The path to Enlightenment from the practice of Tai Chi + ??Zhàn zhuang (pile stance): The Shen Ming of Tai Ch is the complementary component of your ... for Enlightenmen (tai chi and meditation)

By Jennifer Ho, Rebecca Ho, George Ho

This article is the enriched version of the article published in T''ai Chi magazine in 2014. It covers many topics regarding the concept of of "Dong-jin (understanding the power of tai chi)" that could lead the practitioners into the Enlightenment stage, called(Sh?n m?ng) in tai chi. The importance of the new health concept called the CranioSacral postural reflex in Tai Chi is introduced in this article..The theme of discussion revolves around the following quote from the Theory of Tai Chi by the ancient sage, Wang Zongyue (around 1771~1853 ): "(Zhe sh?, meaning to have known the movements by heart)(W?, comprehend)(Dong jin)(Yu, from)(Dong jin) (step into)(Sh?n m?ng)(without a long period of practice)(Hu?r?n)(gu?ntong)(cannot obtain a sudden breakthrough into the state of enlightenment to advance into the(Sh?n m?ng) stage" My translation of "(Zhe sh?, meaning to have known the movements by heart)(W?, comprehend)(Dong jin)(Yu, from)(Jie j?, step into)(Sh?n m?ng, enlightenment":The chosen tai chi movements have become so well practiced that the practitioner reaches the state of Dong jin, which means that the mind/body complex has established a new and very efficient pathway in the neural system. Using this new mind/body complex as the platform of further refinement might lead to enlightenment coveted by so many practitioners. One of the benign side effects of this new mind/body complex is its health enhancement to release stress with the practice of meditation. (Sh?n m?ng) is a very vague term that could have quite a few interpretations. (Sh?n) as a noun means "god". It could be an adjective, meaning miraculous. ( m?ng) can be an adjective, meaning "bright" and it can be a verb, meaning "to understand". In the above context, I think Sh?n m?ng means a "miraculous" upgrade of intelligence. Sh?n m?ng in tai chi is similar toD?nw?, the sudden emergence of direct knowledge in Chan Buddhism. This will be further elaborated later in this article. I in our modern age after the 2nd World War I have never heard of any tai chi master, who has reached this Sh?n m?ng stage of super intelligence, especially when most people practice tai chi as a form of martial arts. Most tai chi practitioners are impressed by masters, who can demonstrate their superior power to push people flying up in the air. This kind of kung fu does not have any practical value in real fighting. It has never appeared in a real fight.Shen ming in the sense of Enlightenment has a far more significant value in our modern age that values the soul as much as the body. Master Sun Lutang (1860-1933), who emphasized heavily on Zh?n zhuang (pile stance) as the fundamental training of Tai Chi has shown us this possibility of Enlightenment with his martial arts discipline. The following is the report of his Enlightenment in the media in 1933:Master Sun stunned the world when he ended his life in a Daoist''s way of self-administered euthanasia to enter another state of his life, immortality. In his late years, Master Sun Lutang was living in retirement in the countryside; he predicted the day of his death and practiced Bi Gu for two days (for an enlightened Daoist, Bi Gu means eating only a small amount of raw food and eventually to stop eating before his or her spirit leaves the physical body.) When the time came he sat on a chair in a Confucian manner, facing southwest with his back to the northwest and told the family members not to cry and said to them, "I regard death only as a game." At 6:05 AM in 1933 he died with a smile. The major Chinese newspapers and magazines such as the reported his special way to die like an enlightened Daoist. All the editorials spoke highly of him. In major cities like Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Tianjin many martial arts groups held public memorial services for Master Sun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1983262641
• ISBN13: 9781983262647
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"