Categories: Teacher Experiences & Reflections
A Changing World
By: Carmen Brocklehurst
Albuquerque, NM
When I [read] … the point that Justin was making about Vashanas, … I asked myself, “Is this lifetime going to be just like all the others have been? What will change?”
It is not hard to imagine letting go of the things with which I’m not too satisfied. But what about the things I like? Change means just that, change. Each time I do my T’ai Chi Chih I know that my world has changed. It’s like a picture on a computer screen that is made up of hundreds of small squares. Slowly, but surely the picture changes as each square is erased or added. Then I thought to myself perhaps it is because we don’t really want our world (computer picture) to change that we might avoid our daily practice of T’ai Chi Chih.
As I allow myself to look forward, I see a world that is changing because of T’ai Chi Chih and the work we are doing, within ourselves (through our practice) and through the teaching (sharing what we learn from our practice). I see people that are less stressed, having happier, deeper relationships and expressing a desire for the good for all mankind.
Yes, I like to read and hear the “stuff” that Justin has to say. It helps me focus my eyes and heart on the highest we all can be. Thank you all for working to make this vision become a reality through T’ai Chi Chih.
Source: New Mexico TCC News, Apr. ’96
Topics: Daily Practice, Justin Stone's Teachings, Letting Go, New Mexico, Personal Stories, Stress Relief
Originally appeared in: June 1996