There’s nothing like watching a pair of fire trucks pass by, sirens wailing, and thinking, “Gee, I wonder if this has anything do to with the fact that everyone has been setting shit on fire in the streets for the entire day.” I’m a pretty accepting person, in terms of cultural differences. Not personal differences, though; […]
One of the things I hear most from people just starting to meditate is that they “have trouble clearing [one’s] mind.” I’ve talked to people who tell me they feel worse after “trying to meditate” and not getting anything out of it – like they’re defective. The reality is, a lot of meditative techniques are […]
Taoism and T’ai Chi are two of three “lost religions” of China. The other is Confucianism which, though similar to Taoism, is not nearly as related to T’ai Chi. T’ai Chi and Taoism, on the other hand, compliment each other very well. Tao simply means “The Way.” Taoism is a name given to a sequence […]