Winter Living Tao Essential Tai Ji Series – Session Three
(March 2023)
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~ Study Materials ~
GATEWAY TO OPEN VISION
門 Men / Gateway; 開 Kai / Open; 目光 Mu Guang / Vision
Master Huang’s teaching encourages a holistic approach to Body, Heart/Mind & Spirit practice and study utilizing the Living Tao philosophy, metaphors, and forms.
Over the course of this Series, Master Huang will introduce new material in the following practice areas:
* Nature Bathing Meditations using Poetry;
* Classics, Poetry & Music (East & West); (Session Three) Fēng Qiáo Yè Bó: MAPLE BRIDGE NIGHT MOORING by Zhang Ji (733?-779)唐 張繼 Tang Dynasty;
* Calligraphy & Metaphors; and
* Continued articulation & development of the Tai Ji Forms. (Session Three) 4th Circle Motifs.
FOREST BATHING – MEDITATIVE POETRY
楓橋夜泊Fēng Qiáo Yè Bó: MAPLE BRIDGE NIGHT MOORING
[MOORING AT NIGHT BY MAPLE BRIDGE]
by Zhang Ji (733?-779)唐 張繼 Tang Dynasty
月落烏啼霜滿天，yuè luò wū tí shuāng mǎn tiān
江楓漁火對愁眠。jiāng fēng yú huǒ duì chóu mián
姑蘇城外寒山寺，gū sū chéng wài hán shān sì
夜半鐘聲到客船。yè bàn zhōng shēng dào kè chuán
Moon sets, crows cry, frost fills the skies;
Maple leaves on the river, fishermen’s light, insomniac melancholia….
Outside Suzhou City
the Han Shan Temple’s midnight bell
reaches the solitary traveler’s boat
TAO TE CHING (DAO DE JING)
Verse 8 – Translator Witter Bynner
DEEPENING PRACTICE
Bao Hu Gui Shan 抱 虎 歸 ⼭ Embrace Tiger Return Mountain
Chén 沉 Fú 浮 Tí 提 Piāo 飄 Fēi ⾶ Xiáng 翔
(COMBINED FOR BALANCING / CENTERING)
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Circle Form Motifs
(Refer To February 2023 Study Materials For Notes)
4th Circle Motifs (Abbreviated)
蛇 She / snake斜 or Xie / slanting 身 Shen / body 下 Xia / down 地 Di / earth
Slanting Body/ Snake Creeps Down
金雞獨立Jīn, Jī, Dú, Lì / Golden Rooster’s Centered Balance
玉 女穿梭Yu Nu Chuan Suo / Jade Maiden Weaving the Clouds /
Connecting the Constellations / Weaving the Celestial Tapestry
(four upper diagonal corners to connect the qi)
SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCES
Music:
David Ming-Yueh Liang* – Chinese Masterpieces For The Ch’in Ancient & Modern
Books: Two versions of the Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) (refer to February 2023 Study Materials)
The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu,
Translator Witter Bynner
ISBN: B000I801IK
Tao Teh Ching (Shambala Library), Lao Tzu,
Translator John C.H. Wu