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November 18, 2009 11:52 AM EST --
Confucius was one of the most knowledable people of his centary. One time, he was confused about something. He traveled all the way to see Lao Tzu. After Lao Tzu answered his question, he called . . .
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August 31, 2009 12:52 PM EDT --
I got a lot of hits on the Diet article I posted weeks ago; I guess a lot of people are interested to know more about Chinese Diet. Talking about amount of food to take for each meal, the eastern culture . . .
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September 04, 2009 01:05 PM EDT --
This article is for people want learn every thing fast with no patience or people don’t spend much time to practice and wish one day miracle can come and they become very good on some thing. . . .
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September 09, 2009 09:24 PM EDT --
Many people want to get relaxed, but they can only relax part of their body. When they relax their hands, their shoulders might be tight. When they relax their shoulders, their waist might be tight. . . .
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November 30, 2009 11:30 AM EST --
How do you relax when you are stressed? How do you get rid of the stiffness from your body? You can always try the Preparing Stance form from Yang Style Tai Chi . You can stand this form for 5 minutes, . . .
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August 14, 2009 10:14 AM EDT --
The Buddha said, “ There is no Demons in this world, Demon comes from own heart/mind”, there is a story behind it. A Chinese monk decided to detach himself from the . . .
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December 15, 2009 09:55 PM EST --
Zu Ti (祖逖) and Liu Kun(劉琨) were famous generals in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When they were young, they were roomates. They like to discuss how to help other people and their country. One night, they . . .
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November 12, 2009 10:16 PM EST --
When you try to start the circle as a beginner, you often don’t have a nice round circle. Some people also only did half of the circle which means they didn’t complete the movement and hurried . . .
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November 21, 2009 01:18 PM EST --
When I was trying to teach a student push hands today, he tried to resist my form. Instead of using the form I've demonstrated to him and others, I have added another form to trick him and unbalance him . . .
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September 15, 2009 12:14 PM EDT --
Ouyang Xiu (歐陽修) was a Chinese statesman, historian, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty. I have read many of his literature. When Ouyang was a little kid, his family was very poor. He couldn’t . . .
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August 21, 2009 11:00 AM EDT --
While I was doing a Tai Chi Seminar, one student asked me, “What do you eat for your daily life, what food is good for Tai Chi?”
My advice would be “Don’t . . .
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December 10, 2009 10:52 PM EST --
李白: 望廬山瀑布
View of a Waterfall at Mount Lushan By Li Bai (701-762): Translated by Andrew W.F. Wong
日照香爐生紫煙
Sunlit is the Incense Summit, aglow in smoke and steam;
遙看瀑布掛前川
To afar, like . . .
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November 03, 2009 11:28 PM EST --
Photo: wired.com
What is more important to you, having a high IQ or a high EQ? I think it’s nice to have a high IQ but having a higher EQ is more important. It . . .
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June 20, 2006 01:26 PM EDT --
Your body is like a battery. When you use force, move around, try to release energy, you are using your battery. When you take a rest, such as sleep, or eat and drink, you are charging your battery. Doing . . .
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October 21, 2009 10:23 PM EDT --
During our last class, there was a dancing class in another room while we were having our Tai Chi Class. It was quiet noisy. A few students couldn’t concentrate very well. I told my students, “We . . .
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October 26, 2009 11:55 PM EDT --
When I was in Amherst last weekend, a student asked me which form would be the right one to perform, the high stance, or low stance form.
Actually, we have mainly three different stances for Yang Style . . .
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October 05, 2009 10:31 PM EDT --
Zhang Chu asked monk Zhi Chang. “ Do Heaven and Hell exist?” “Yes, they exist.” Monk Zhi Chang answered. “ That’s confusing, when I was meditating with Monk Jin San, . . .
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October 13, 2009 12:05 AM EDT --
Once in a while, I will ask my students after warm ups, “How many of you did Tai Chi at home this week?” I often see all the hands raised up. Sometimes, I see a few people not raising their . . .
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February 21, 2007 04:07 PM EST --
Last Thursday in my class, I realized one of my students was only moving parts of his body instead of the whole body while doing Tai Chi. In our Tai Chi class, we emphasize moving yourself as a whole . . .
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June 04, 2009 04:45 PM EDT --
Recently, I have given an introductory Tai Chi lecture in University of Massachusetts in Boston. People are very interested to know more about Tai Chi. They have all kind of questions. Such as, . . .
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