The Complete Practice of Daoist Ancient-Method Tai Chi — From Commencement to Closing: An Ancient Cultivation System in Harmony with Heaven, Earth, Yin, and Yang.
The essence of Tai Chi practice lies in the transformation of Yin and Yang and the unimpeded circulation of a single energy.
Within the form, emptiness and fullness give birth to each other; opening and closing are mutually rooted; movement and stillness are as one. The flow of postures is itself an image of the waxing, waning, and endless cycling of Yin and Yang. Through this, Qi and blood naturally smooth, and pathways of Jin naturally open. This is the principle of never departing from Yin and Yang.
Progressing further toward the Great Dao, the essential key is "Song Chen" — relaxation and sinking. With the crown of the head suspended as if by a thread and the Qi sunk to the dantian, one draws power from the earth and connects to the clarity of heaven. Relaxed but not slack, crude force dissolves and internal Jin naturally arises, like a spring welling up from a hidden stream, gradually filling and strengthening day by day.
Ultimately, one must unite with heaven and earth, emulating nature. The initiation, continuation, turning, and closing of movements resonate with the four seasons and eight directions; inhalation and exhalation accord with the rhythms of creation. Upon reaching this state, one is no longer merely practicing a martial art but becomes a flowing embodiment of Tai Chi within the cosmos — the body transforms into a vessel where Yin and Yang merge, and the mind enters a realm of formlessness.
Therefore, to practice the form daily is to cultivate the Dao daily. One contemplates the workings of the universe within movement and stillness, eventually forgetting the postures, letting go of the rules, walking only in harmony with the Great Dao, flowing with the genuine Qi, and moving in spontaneous accordance with the natural order of heaven and earth.
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