Bring Harmony Into Your Life
The main purpose in studying a spiritual teaching is to come into harmony with the universe. Lack of harmony is often the reason for ill health and spiritual distress. Wars, poverty and disease are a living proof that many of us are out of harmony in some manner. Being in harmony requires the individual to live in closer contact with nature. By applying nature's principles to our everyday life, we can attain to right action. We think of nature as trees, birds, insects, fresh air, sunlight and clouds. But the same laws that govern these components of nature govern us, too. So the human body is as much a part of nature as are clouds, water, air and the different animals. Attaining the goal of achieving oneness with nature calls for emptying the mind of its preconceptions, distortions and wasteful preprogrammed responses. When this occurs, the mind is able to allow the body to act in a natural and efficient manner. T'ai Chi Chuan is one way of working towards harmonising our energies both internally and externally so that we live in TREE tune with nature. Because the movements of T'ai Chi Chuan are slow and meditative, they put us in direct contact with nature. T'ai Chi Chuan not only provides a foundation for self-defence, but also teaches principles of harmonious action. Being in harmony requires flexibility in thought and the ability to release an idea free from the ego. T'ai Chi Chuan emphasises becoming aware of the inter-relationship of all the parts of one's body -both with one another and with the environment and moving these parts harmoniously under the direction of the mind. To be able to do this, special training is required. Learning to move harmoniously is much more than a physical exercise. Disharmonious bodily movement is caused by the mind sending faulty messages to the body parts. With practice, the student learns to send messages that result in fluidity of movement. While the vehicle is the physical body, the development is mainly that of the mind. Practising the movements of T'ai Chi Chuan strengthens the bones, organs, glands and muscles. At the same time, the mind is diverted from its usual mechanical mode to one that leads to increased harmony. Soon, the practitioner begins to cultivate a similar harmony when approaching other pursuits. There are two main modes in which the mind operates: the mechanical and the direct. The mechanical mode is the everyday practical one. The direct mode is that of being in the moment. In this mode, the mind experiences directly rather than characterising through language. The direct mode is unencumber. ed by self-blame, preconceptions. thoughts of either the past or future, opinions, prejudices and limiting charac terisations such as male/female, married/unmar ried, rich/poor, smart/stupid. Being in the moment does not imply ignoring either the past or the future. On the contrary, it implies coordinating the past, present and future. Practising T'ai Chi helps shift the mind from everyday cares to focus on getting attuned with inner and outer natural phenomena. Events are experienced directly rather than abstractly, through words. Because T'ai Chi advocates simplicity and selflessness and allows you to live in-and look at-the world harmoniously, it is a spiritual teaching and to practise which no special equipment or clothing is required. It can be done alone in a space as small as four square feet. As a result, it is a priceless possession- one that cannot be lost because it is totally within us. T'ai Chi Chuan is an art - to be experienced directly for a substantial period of time.
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Courtesy: Sandeep Desai and Speaking Tree,Times of Indi
Bring Harmony Into Your Life
The main purpose in studying a spiritual teaching is to come into harmony with the universe. Lack of harmony is often the reason for ill health and spiritual distress. Wars, poverty and disease are a living proof that many of us are out of harmony in some manner. Being in harmony requires the individual to live in closer contact with nature. By applying nature's principles to our everyday life, we can attain to right action. We think of nature as trees, birds, insects, fresh air, sunlight and clouds. But the same laws that govern these components of nature govern us, too. So the human body is as much a part of nature as are clouds, water, air and the different animals. Attaining the goal of achieving oneness with nature calls for emptying the mind of its preconceptions, distortions and wasteful preprogrammed responses. When this occurs, the mind is able to allow the body to act in a natural and efficient manner. T'ai Chi Chuan is one way of working towards harmonising our energies both internally and externally so that we live in TREE tune with nature. Because the movements of T'ai Chi Chuan are slow and meditative, they put us in direct contact with nature. T'ai Chi Chuan not only provides a foundation for self-defence, but also teaches principles of harmonious action. Being in harmony requires flexibility in thought and the ability to release an idea free from the ego. T'ai Chi Chuan emphasises becoming aware of the inter-relationship of all the parts of one's body -both with one another and with the environment and moving these parts harmoniously under the direction of the mind. To be able to do this, special training is required. Learning to move harmoniously is much more than a physical exercise. Disharmonious bodily movement is caused by the mind sending faulty messages to the body parts. With practice, the student learns to send messages that result in fluidity of movement. While the vehicle is the physical body, the development is mainly that of the mind. Practising the movements of T'ai Chi Chuan strengthens the bones, organs, glands and muscles. At the same time, the mind is diverted from its usual mechanical mode to one that leads to increased harmony. Soon, the practitioner begins to cultivate a similar harmony when approaching other pursuits. There are two main modes in which the mind operates: the mechanical and the direct. The mechanical mode is the everyday practical one. The direct mode is that of being in the moment. In this mode, the mind experiences directly rather than characterising through language. The direct mode is unencumber. ed by self-blame, preconceptions. thoughts of either the past or future, opinions, prejudices and limiting charac terisations such as male/female, married/unmar ried, rich/poor, smart/stupid. Being in the moment does not imply ignoring either the past or the future. On the contrary, it implies coordinating the past, present and future. Practising T'ai Chi helps shift the mind from everyday cares to focus on getting attuned with inner and outer natural phenomena. Events are experienced directly rather than abstractly, through words. Because T'ai Chi advocates simplicity and selflessness and allows you to live in-and look at-the world harmoniously, it is a spiritual teaching and to practise which no special equipment or clothing is required. It can be done alone in a space as small as four square feet. As a result, it is a priceless possession- one that cannot be lost because it is totally within us. T'ai Chi Chuan is an art - to be experienced directly for a substantial period of time.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Sandeep Desai views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Sandeep Desai and Speaking Tree,Times of Indi