tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029311357716182715.post7624122902177379588..comments2024-03-03T02:20:23.994-05:00Comments on SUN SHEN Tai-Chi Blog: SUN-SHENhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11310351197980702679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029311357716182715.post-32870606942933473472010-02-11T06:11:48.026-05:002010-02-11T06:11:48.026-05:00Studying both ends has great application, not just...Studying both ends has great application, not just for Tai Chi but for mediation and conflict resolution. I am becoming more aware of this through school, every person has a story and that story has more than one side so both in counseling and Tai Chi one looks for both extremes.<br /><br />Practicing the form on the left sounds like a great goal for the Path to Mastery.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556201031934139307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029311357716182715.post-12504573490402148372010-02-10T23:15:22.894-05:002010-02-10T23:15:22.894-05:00It occurs to me that knowing opposite extremes is ...It occurs to me that knowing opposite extremes is the gateway to freedom. When we know the extremes, we can go where we need to go in any moment. Otherwise, we are limited. For example, someone who always wants to be nice will not be able to come up with the proper response when toughness is required. If you are willing to see the opposite extremes, you can make better decisions based in reality. Opposite extremes defines reality. When we can have the extremes in our world, we don't have to be forceful. We can be appropriate because we are making decisions based on how things are, not the way we want them to be. Of course this takes practice, and we must continually test our understanding of reality, but as I said before, the end result is more and more freedom as we expand the extremes.Joe Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635223764726652582noreply@blogger.com