QUOTE(Livyjr @ May 21 2007, 04:19 AM) 
People's forces of habits ....
Accumulated .....
Since beginningless time ....
Are deep-seated!
IF ...
YOU ....
Want ...
To uproot them ...
Today ...
It ...
Will not ...
Be easy!
YOU .....
Need to have .....
A firm will ...
Constantly spurring ....
YOU on!
Strive ...
To make progress ...
In the work ...
Without thinking ....
About how much time ....
It may take!
When ...
YOU ....
Have practiced ...
For a long time ....
YOU ....
Will naturally become ....
Peaceful ....
And whole!
Why seek .....
Any other ....
Method?
- Yuan-hsien
Accumulated .....
Since beginningless time ....
Are deep-seated!
IF ...
YOU ....
Want ...
To uproot them ...
Today ...
It ...
Will not ...
Be easy!
YOU .....
Need to have .....
A firm will ...
Constantly spurring ....
YOU on!
Strive ...
To make progress ...
In the work ...
Without thinking ....
About how much time ....
It may take!
When ...
YOU ....
Have practiced ...
For a long time ....
YOU ....
Will naturally become ....
Peaceful ....
And whole!
Why seek .....
Any other ....
Method?
- Yuan-hsien
QUOTE(Livyjr @ Jun 11 2005, 04:43 PM)
All things happen in life in the order that they will happen, and so .....
As for me, one brief moment back in 1969 was to change my life forever, when the warhead of an RPG-7 rocket grenade exploded right behind my head, and so ....
And so, I was to learn a whole lot about OUR alleged and supposed "system of health care", over here, and early on, I came to the conclusion that if I was to depend on that "system" in any way, it would be to my detriment, because I found it to be totally undependable, unless you want a load of pills, and well, it sure does have a lot of those, BUT ......
A doctor who I did trust told me point blank that if I started on pills way back then, well, it was going to be a long way down after I took the first one, and it would not be pleasant ......
So what to do, then?
What to do, indeed!
Turn inwards, perhaps?
Utilize the power of the mind?
And how?
How do you find out how to do that?
When you live out in the country, as I did, and still do, how do you learn to cope with being a disabled combat veteran, when nobody around "has what you got", and there are no books on the subject?
And first of all, how do you get past the aversions of the "perfect people" over here who are so squeamish about people with head wounds, or mocking, which is much more common, I have found, anyway?
Well, the answer that I found is that you go around these people, and you go around obstacles, and you find a way!
Or you suffer, and then you die!
Yes, that's right!
Harsh, but true!
And so .....
Now, of course, it is years later, and well, I can do things that I could not do in my forties, and I am still here, and vertical, which is where it all starts, for me anyway, and the "vehicle" by which much of that has happened is an ancient Chinese art called "t'ai chi", which over the years, I have been lucky to learn a considerable amount about, thanks to the "universe", I guess, and its kindness towards people like me, who have been harmed by life, but wish to keep living it, despite that.
And so, as an alternative to all these other threads in here, which describe a world that is very threatening to me, as an older person, since I don't have the "reserves" that a younger stronger person has, naturally, what I want to do in this thread is to take some time and describe my own "journey" in the world of "natural healing", as it were, in the hopes of clarifying both t'ai chi, and chi gong, to an American audience that can benefit greatly from this ancient art, which is firmly grounded in science, as well, and acute knowledge of how the human body can function, when in sync with the power of the mind, and that is a possibility that must be "actualized", because it is latent, until activated, and that is what the teaching methods of t'ai chi are really all about, which is something that I now understand, and appreciate, and can relate, after some thirty years of study on this subject, to not only keep myself alive, but with quality of life, as well.
To be continued .....
As for me, one brief moment back in 1969 was to change my life forever, when the warhead of an RPG-7 rocket grenade exploded right behind my head, and so ....
And so, I was to learn a whole lot about OUR alleged and supposed "system of health care", over here, and early on, I came to the conclusion that if I was to depend on that "system" in any way, it would be to my detriment, because I found it to be totally undependable, unless you want a load of pills, and well, it sure does have a lot of those, BUT ......
A doctor who I did trust told me point blank that if I started on pills way back then, well, it was going to be a long way down after I took the first one, and it would not be pleasant ......
So what to do, then?
What to do, indeed!
Turn inwards, perhaps?
Utilize the power of the mind?
And how?
How do you find out how to do that?
When you live out in the country, as I did, and still do, how do you learn to cope with being a disabled combat veteran, when nobody around "has what you got", and there are no books on the subject?
And first of all, how do you get past the aversions of the "perfect people" over here who are so squeamish about people with head wounds, or mocking, which is much more common, I have found, anyway?
Well, the answer that I found is that you go around these people, and you go around obstacles, and you find a way!
Or you suffer, and then you die!
Yes, that's right!
Harsh, but true!
And so .....
Now, of course, it is years later, and well, I can do things that I could not do in my forties, and I am still here, and vertical, which is where it all starts, for me anyway, and the "vehicle" by which much of that has happened is an ancient Chinese art called "t'ai chi", which over the years, I have been lucky to learn a considerable amount about, thanks to the "universe", I guess, and its kindness towards people like me, who have been harmed by life, but wish to keep living it, despite that.
And so, as an alternative to all these other threads in here, which describe a world that is very threatening to me, as an older person, since I don't have the "reserves" that a younger stronger person has, naturally, what I want to do in this thread is to take some time and describe my own "journey" in the world of "natural healing", as it were, in the hopes of clarifying both t'ai chi, and chi gong, to an American audience that can benefit greatly from this ancient art, which is firmly grounded in science, as well, and acute knowledge of how the human body can function, when in sync with the power of the mind, and that is a possibility that must be "actualized", because it is latent, until activated, and that is what the teaching methods of t'ai chi are really all about, which is something that I now understand, and appreciate, and can relate, after some thirty years of study on this subject, to not only keep myself alive, but with quality of life, as well.
To be continued .....
And here we are, right now today, at this very moment in time ......
And above here, one above the other, separated by almost two years in time, are my last post from May 21, 2007, and my first post from June 11, 2005, and to me, they are like a ring!
Where is the beginning?
And where is the end?
Which came before the other?
And so ....