Pregnant woman on the train, should I get up and free my seat for her? The thing is, I wasn’t sure if she’s pregnant or not. It might be a very embarassing moment for both of us! Then the guy beside me just got up and left without saying a word or signalling that the [...]
I borrowed this expression from a chinese book * I am currently reading, only to find it ironic to find it in a book! “Two-legged bookshelf” refers to people (the bipeds - hence two-legged) who stores plenty of knowledge, but do not put those knowledge into good use. Hence these people only serve as storage, [...]
In the spirit of changing personalities (see previous post), I thought I highlight this beautiful account of the Way of Tea.
This person has described tea as moving meditation (not unlike tai ji at all!). She has also described how her behaviour has changed by following the Way of Tea, by having a “tea mind” in [...]
It’s not everyday I come across a fundamental change in a person in such a short space of time. This was the guy who treated the push hand exercise as a free sparring exercise (see previous article). The past few times I’ve pushed with him, his hand had lightened up. You can see the restrain [...]