Keep Calm and Spend Money
Billion-dollar smartphone applications don't hold a candle to classical Buddhist mantras when it comes to challenging the mind to Keep Calm and Be Still.
Violence, Fear, Hate, and the Modern Student
The genesis of this article is the gun violence epidemic in America. While the political class is discussing the value and rights of gun ownership, I see a different problem. While your fear feels real, the enemy is imagined. The good news is that if you approach genuine martial art practice with a full heart, the enemy and the fear will vanish. I could be wrong, but I doubt the lone gunman spent an extended time practicing the martial arts for personal development.
My First Martial Art Training Rant
I reject the notion of qi as being a magic force used to heal or attack others. Martial arts are a physical practice. We have a century of added information on anatomy and the functional mechanics of the human body since the classic texts were penned. When dealing with the classic writings and traditional methods, I accept what is useful, adopting the scientific method to my practice.