http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/circle/ Copyright 2010 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:19:28 -0400 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Roger Elliott and his Half Right Angle Rule ( 1/2 right angle rule ) do indeed offer a significant challenge to modern explanation. http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/06/the_half_right.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/06/the_half_right.html Current Events Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:19:28 -0400 each planet performs a certain number of spins on its axis, and then rotates a further additional angle which is always very nearly a multiple of 45°."]]> http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/06/on_the_harmony.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/06/on_the_harmony.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:15:11 -0400 Daoism (Taoism) and the transmission of Daoist practice has been shrouded in secrecy throughout it's 2500 year history. The classics record that the Dao is not hidden from humanity, but that humanity has hidden itself from the Dao. Conceptual thinking and study are not the Way, nor the way to reach the Dao. Only by dropping ideas about the Dao can one reach it. Upon meeting Wang... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/05/wang_liping_tea.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/05/wang_liping_tea.html Taoist Practice Tue, 11 May 2010 11:24:36 -0400 It was just a little over two years ago when David Verdesi ( also known as David Shen ) brought a small group of his students, 12 in all to Dalian China to spend an incredible 10 days in front of this modern Taoist Wizard. This was a seminal experience for me, and for everyone present. This man is a living master in every sense of the... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/04/wang_liping_dra.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2010/04/wang_liping_dra.html Taoist Practice Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:19:17 -0400 Miao Tong Dao with Daoist Teacher David Verdesi November 14-20, 2009 Dear Friends of the Dao, Save these dates! November 14 - 19, 2009. You are invited to attend a special event in New York City with Daoist teacher David Shen Verdesi. We, David's students, have been urging him to teach in the U.S. for years and it's finally going to happen this year! This comprehensive training... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2009/08/david_verdesi_t.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2009/08/david_verdesi_t.html Current Events Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:20:13 -0400 Tao Master Mantak Chia in New York City May 29 - June 4, 2009 Register at www.healingtaonyc.com or 212-243-6771 Friday evening, May 29 - Introduction to Taoist Secrets of Love at the New York Open Center. Call 212-219-2527 to register for this seminar only or click here. Saturday and Sunday, May 30 - May 31 - The Tao of Sex - Healing Love Practices for Health and... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2009/05/mantak_chia_in.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2009/05/mantak_chia_in.html Mon, 25 May 2009 10:41:15 -0400 It's now Week 2 of what David calls Foundation Training. See the forum for some idea of the scope of the theory and practice involved in this phase of the work. Make no mistake, this is not Qigong and serves a completely separate purpose. Not that qi is not involved. It's the purpose and method that is different. It's not about physical health, or healing or augmenting... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2007/07/taoist_alchemy_1.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2007/07/taoist_alchemy_1.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:04:20 -0400 David Verdesi (Shen) is one of those rare teachers with all the qualifications to truely transmit the Tao. I mean really really rare. As in actually qualified. And not only qualified, but actually teaching. Not often, and not easily accessed, but nevertheless, accessible. It's week two of a four week series of seminars covering foundation practice and theory in Taoist Alchemy, as transmitted to David by a... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2007/06/taoist_alchemy.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2007/06/taoist_alchemy.html Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:58:05 -0400 OK. I splurged. With a ready rationalization, it took little to convince myself that the time was now for a real video camera. High definition is here, so that was the choice. Review surfing definately overloads the input buffers. The biggest benefit of HDV at this moment is that it cuts down on the choices. Otherwise, it's a problem of oversupply. It was the Canon HV10 or... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2006/11/great_new_tool.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2006/11/great_new_tool.html Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:41:16 -0400 I've promised myself (and others) that this winter's excursion to asia will be documented daily in this blog. Daily? Very unlikely, but one should at least aim high. And, armed with a high resolution video camera, (Sony HDR HC3) it will be illustrated as well. Flight to Bangkok via Bejing is Wednesday, Nov. 9. Until then, it's Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto, visiting old friends and generally winding... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2006/11/off_once_more.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2006/11/off_once_more.html Taoist Practice Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:19:29 -0400 Temples in China are joyous places. You can tell as you approach a popular one (popular locally that is, not necessarily on the tourist charts) because there is often fine red paper scattered everywhere sometimes for kilometers around the site. Like the scent-trail ants use to return to a valuable find, you can follow the red paper until it eventually literally covers the ground. As you approach,... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2005/06/all_the_chi_in.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2005/06/all_the_chi_in.html Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:42:23 -0400 It may surprise even some seasoned Taoist practitioners why chi or qi, as only one of three phases of the life force has such a predominant position in Taoist literature and practice. As one of the triad of Jing, Chi and Shen, none of which has more or less importance as part of an essentially seamless whole, chi nevertheless predominates as a focus and end of practice.... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2005/06/the_what_and_wh.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2005/06/the_what_and_wh.html Taoist Practice Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:58:56 -0400 I chatted with David Shen (Verdesi) a couple of times in the past week. This fellow is the definition of the wandering taoist. First he was in Indonesia. Then Bangkok. Next was to be China, but events got in the way and now its Korea. All in pursuit of Tao. North American Taoists among you will know David from summer retreat workshops, Tao Garden or from presentations... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2005/02/where_are_all_t.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2005/02/where_are_all_t.html Current Events Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:28:09 -0400 Taoist's are always talking about practice. Is this different from a Christian talking about prayer. The Taoist approach focuses on technique, development and mastery. None of this would appear to make sense if applied to prayer. Enlightened Taoists apply intention and concern themselves with sincerity. This seems closer but is still far from supplication. Taoists name many Gods or none. No single overreaching entity exists. The Tao... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2004/12/a_new_approach.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2004/12/a_new_approach.html Taoist Practice Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:10:03 -0400 This is what came before... http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2004/11/first_entry.html http://www.the-tao.com/mtype/archives/circle/2004/11/first_entry.html Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:55:08 -0400