A Focused Mind - Not an Empty Mind - Helps Your Tai Chi Practice
My favorite Zen joke is this one:
How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
The answer: A green tree in a quiet forest.
I love telling that joke to people who don't know Eastern philosophy, just to see the puzzled looks on their faces.
A Quiet, Focused Mind is a Difficult Goal
The chaos that our minds endure each day is no joke.
We are all on the move every day. We are bombarded with messages, texts, emails, photos and social media posts, advertising and calls. If you watch the news or see online news headlines, the negativity can really disrupt your mental tranquility, if you have any to begin with.
When we take time to practice our martial arts -- which is too little time for most people -- our minds are still jumbled with activities at work, deadlines, what to pick up at the store, what our spouses and partners need, or what our children are up to.
Or, we just dive into our practice and start working on a form or techniques.
But if ...
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I have practiced martial arts since 1973 and began studying the internal arts in 1987. My goal is to cut years off your development time by coaching you in the real skills for high-quality Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua. To see more about my bio, click the "About Ken" link on the menu at the top of this page.
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