unfortunately I have had to close the school while I am working full time .With the extra travel, it's too difficult to also teach classes. I would encourage all those interested to go to a very experienced teacher , healer and friend of mine Gerard Menzel. He is based in Carisbrook and also teaches in the Castlemaine area.Thankyou to you all for coming to classes. I wish you well in your ever deepening understanding of the watercouse way ! I will let you know when the school reopens . Please visit my taichi brother's blogspot below.Thanks again . Best wishes Sifu Andy Green
Gerard Menzel of Wild Lotus Arts
http://wildlotus-arts.blogspot.com.au/
"The highest form of goodness is like water.
Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them
It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore it comes near the Tao.
In choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground.
In cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden deeps.
In dealing with others, know how to be gentle and kind.
In speaking, know how to keep your words.
In governing know how to maintain order.
In transacting business, know how to be efficient.
in making a move, know how to choose the right moment.
If you do not strive with others, you will be free from blame..."
from Tao Te Ching -Shambala pocket classic translated by John C.H.Wu
Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them
It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore it comes near the Tao.
In choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground.
In cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden deeps.
In dealing with others, know how to be gentle and kind.
In speaking, know how to keep your words.
In governing know how to maintain order.
In transacting business, know how to be efficient.
in making a move, know how to choose the right moment.
If you do not strive with others, you will be free from blame..."
from Tao Te Ching -Shambala pocket classic translated by John C.H.Wu
Past, present and future are one. About the watercourse way.. The japanese has a term called mushin. The emptiness within and without. Really we are simply water running in a stream. Some people never realize their water nature and so are never truly like water, and so they keep running or they are being pushed along. But those of us who find out that we are water, can with diligent practice and perseverance, as time passes by, still the waters, so that we are not just running or being pushed around. I believe that it is that stillness, often apparent in those with great physical or mental realizations. To become truly proficient in taichi, or anything else we put our minds to, in a sense, as I see it, is to calm the disturbed waters of life, to reach the tranquility and receptivity of the quiet pond. From that tranquility springs, as if by magic, a greater force of energy, that can nurture us and make us more capable. Alas, it is not apparent, but so deeply hidden. But if we use it, it will never fail.
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