ABC’s Of Practice, Practice, Practice

“Practice, practice, practice,” one of Justin’s many memorable thoughts, can come across as advice from a teacher, right? Looking for Carnegie Hall? Practice. Want the next totem of mastery? Practice. Parade? Funeral? Practice. Practice.

But, I also feel this simple suggestion to be understood as a request from a friend, a summation of a life of … practice.

We practice T’ai Chi Chih to activate, circulate and balance the Chi. The teacher is saying balance can yield Good Karma and enduring peace, provided we know who and what we are, and can adapt to change.

The friend implores us not to be frauds by not practicing, and to continually improve our grasp of the form.

The teacher shows us how and what to move when we practice circulating the Vital Force, repeating principles and cultivating awareness. Circulation is all-important, and we practice regularly, whether we want to or not. Practice leads to a better next practice, which can lead to empirical knowing, or Chih.

The friend pulls you back down from your brain, makes sure you are grounding the Chi, and slowly blinks when you enjoy glimpses of Chih. Knowing through movement, is there any other?

Lastly, but first and always, the aim of practicing T’ai Chi Chih-Joy thru Movement is to refine and balance the vibrational energy of the super organism that is you. The teacher imparts what can be construed as knowledge, but the friend is shouting, “There’s more, and it’s happening right now! You can’t watch or read your way deeper, you go deeper. Let the inner experience show you what is Real. That is Knowing. ”

The path to experiencing any dimension of your life more fully becomes more pronounced as you walk the path, over and over; the fact is the act. Practice, practice, practice, and your act may come together.