instead of resenting having to push through a “wall” before arriving at softness, they joyfully meet and pass through the congealed energy. Sometimes they see the congealed energy as a wall, but often it has more “give” to it, such as an icefall, thick sticky fog, or a strong current. One student said, “Some students had told me how angry and annoyed they got doing Seijaku (and therefore didn’t practice it), but this is the first time I’ve enjoyed doing Daughter On The Mountaintop!”