Winter Living Tao Essential Tai Ji Series — Session Three
(March 2024)
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The Tao of Compassion
The Winter theme is 返樸歸真 Fan Pu Gui Zhen
“Circling Back To Youth And Pure Innocence To Return To The True Self”
Master Huang’s teaching encourages a holistic approach to Body, Heart/Mind & Spirit study through the practice of Living Tao philosophy, metaphors, and forms. Over the course of this Series, Master Huang will introduce new material in the following practice areas:
* Classics, Culture & Music: (Session Two: Chinese Lunar New Year – Green Wood Dragon);
(Session Two: 易經 Yi Jing / I Ching 1st Hexagram 乾 Qián / Chien)
(Session Three: 易經 Yi Jing / I Ching Hexagram #11: 泰 Tai);
道德經 Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) of 老⼦子 Lao Zi’s 81 verses Wisdom:
(Session Three verses 28, 31, and 66);
* Related Calligraphy & Metaphors: (Session One: Uncarved Block and Unbleached Silk); and
* Continued Articulation & Development of the Tai Ji Forms
(Session One: Wu Xing / Five Moving Forces & 1st Circle articulations;
(Session Two: Wu Xing / Five Moving Forces & 3rd Circle articulations);
(Session Three: 3rd Circle articulations).
METAPHORS OF CI BEI: MERCY / COMPASSION & OPEN CIRCLE
Bei
Ci
Open Circle To Expand The Centering Power Outward
Empty Circle
Calligraphy by Master Wu
HEXAGRAM # 11: 泰 TAI PEACE / HARMONY
“The small part of you will be out of the way. The great part of you will come to you.”
HONORING JOHN BLOFELD AND BUTTERFLY DREAM
LAO TZU – TAO TE CHING (LAO ZI – DAO DE JING) VERSES
(ONLY ONE OF MANY TRANSLATIONS)
Verse 28 反 Fan 樸 Pu Returning to Simplicity
Verse 31 匽 Yan 武 Wu Stilling/Quelling War
Verse 67 三 San 寶 Bao Three Precious Things
MOVEMENT MOTIFS
Third Circle Motifs
雲 Yún/ Cloud ⼿手 Shǒu / hand
SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCES & RESOURCES
BOOKS
- James Kaplan, 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool, Penguin Random House. A magnificent account of the paths of the three giants to the mountaintop of 1959 and beyond.
- John Blofeld, My Journey in Mystic China, Old Pu’s Travel Diary, The only English translation of John Blofeld’s memoirs as a Westerner living in China prior to the Communist Revolution.
- Alan Watts, Tao The Watercourse Way, Written with the collaboration of Al Chung-liang Huang.
- Stephen and Robin Larsen, A Fire in the Mind – The Life of Joseph Campbell, Drawing upon Campbell’s papers, letters, and journals, this biography describes his role as athlete, scholar, and world traveler and discusses his writing.
MUSIC – Jazz Albums
- Winton Marsalis, Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1is an album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis that was released in 1987. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group in 1988.
- Miles Davis, Love Songsis a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on February 2, 1999, by Sony Music Records. The songs it compiles were recorded between May 10, 1957, and February 12, 1964.
- Miles Davis, Kind of Blue is regarded by many critics as Davis’s masterpiece, the greatest jazz album ever recorded, and one of the best albums of all time. Its impact on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever made.
“Wo Ai Ni” 我愛你!