Winter 2022 Living Tao Essential Tai Ji Series — Session Three
(April 2022)
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This series is designed to delve more deeply into the ongoing exploration of the Living Tao forms, metaphors, and philosophy. The areas of study for Session Three include:
- The Easter spirit of “Resurrection: Fu Huo 復 活 in Chinese literally depict a “Turning Point”, as in the Hexagram #24 復 in the I Ching, and 活 “To Come Alive”;
- More details of the “Five Moving Forces of Nature”五行 (Wu Xing); and
- The metaphors in the Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing).
EASTER / FÙ HUÓ
FÙ HUÓ and HEXAGRAM #24- FÙ
BA GUA
[From Quantum Soup by Chungliang]
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天 Heaven /地 Earth |
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火 Fire /水 Water |
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風 Wind /雷 Thunder |
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山 Mountain /澤 Lake |
READING OF Yi JING 24 – FÙ
Earth (坤 Kun) over Thunder (震 Zhen)
“At the turning point, there is freedom for going out and coming in without hindrance. There are advantages in all directions!”
[From 2002 I Ching Calendar by Chungliang]
DANCE OF SHIVA
TONG REN / REN JIAN
Within the human race, everything the same
同人 tong ren (Same as other human beings and 人間 ren jian (amongst human beings)
~ Thank you, Johannes
SHENG TIAN /ASCENDING
JOYFULLY PARTICIPATING IN THE SORROWS OF THE UNIVERSE
Chanting of the Compassionate Bodhisattva
Translation by John Blofeld
FIVE MOVING FORCES – WU XING – METAPHORS
*[Refer to Supplemental References]
FEI /FLIGHT
DAO DE JING (TAO TE CHING) VERSE 25
道dào 法 fǎ 自zì 然rán / Dao follows nature
Human beings follow the way of earth
Earth follows the way of Heaven
Heaven follows the way of Dao
Dao follows the way of nature (spontaneous, naturally so)
SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCES
Lao Tse: Das Tor zum Tao: Die mustischen Texte des TAO TE KING*
neu übertragen und redigiert von Werner Beck
Tradition Verlag & Druck
*This book is available in German only
[Lao Tse: The Gateway to the Tao: The Musical Texts of Tao Te Ching] [Retranslated and Edited by Werner Beck] [Traditon Publishing & Printing]
Dance of Siva : Essays on Indian Art and Culture
by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy
MUSIC
Prayer for Ukraine, Valentin Silvestrov: (2014)
Kyiv Choir
Mykola Hobdych (conductor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuzS_ZS2czY
The Metaphors from “Traumgarten”
by Hans and Andreas Vollenweider
Freedom, Jon Batiste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YHVC1DcHmo
*The following material can be found in previous session study materials, which have been posted on the Living Tao website:
October 2021 Study Materials
- Wu Xing (Five Moving Forces)
February 2022 Study Materials
- Tai Ji Chakras (Zhong, Yong, An, Ding Nei, Guan, Yin)
SPRING IS SPROUTING / EASTER RESURRECTION
