Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 > > > > Invest in Lost > > > > Admittedly I am not sure what you mean? > In my mind my understanding of this is always associated with the brick wall at the Tai Qi center. I thought what he meant was that you had to invest in getting thrown againest it during push-hands a couple of thousand times before " trying " to push the person back. Try too much or too soon and you will never get it. doug P.S. years later in California we were doing taiqi in the park and some rowdies drove by and yelled " Losers! " I just had to laugh. ;-) > Well, it's not easy to understand. I think > what Professor Cheng was saying when he > repeated " invest in loss " over and over > was a paraphrase of an idea that comes > from chapter 48 of the Dao De Jing. > > It's the one that says: > > In study, every day you accumulate. > In following the dao4, every day you lose. > Lose and lose until you attain non-action. > Non-action, yet nothing not done. > >g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2002 Report Share Posted August 16, 2002 wrote: > > > > > > > Invest in Lost > > > > > > Admittedly I am not sure what you mean? > > > > In my mind my understanding of this is always associated with the brick > wall at the Tai Qi center. I thought what he meant was that you had to > invest in getting thrown againest it during push-hands a couple of > thousand times before " trying " to push the person back. Try too much or > too soon and you will never get it. That sounds about right. During my years of youthful abandon and martial arts training, " investing in loss " was a training technique wherin you would imagine yourself gaining five dollars each time you were hit. This technique allowed one to live through the temporary confusion that arises when taking a punch. If you perceive getting hit as a welcome event, it doesn't throw you off your center which is where you want to be during a fight. Hey Doug, prepare to invest next time I see you! -- Al Stone L.Ac. <AlStone http://www.BeyondWellBeing.com Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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