Remembrance Of Justin Stone – Sharing The Chi

Justin received a note from Joseph Pagano, a student who went on to become a T’ai Chi Chih teacher, sharing that they had recorded the talk at the 5th annual TCC teacher conference in 1990 without asking permission. They asked Justin if he would like the tape. When Justin told me about it I asked for a copy, and Justin asked what I planned to do with it. “Do you think this is just for you?” I hadn’t given it a thought but said I would make it available to teachers.

It was a very good lecture. I made 15 copies and announced in The Vital Force that free copies were available. To my surprise very few teachers asked for a copy. But the thought remained that this talk wasn’t just for me. When many of us came to TCC our first thoughts were about what TCC could do for us. But as the Chi cultivated our hearts and opened them to a greater purpose, we began to realize we wanted to share TCC with others, to share the Chi so others could experience the good that we were getting. Justin often said that TCC was meant to be a service to humanity. This was and is very powerful. But how was this to be accomplished? Often we have big ideas without knowing how they’ll be achieved, but the Chi knows.

Later I asked TCC teacher Carolyn Shaw if they would transcribe the tape, and they did. Virginia Shilson was one of my first students and later became a TCC teacher, and Doug Shilson helped put it in booklet form on a new Atari computer. Over the years many hundreds of booklets have been printed. The most recent unfoldment of this sharing of the Chi has been that the T’ai Chi Chih Foundation puts aside funds so that this booklet, Evolution Through Chi, and seven other are made available for free to new teachers at their Teacher Accreditation Course.

Each of you has a story to share of how the Chi (in the form of T’ai Chi Chih) came through Justin to you to be shared. The amazing part? All avenues come into being so an original manifestation can take place in this world so that we can learn to love and share the Chi.

P.S.: Many thanks to our conference co-hosts Laurie Jacobi and Linda Zelig for this year’s teacher conference. So much thought was put into all areas for our comfort, companionship and growth. Our speakers guided us to move inside. We were asked to experience what the Chi means to us. The best part was doing TCC with so many friends. That unity of spirit changes lives.