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To Float Like Clouds, To Flow Like Water: Tai Chi as a Zen Path to Mindfulness
Why are we born? Why do we live? Why do we die?
And with unhappiness and suffering all around us, how can we live happy, fulfilled, meaningful lives?
You are about to discover the secrets to living mindfully from the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi.
Most people practice Tai Chi for all of its amazing health benefits. But Tai Chi is also a form of "moving meditation" that contains insights about our true selves that few people ever explore.
Now you can unlock the secrets that turn Tai Chi into a form of "standing Zen". Discover how you can bring the mindfulness of Tai Chi into your life.
Through the use of Tai Chi imagery, traditional Zen teachings, and the author's personal stories, you'll learn to "float like clouds and flow like water" not just in Tai Chi, but in all areas of your life.
From the book:
"This is not a how-to book on Tai Chi or on Zen. How-to books explore these arts from the 'outside in' - starting with the outer forms, and if the book is any good, to the inner practice.
"Instead, I want to work from the 'inside out' - to explore how these arts affect us on the inside. I want to focus on the motivation and understanding in these arts that lead us on the path to mindfulness."
And with unhappiness and suffering all around us, how can we live happy, fulfilled, meaningful lives?
You are about to discover the secrets to living mindfully from the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi.
Most people practice Tai Chi for all of its amazing health benefits. But Tai Chi is also a form of "moving meditation" that contains insights about our true selves that few people ever explore.
Now you can unlock the secrets that turn Tai Chi into a form of "standing Zen". Discover how you can bring the mindfulness of Tai Chi into your life.
Through the use of Tai Chi imagery, traditional Zen teachings, and the author's personal stories, you'll learn to "float like clouds and flow like water" not just in Tai Chi, but in all areas of your life.
From the book:
"This is not a how-to book on Tai Chi or on Zen. How-to books explore these arts from the 'outside in' - starting with the outer forms, and if the book is any good, to the inner practice.
"Instead, I want to work from the 'inside out' - to explore how these arts affect us on the inside. I want to focus on the motivation and understanding in these arts that lead us on the path to mindfulness."
121 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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December 18, 2012
A very honest and therefore very useful book. I like that. The author does not pretend to be anything he is not - not a guru, not an enlightened one - just a person learning TaiChi. He shares his experiences, his ups and downs, and gives advice on what in his opinion can help one in such and such situation. The corner stone of the whole book is Al Simon's love to TaiChi and his eagerness to help those who stepped on the same path.
July 24, 2012
Not much too it really. Some cute concepts like Monkey Stink (ego) and Chi Stink, ( can you feel it now? Huh, huh? ). Otherwise short, light, without much other than reminder to practice and not play the mind tapes. You'd do better with Tim Gallwey Inner Game or a more instructional Tai Chi book like Tangora's or Loupos'. Zen at Work might fill the zen bill.
August 5, 2016
An intriguing book that gave me many things to think about. The focus was a bit off from what I was expecting.
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