It is not about TaiChi and Qigong, but in the same line and also so important for the whole world and to feed the positive energy towards peace. Did you hear about the walk of peace in US? A group of 18 - 19 monks, often accompanied by their rescue dog Aloka, who has become known as the “Peace Dog.” They are connected to the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Temple in Fort Worth, Texas.They live a traditional Buddhist life, guided by meditation, compassion, and mindfulness. They are walking from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. Through the southeastern part of the US. It is a journey of about 2,300 miles (around 3,700 kilometers). They started on October 26, 2025, and plan to arrive in Washington, D.C. around mid-February 2026. 'It is a message of peace, loving-kindness, and compassion, shown simply by their presence on the road. Step by step.' It’s the choice to make peace visible without arguing for it. No slogans to debate, no demand to agree. Just bodies moving through the landscapes, day after day, letting presence do the talking. They are now just north of South Carolina, moving through central to northern North Carolina (about 86–87 days into the journey). Every day, thousands of people come to greet them. It is deeply moving to see how many people carry them and this intention in their hearts ☸️ 🙏 https://walkforpeace.short.gy/live-map dhammacetiya.com https://www.facebook.com/walkforpeaceusa/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI3Rr7wdXuQ A really good video about the Azolla event and how the Arctic as a lake caused the Azola fern to trap the highest level's of carbon the Earth has ever seen. I can't help but feel that the oil companies are actively advising politicians to continue Carbon based emissions so they can exploit this hydrocarbon resource purely for their own benefit. It is in our nature to attach significance to that which does not change as it stands out from the rest of impermanent cyclical nature; from the Thuban of the Ancient Egyptians to the will of Heaven in China, the Polynesian Mana and even Marx's capital we seem to attach value to process that appear to engender change while they themselves appear relatively still. This could well be due to our own fear or mortality, the power such stability appears to hold over the rest of nature, or purely to give our mind's a break from the suffering of Yin and Yang as Zhuangzi puts it: Buddhist adherents view sitting at the center of the wheel as a model of tranquility, like a mountain calmly looking down at the world. Unfortunately as Girard Observes through the eyes of Proust in À la recherche du temps perdu (in Search of Lost Time), our culture doesn't necessarily reward the authentic, and often has a tendency towards sacralizing and regression because it is easier than enduring the uncertainty of change, acceptance of nature being the actual source of tranquility and understanding. Insight and interoception can bring people together with different wants and needs to create networks, self organising systems; if we see our world as a complex of systems rather than just an object for exploitation, it is after all what we really are, an irreducible indivisible complex system.☯️🙏🌍🌏🌎💚💚💚

I was reminded of the School House Rock song the other day and wanted to share a simple concept you can use to help remember and organize the principles you are learning. I was taught this technique by one of my teachers and it is closely related to how we also apply the Tai Ji tree method. Simply put, we use numerical organization to remember, categorize and organize material. When done correctly it can significantly improve how we interact with and understand our practices. It is a very simple and universal system that can be interacted with in individual ways. Here’s how we do it. First we have our most fundamental aspects represented by 0- Wu Ji/Song This is also the seed and root of the tai ji tree. 1-Tai Ji / Zheng This is like the trunk of our tree that supports the whole. 2-Liang Yi/Yin Yang Liang Yi means “paired or double intention’ which is basically like saying Yin Yang. This is almost like binary and can act as a complete system. The core of Tai Ji comes from these concepts. When we move past these then we can add in other core principles and methods as well as supporting concepts. Here is an example. 3-Three Treasures of qi, jing & Shen 4- Four Directions 5-Five Elements 6 - Six Harmonies 7-Seven Stars 8-8 Facets 9-9 Palaces Some of the above refer to specific principles while others are more general areas of study. For example, the 4 directions is a specific principle, the 5 Elements is a system of study. The numbering can also be used to ‘collect’ and ‘organize’ principles for further study. Getting back to the “Three is a Magic Number” theme here are some different principles and concepts that can be placed under that umbrella. Three Treasures of qi, jing, & shen The Three Bows of the body The Three Powers of Li, Gong & Jin The Three Methods of Qi Gong (posture, breath, mind) The Three States( San Ti in Chinese, also translated as three body, or diamond body) How is this helpful? It makes it really easy to remember and organize all the different concepts. It also helps us remember the proper flow of intention. It is no problem to place our intention and study all over the tai ji landscape, but it important to understand the logical and simple elegance of returning back to the simple construct of song & zheng as an integrating tool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwGqdJwDaQ I'm really feeling this atm, i got seriously burn out then abuse for what a felloe manc calls being: " a true arse guy, now they got me running round like a blue arsed fly" . you've got to be authentic but you have to recognise when others aren't going to treat you with same dignity and respect and maybe darken your light when necessary as suggested in hexagram 40 of the I Ching. After all arrogance comes before a fall and thieves will not try and steal what they cannot see. it also reminds me of Pu, by being part of your environment you don't stand out, we don't have to be individualistic or materialistic we can just be our natural spontaneous self . You're never lonely when you are part of nature and surround yourself with animals and plants, you naturally feel alive when surrounded by life, it reflects who we really are 🙏💚☯️