The Degrees Of Emptiness In Tai Chi Chuan

The Degrees Of Emptiness In Tai Chi Chuan

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Tai Chi Chuan is the art that preaches emptiness. One must move without force to realize the true depth of Tai Chi. And, in Tai Chi, you never run out of nothing.

One must understand, of course, that there are stages of emptiness. The beginning student will have one viewpoint concerning this notion, and the advanced master will have another, and there is plenty of room in between. Indeed, one could almost say there are as many viewpoints of this great nothingness as there are students to perceive them.

In the beginning concepts of Tai Chi give much confusion. The beginning student tries to get in his own way, tries to figure out the mechanistic nature of the universe, and works his way through confusion. Eventually, the beginner starts to realize that there is more to this idea of emptiness than he ever had inkling.

One can perceive space inside the body. The apparent concreteness of organ and tissue gives way to perception. Awareness permeates unhindered through the contrivances of the apparently real body.

This is understandable through practice. The beginning student becomes advanced as reaction time dwindles and begins to move in harmony with the incoming attack. It is a short journey, once started, until the student commits his body to that of the attackers, and is able to draw upon the energies of two bodies.

Eventually the space of the body gives way to the knowledge that there is a great space open to the the seeker. Indeed, the skin stops being a line of demarcation between the student and the rest of the universe. The student becomes master, and his perceptions are not halted at the threshold of his mortal envelope, but rather are unlimited and as far as he can perceive.

The new master joins arms with new students, and he speaks of great space, and he gives way that the newbie may fall into a new arena of perception, an entire and new and glorious perception of the universe. Slowly, the new student accepts the journey of the master, understands gravity only to reject it in his thoughts, and the cycle continues. The fresh seed grows, becomes sapling, seeks the heavens, undergoing cycles of life that enliven the mind throughout time.

This is the saga of Tai Chi, never ending, immutable, hastened only by the striving towards knowledge by those who seek. This is the tai chi of a race, of mankind, and it is a goal and a method and a notion that should be sought by all. What would happen if all nations of earth gave way to the humanity of the people?


About the Author:
Al Case has delved into Tai Chi for over 35 years. A writer for IKF for years, his methods are unique, and you can read about them at Five Army Tai Chi Chuan.



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