Author: Taoist philosophy in movement - stream of consciousness
I am a Sinologist studying Taoist philosophy, particularly the organizational patterns presented in the 道德經 Tao Te Ching, and the links between bodymind awareness, individual health, democratic societal well-being, and sustainability globally. 修之於身修之於家修之於鄉修之於國修之於天下
Chuang-tzu and the butterfly
going back to where I was before
Koordination und Integration im Shaolin I-Chin Ching
burial site
in recent conversations with my liver
my teachers, my colleagues, my family, …
imaging
inner images outwards
the self is a social phenomenon
Taoist transformation
opening cavities
the ways you are taught to see things see yourself
searching for the original form
a child’s eyes
empathy. patience.
habitualizing individual and social cowering
the communication of patterns
the surf of the oceans of the sleeping bodymind
always also remembering the centrifugal aspect
visual language
no repetitions
interpreting. translating.
movements multiply
sensualism
feedback spirals
listening to all voices
muscle fiber by muscle fiber
harmonic ripples affect
perspectives of constructive transformation
harmonies in every movement
creating music that you do not hear
the trickiness of how we generally conceptualize language
so many loops
knowing that you do not know
practicing the forms
teachers
the necessity to protect sensitivity
being yourself
your self gaining space
posture in the internal Chinese movement traditions
expressing oneself
in(ter)dependence
convulsion
re-integration
wu wei
self-images
subject object relationships
the core of the philosophy of the Tao Te Ching
countering disorientation
communicating constructively effectively
integration
mathematical linguistics
constructive sensing
holding on
the illusion of strength
gardening language
one bodymind
adequacy
prevention
beneath the surface
guided by connecting
connecting the will
poison
letting go
below above
mindfulness
The Tao Te Ching
human. plants.
rooted
polarities connected
unity
coping mechanisms
peace of mind
slow motion
the irrelevance of technique
harmonic rhythms
internal archaeology
concentration dissolving
mind games