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You can have that now, sort ofFrom: Steven
Subject: General
Date/Time 2008-04-11 02:39:19
Remote IP: 99.167.229.106
MessageI'm not so negative to the idea as Dog is.
Your suggestion sort of sounds good to me; of course, you'd
have to get a number of highly motivated people and someone
willing to devote a lot of time to running the thing.
The reality is, is that if you have a strong desire for
a long period of dedicated practice, there are ways to make
that happen for yourself that doesn't really require any
structure.
Personally, I like to go a couple of times a year to
a hermitage, and do some deep internal work. This involves
bringing a portable DVD player, qigong and meditation DVDs, some
books, and not much else other than a desire to do some
serious stuff.
Of course for the in-person training aspect, there is the
Healing Tao Retreats which run every summer, but with
qigong, meditation, and spirituality, I'm not sure it's
necessary to have daily in-person instruction as it is
maybe more so with martial arts. After learning some tools,
it is up to the individual to practice and cultivate on
their own. This is where the idea I suggested comes into play.
At least for me, after a period of time in retreat,
I return to the world, and interact once again.
For me, this creates new observations and new experiences.
It satisfies the craving for a period of intensive work, yet
means that I'm not giving up the world.
In other words, you can have both.
You don't need to choose.
Best,
Steven
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