This means “complete, unsurpassed, perfect enlightment.” Notice, though, that the sutra first says the bodhisattva has nothing to attain and that, because of having nothing to attain, he attains complete liberation. You can’t attain liberation the way you attain a 1968 Camaro or D-plus on a math test. You can only attain liberation by clearly… Continue reading Anuttara samyaksambodhi
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The Mindful Movements of Thich Nhat Hanh
Links: Mindfulness wikipedia.org
Awakening The Soul
Awakening The Soul neigong.com
I wish you well Okamoto Sensei
My Sensei Seigo Okamoto of the Roppokai Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu has been hit by a stroke and “sufered cerebral infarction”. I wish you a speedy recovery to regain good health so you can practice your beloved Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu in Roppokai and enjoy your life fully again. I have had the great privilege of training under Seigo… Continue reading I wish you well Okamoto Sensei
The inner depths
Inwardly alert, open, calm. Outwardly upright, extended, filled with spirit. This is the foundation of stillness. Add the hard and the soft, the powerful and the relaxed, Motion and stillness, contraction and extension: In the instant these converge, there is power. Grand Master Wang Xiang Zhai Reference: The Way of Power: Reaching Full Strength in… Continue reading The inner depths
Transformations of a Spiritual Dragon
A dragon, as spiritual luminosity, can be large or small, can rise or descend, can disappear or appear, can penetrate rocks and mountains, can leap in the clouds and travel with the rain. How can it do all this? Its done by the activity of the spirit. What I realize as I observe this is… Continue reading Transformations of a Spiritual Dragon
Taiji Spring Festival
Walking Meditation on Langelinie
Happy 5 visiting the little mermaid Originally uploaded by docdyhr After hours of Qigong in the Studenthouse and a good dinner at Lai Ho in St. Kongensgade we simply had to make a mess out Langelinie and the Little Mermaid.
The Song of All the Chakras
FEET IN THE SAND What is sand? Mountains and time The ongoing meeting of Matter and weather Now, for the lapse of a moment I am the king of the mountain Standing ever so relatively still On what’s left of forgotten giants Enjoying the caressing warmth of the sun Before we are washed to the… Continue reading The Song of All the Chakras
The Teaching Just for You
“To approach perfect practice, there is no way other than to accept yourself.” Shunryu Suzuki
Knowing the self is enlightenment
知人者智， 自知者明。 勝人者有力， 自勝者強。 知足者富。 強行者有志。 不失其所者久。 死而不亡者， 壽。 Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength. He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of willpower. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not to perish is… Continue reading Knowing the self is enlightenment
The most submissive thing
The most submissive thing in the world can ride roughshod over the hardest in the world – that which is without substance entering that which has no crevices. That is why I know the benefit of resorting to no action. The teaching that uses no words, the benefit of resorting to no action, these are… Continue reading The most submissive thing
Song of Central Equilibrium
Find center! Relax the chest. Raise the back. Enclose the solar plexus. Protect the cheekbones. Lift the head. Suspend solar plexus. Loosen the shoulders. Sink the elbows. Be evasive. Avoid conflict. ( Wu-Yü-hisiang ) Many qigon practitioners and masters skilled in the internal martial arts say that the most difficult position to achieve is Wu… Continue reading Song of Central Equilibrium