Buddha
Buddha means: ´Man´ and ´No´, ´Thingness´ and ´No-Thingness´.
Peace, Love, Joy, Respect, Free, Tolerant, Truthful, Shameless, Guiltless, Conscious, Aware. Sitting alone in meditation, enjoys an indivisible union of male and female that is simply the sum-total of his own parts. He manages to achieve a harnessing of his own energies and in absolute harmony, experiences a blissful state of being through not requiring or desiring an opposite.
A more sustainable ´Oneness´ is achieved.
The 4 Noble Truths :
1. All life is subject to suffering
2. Suffering is caused by selfish desire - grasping
3. Abandon grasping and suffering will cease to arise
4. The way to eliminate grasping is to follow the 8 fold path
The 8 Fold Path :
1. Right understanding
2. Right mindfulness
3. Right speech
4. Right bodily conduct
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right attentiveness
8. Right concentration
This is what Siddharta Gautama - the Buddha said
...and nothing else......
Taoist Philosophy
To understand the purpose of the form it is important to understand its basis and roots. The origins of Tai Chi go back over 5,000 years and are based in Taoist philosophy developed and refined by the great Taoist thinkers such as Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu and written in Tao Te Ching. The core concept of Taoism and Taoist philosophy is that everything in the universe is subject to change And when dealing with this change we should act not to fight it but work with it and avoid conflict. The core Of Taoism is that action should always be effortless and come from spontaneous creativity, this understanding should not however, require mental or physical effort. According to Taoist philosophy change is constant but, by understanding change and acting in accordance with the laws that govern it, we can work effortlessly to achieve our aims. Taoism is about working within the laws of change, not struggling to oppose them, this is seen as futile and a waste of energy. In Tai Chi this manifests itself in that a posture will always be difficult and a struggle, unless there is union of mind and body, to make the move an effortless interaction.
The Tai Chi Philosophy
The aim of the Tai Chi practice is to amplify streams of Energy flow through the body, and to eventually re-integrate the mind and Chi with Tao. In the philosophy of Tai Chi it is said Chi (life energy) follows the mind, each posture and movement creates a different energy flow which, has a beneficent overall affect, on overall well being. Tai Chi stimulates circulation, aligns the skeleton and joints correctly, stimulates the organs of the body and helps digestion. It increases muscle tone, strength, improves balance and co ordination and also improves breathing. Tai Chi does not just provide physical benefits, by raising energy levels it also affects the mind and the spirit. Tai Chi focuses thought, so that mind and body energy work together as one. Tai Chi reflects both Taoism, in terms of effortless interaction and yin-yang in terms of reconciling two opposing forces, to create harmony and equilibrium. This combination is the very essence of the Tai Chi philosophy.
Consciousness
“Consciousness is already conscious. It is the un-manifested, the eternal. The universe, however, is only gradually becoming conscious. Consciousness itself is timeless and therefore does not evolve. It was never born or does not die. When consciousness becomes the manifested universe, it appears to be subject to time and to undergo an evolutionary process. No human mind is capable of comprehending fully the reason for this process. But we can glimpse it within ourselves and become a conscious participant in it. Consciousness is the intelligence, the organizing principle behind the arising of form. Consciousness has been preparing forms for millions of years so that it can express itself through them in the manifested. Although the un-manifested realm of pure consciousness could be considered another dimension, it is not separate from this dimension of form. Form and formlessness interpenetrate. The un-manifested flows into this dimension as awareness, inner space, Presence. How does it do that? Through the human form that becomes conscious and thus fulfills its destiny. The human form was created for this higher purpose, and millions of other forms prepared the ground for it. Consciousness incarnates into the manifested dimension, that is to say, it becomes form. When it does so, it enters a dreamlike state. Intelligence remains, but consciousness becomes unconscious of itself. It loses itself in form, becomes identified with forms. This could be described as the descent of the divine into matter. At that stage in the evolution of the universe, the entire outgoing movement takes place in that dreamlike state. Glimpses of awakening come only at the moment of the dissolution of an individual form, that is to say, death. And then begins the next incarnation, the next identification with form, the next individual dream that is part of the collective dream. On our planet, the human ego represents the final stage of universal sleep, the identification of consciousness with form. It was a necessary stage in the evolution of consciousness. The human brain is a highly differentiated form through which consciousness enters this dimension. It contains approximately one hundred billions nerve cells (called neurons), about the same number as there are stars in our galaxy, which could be seen as a macrocosmic brain. The brain does not create consciousness, but consciousness created the brain, the most complex physical form on earth, for its expression. When the brain gets damaged, it does not mean you lose consciousness. It means consciousness can no longer use the form to enter this dimension. You cannot lose consciousness because it is, in essence, who you are. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.” Eckhart Tolle
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