Sanctuary of Tao

Join us on Chinese New Year, January 22nd for an online community gathering where Stuart will be discussing: "How to Start (or restart) Your Cultivation Practice in 2023." Stuart will give a talk and then answer questions. At the end we'll be sharing about our upcoming programs. We'll be coming together at 3pm central time. Register with this link below! We'd love to see you there!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Getting Started, or Restarted, in Your Cultivation Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Getting Started, or Restarted, in Your Cultivation Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Here is a recent webinar Stuart gave on the classic Taijiquan text The Mental Elucidation of the Thirteen Kinetic Postures. This text is one of the three most important writings of Taijiquan, along with the Taijiquan Treatise and the Taijiquan Classic, both attributed to Zhang Sanfeng.

https://www.sanctuaryoftao.org/blog/thirteen_kinetic_postures

Taoism focuses on the development and freedom of the individual, seeing non-conformity, non-aggression, and non-interference in the doings of others as the ideal conduct of a human being. Frugality, mindfulness, and compassion are other ideals. Taoism is simple and relies only on a person being what Chuang-tzu called, "naturally just so" and the "uncarved block." -Stuart Alve Olson, from his translation and commentary on The Jade Emperor's Mindseal Classic

To the Taoist, immortality is not necessarily a secret rite of passage. It is instead a natural spiritual quest of every individual from the moment of birth. These great sages of old understood clearly that within every person lies a primal need for freedom of body and spirit, to live in joy and harmony, and to maintain youthfulness even during old age." -Stuart Alve Olson, from his translation and commentary on the Jade Emperor's Mindseal Classic.

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einsein

This is a living mind, pulsating and expanding with creative energy. Mortals think your little mind is grand, but the great mind is under your feet. She dictates the weather, the movement of the planet, and the stars around her. A living thing the Mother is. Stop looking for something outside of you for fulfillment. What if you looked away from your inventions and really became one with Mother Earth? Cherish her, be a caretaker, express kindness for all the little creatures. These are things we ignore but are the very reason we exist. We have the power to change the world. If only we learn to use our minds for kindness instead of satisfying the ego" T.White, the Big Sur Manuscript