Zen Poster

You can be grateful     
      Without being grateful for any thing
You can enjoy Being    
      Without understanding what Being is
You can have Faith          

       Without Faith in something that can be named –

But you cannot be Desireless,   

     for the wish to not want anything

I only met Justin once at an Intensive in 2010, but when I held his hand and we locked eyes, it was as if we could see into each other’s souls. It gave me chills.

– Dee Burton, Orland Park, IL

We had just returned from a lovely in-the-moment Spring walk when I read the news of Justin’s passing. It was strange to have so many images in my mind, of abundant blossoms and the beginnings of life, along with such a feeling of loss.  In the past days, reading through peoples’ memories of Justin, and once again hearing how TCC has changed lives – then thinking about our connections within the TCC community- I see that a feeling of abundance is also relevant. I am grateful to have met Justin and experienced something of his giving nature, and also for the legacy he has left us. A student once said to me: “T’ai Chi Chih is like a door that keeps opening.”

– Sandra Freda, Evanston, IL

Justin is riding the river of Chi to the heart of the universe and back, just as we are in while we practice circulating and balancing the Chi … Why identify with the leaf? Why not identify with the tree? I felt him leave before I heard the news. The energy is soft and continuous. My Intermediate class practice shortly after his passing was dedicated to gratitude for his life.

– Barbara Lippert, Camarillo, CA