Gaia: The Taoist Temple

New to the Group

http://lilmogirl.gaia.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:34:20 GMT

I'm not really all that new to Gaia, I have had an account before. I am new to the Taoist Temple and Taoism. I have been studying Feng Shui and learning to redirect my ch'i from sha. My fame, wealth and relationship all have been effected by bad energy - sha. I hope this is a place that I can learn how to make my ch'i flow toa positive out come.

Thea

Float (a song)

http://HealthyCulture.gaia.com — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:45:00 GMT

Float

Dance around the Tree of Life
and Levity will come to you;
pull your own weight and strife
will give you that much more to pull
for elegance is effortless
its nothing that you plan or do
give up self-righteousness
and it will find its way to you

Give up this senseless war
with gravity and grace
holding yourself in store
or upright in some precious place
and float...

You say you'll lose control
and probably that is quite true
but only if your soul
is not what you consider you..
How can we live in peace
when we coerce ourselves each day;
holding ourselves aloof
from what supports us anyway?

Pride comes between the fall
and the forgiving earth
delaying for one and all
the day we find our second birth
and float...

Bridge:
So anchors of self righteousness
away
here comes the adventure
that you and the world

have conspired to enter;
the storm that you cannot stray
let yourself go
and not know
the way;
the needle must float in the water to show
were you are where your going
and when you stop holding
you'll find where you were
always

see how the lovely moon
floats high above the inland sea
Poised in its gracious love
'twixt levity and gravity?
that is the way things are
the way that we must learn to be
getting out of our own way
we come to set each other free

so may all of us stiff-necked fools
find grace and love some day;
fall from our pedestals
into the sea
of every day
and float....

By I-P Kerren Odori 2009

Hi!

http://jdp.gaia.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:25:24 GMT

Not new to zaadz/gaia but I think new to this group. Forever joining/unjoining but pretty sure this is new.

I'm not really anyTHING.

Went to the tag cloud, clicked on Love and scrolled til something yelled "Click on me!".

Here I am :)

A Taste of Alan Watts

http://princesamwise.gaia.com — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:12:49 GMT

Please check out this audio recording by Alan Watts with accompanying animation.

http://www.neticons.net/music_life/

thank you,
Samme

Re: Body Work

http://dolphin77.gaia.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:26:20 GMT

Hi everyone,

I practice the taoist martial art ot Ba Gua - the sister art to tai chi. Before this I practiced karate. I find that Ba Gua is a very deep and extremely demanding martial art.

In all honesty I expect many more years of basic practice before the art starts to flow within me, although the circle walking is very energetic and I can get a sense of it's power and grace.

There are also various qi gong moves (none static) that seem to torture me with their twisting and stretching postures. On the occasions that I focus correctly they are again very powerful and can be very invigorating, totally different to static qi gong postures.

In ba gua alot of work is required in order to prepare the body to move chi to where it is needed to defend yourself. The chinese masters have figured out lots of elaborate ways to find new muscles to twist!

Re: Hello wonderful friends!

http://chezmoelle.gaia.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:31:48 GMT

Hello Dana and everyone,

I can relate to George's statement above (hi George). I keep coming home to the Tao despite my path winding all over the place. I'm having a hard time finding resources in my area (Qigong or T'ai Chi, for example) so I do meditation, reading, playing (!), and I practice yoga instead of Qigong or T'ai Chi.

Anyway, anyone may feel free to friend me, etc., and I look forward to learning and sharing in discussions here.

Mo

Re: Hello wonderful friends!

http://daojones.gaia.com — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:01:37 GMT

Hi Dana,

I've been a philosopical Taoist for about 34 years. I've studied and experimented with many other philosophies and religions but always came back to Taoism. It's the only one that seems to fit comfortably. Check out this Taoism board for lively discussions of all things Tao:
http://www.linwebsite.com/forum
I hope to hear from you. Please be a friend!
-George

Names can be given but not permanent labels

http://thunderinthesky.gaia.com — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:52:58 GMT

The fingers move but the mind does not. So vast how could space move? Gazing out, images, sounds and textures arise, change and disappear. Gazing in, mages, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings arise, move and disappear. If I'm not concerned its because I am floating, arising and disappearing in it also. ;-)

Re: Body Work

http://daojones.gaia.com — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:08:15 GMT

Hi Samme, I practice Wu Ji Jing Gong Tai Chi. It 's a form I've learned at Silver Tiger studio nearby. Here is a link to the school: http://silvertigertaichi.com/ . I've been studying for about 3 years. I am limited by time and money but practice what I have already learned daily. I have learned the first section of three and some applications. I have also learned the set of qigong exercises related to this form.

Re: My use of the Oracle

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:47:43 GMT

I use the I Ching to help remind me of what the path is all about! Sometimes old habit creep into my life and I use the I Ching to help "recenter" my mind.

Re: Body Work

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:13:48 GMT

I started out learning Tai ji when I was living on Okinawa. My teacher put a lot of emphasis on it being a "martial art", albeit softer than karate, for instance. I soon discovered Qigong as a result of raised energy consciousness, and now prefer it to Tai ji. Currently, I practice a form called White Crane, which has 128 movements, divided into 5 sets.

Unfortunately, qigong instructors are rare here in the US, so if anyone has any tips, or techniques to share, I'd love to hear them.

Re: Hello wonderful friends!

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:57:47 GMT

Hi Dana,

I just joined the Pod, hope to have discussions with everyone here.

Phil

Re: who new? Me too..

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:12:16 GMT

all the old hippes said "farm out" don't know why there are 2 of the one post I made, maybe it's a dharmic echo...(or my finger slipped)

who new? Me too..

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:08:43 GMT

I'm new to zaadz . Imagine my excitement when I discovered a taoist pod, tempered by the post dates. I hope to discuss qigong with anyone who knows anything about it. Thanks!

who new? Me too..

http://sundovt.gaia.com — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:08:38 GMT

I'm new to zaadz . Imagine my excitement when I discovered a taoist pod, tempered by the post dates. I hope to discuss qigong with anyone who knows anything about it. Thanks!

Re: Body Work

http://laughinggirl.gaia.com — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:47:52 GMT

I love TaiJi, I believe what I have been taught is Chen style. My instructor is spending the Boar year living in Yosemite, so if anyone in Tucson, AZ knows of any free/very low cost classes, please let me know :-)

In the meantime, I practice in my home with a video or on my own.

Hello!

http://daojones.gaia.com — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:05:55 GMT

Hello!
My name is George and I am a Taoist.

Hello wonderful friends!

http://alaynacole.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:33:03 GMT

Hello.

This is Dana, and I am a lover of the Tao.

If we are not friends already, please send me a message; I would love to be Tao friends with you!

I have been studying Taoism for several months now, and I would love to know more. Digging into the Tao is like finding the most wonderful pearls...priceless and beautiful.

Love to you all!
Dana

Taoist Yoga Teacher Training with master Paulie Zink

http://damonomad.gaia.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:11:25 GMT

Hey all, I am bringing my teacher to NYC and wanted to shout out to you all about it! we at the temple have put him up at zaadz as well, http://pauliezink.zaadz.com/ so you can visit, and say hey! if you go to the profile or the web site you can get the contents of the seminar, thanks, in service, Damon Taoist Yoga NYC in partnership with City WingTsun and Temple of the Monkey announces the first NYC Taoist yoga seminar with Taoist Master Paulie Zink. All levels are welcome, workshop hours can be applied towards teacher certification by request. Date: November 3 & 4, 2007 Location: Battery Dance School 380 Broadway 5th flr New York, NY Register at: Temple of the Monkey Contact: Damon Honeycutt 860.729.0561 info@Templeofthemonkey.org http://www.templeofthemonkey.org/events.html

Damon saying hello

http://damonomad.gaia.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:10:14 GMT

Hey all, just joined up, wanted to say hello, I have a Taoist Yoga and Tai Shing Pek Kwar in NYC, come by my profile, in service, Damon http://damonomad.zaadz.com/