Still Night Considerations
I am, by no means, adept at translating Classical Chinese literature - much less classical Chinese poetry. However, I can’t help but try anyway. I was thinking about Li Bo the other day, and a poem that I read in my undergrad Mandarin classes with Jonathan Pease. I couldn’t remember the exact name of the [...]
Qi Farming
My grandfather was a farmer of corn, barley and soybeans. He had dairy cows and I remember that he drove a dusty saffron-colored tractor. Farming is in my blood, even though I am now a child of this small city. I think of my grandfather and his land every time I go to my Qi [...]
Oil and Water - Physics and the Five Phases?
The Chinese symbol of Earth can be used to direct our minds towards the meaning of the Spleen/Stomach organ network in the body. If we use the Tai Ji symbol as a representation of the five phase processes at work, the Earth “phase” is the axis upon which the whole process turns. The axis of [...]
Thoughts on Zang Fu Theory, the Tai Ji symbol and Nature
In Daoism, in the beginning of time, there existed the Wu Ji (無極), which could be considered the state of existence before any creation - it was the Primordial Qi (氣). Wu Ji literally means “lacking in extremes,” and represents a time without any differentiation. At some point along this Path of Qi (the Dao [...]
Mirrors and Windows
I’m getting a little anxious to start school next week. I’ve got to do some shopping over the weekend for the minor supplies like pencils and paper - the major ones have to wait until I cash that financial aid check. I don’t know how prepared I am for this next year. It’s going to [...]
Meditation in the Metropolis
Certainly, meditation is important for all of us - in terms of centering and clearing the energies of our all too busy American lives. That said, when do we do it? When do our patients do it? Meditation is clearly part of the lifestyle change that is so much more important than anything we can [...]
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