Western Minds Understanding Chinese theories
We must as Westerners understand that there is a need to express the theories and philosophies of Tai-Chi in a way that is easy for the Western mind to comprehend. To understand Xin and Yi one must simply realize the clarity and wisdom that arises as a result of quieting the mind. For instance the notion of Xin and Yi. There are not actually two different parts of our mind that could be subdivided in this manner. It is a way of speaking to teach that an overly emotional mind can cause one to be out of balance. Calmness directly experienced through the physical comprehension that Tai-Chi offers becomes a Physical foundation to build deeper mental experience. It is perhaps wise to say that when we have a mind that is calm and our emotions are in balance we make wiser decisions. (more…)
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