Grand Terminus

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THE GRAND TERMINUS
Grand Terminus, or better, the Grand Ultimate,
is another name for the T'ai Chi, expressed in the
Yin and Yang symbol which describes duality
within the boundary of completeness...
the Wholeness.
It creates the expression of TAO.

What is TAO?
TAO is Emptiness~
How can it be Emptiness?
Because it is Perfect!
"This is Perfect, that is Perfect...
"Take the Perfect from the Perfect;
"What remains is the Perfect."
THE GRAND ULTIMATE
"Who takes Heaven as his ancestor, Virtue as his home,
the Tao as his door, and who becomes change -- is a
Sage." -- Chuang Tzu, Inner Chapters

THE T'AI CHI
In the practice of T'ai Ch'i Chuan, we make circles and
think Circularity...in order to move our bilateral limbs
from one completion to another, they cross over
and around each other, and the waves of
yin and yang are evident. I have experienced a flow
of energy when practicing "T'ai Ch'i Walking"
that criss-crossed in the form of an Infinity sign.
We learn to feel the totality of a "ball" of energy in our
hands, and the emptying and filling of its duality.
Posture changes...attitudes change...health improves.
YIN/YANG

So Yin/Yang describes the degrees of and non-existences
of all elements and their material manifestations.

"The Tao is very close, but everyone looks far away.
Life is very simple, but everyone seeks difficulty."
-- Taoist Sage, 200 B.C

Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on the Yin Yang

symbol. The seasons bring about different aspects in our
physiology. The Earth in various parts of the world are
experiencing more yin energy when across the world more
yang energy is occurring. In spring certain foods are better
for us than others; more digestible by the body.
For instance, in summer, eat all the cold foods
and raw foods you want to, according to TCM. In
summer heat they are easily digested. If your system is
imbalanced, you may not do well with that until you
honor and correct your body's needs.
If you want to become a raw foodist, you may notice
that easy does it on the changeover. You may
experience nausea or other unpleasant cleansing
if you dive in with both feet.
SUMMER is Yang...full heat, hot sun, light
WINTER is Yin...cold, dark...many people withdraw
SPRING and AUTUMN are Transitional; each has
degrees of Summer and Autumn, and is pouring into
the ensuing season. People may feel uneasy, sad, irritable.

TCM identifies many reasons and takes the responsibility

away from a person being a grouch!

T'ai Chi Chuan

Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu's Book of Life

a common explanation about Lao tze, Lao Tzu, is that

he became tired of people coming to him for help

and then disregarding his advice. He headed for the

hills! He was going into retirement, to spend the

rest of his life meditating on the mountain.

The gatekeeper begged lao tze to write down

the core of his teachings that it may not be lost

to the people, and he complied.

Look, it cannot be seen~it is beyond form.
Listen, it cannot be heard~it is beyond sound.
Grasp, it cannot be held~it is intangible.
These three are indefinable;
Therefore they are joined in one.
From above it is not bright;
From below it is not dark:
An unbroken thread beyond description.
It returns to nothingness.
The form of the formless,
The image of the imageless,
It is called indefinable and beyond
imagination.
Stand before it and there is no beginning.
Follow it and there is no end.
Stay with the ancient Tao,
Move with the present.
KNOWING THE ANCIENT BEGINNING
IS THE ESSENCE OF THE TAO.
~Tao Te Ching, Chapter Fourteen

I Ching, the Book of Changes
The Book of Changes elucidates the Polarities of Life and
guides us toward the Middle Way. It speaks of the
beneficial way and predicts the results of
self-righteous choices.

The Tao that can be named is not the true tao

May all sentient beings achieve Enlightenment

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