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The Power of Selfless Service

by Gregory James Life is a pattern of circumstances we call karma.  This pattern is a very highly complex interwoven series of gates and traps that we have to navigate.  Before we can be qualified to walk with the Way, … Continue reading

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Truths & Misconceptions About TaiChi & Chi Gong

by Gregory James Many people today see TaiChi and Chi Gong as little more than unusual exercises practiced in the park.  Many others insist that TaiChi is a sophisticated martial art practiced very slowly in an effort to develop specialized … Continue reading

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The Great Aim

by Gregory James A keen interest in martial arts brought me to the study of TaiChi in my early twenties.  As my practice soon deepened to reveal TaiChi as a method of meditation, I began to also take the parallel … Continue reading

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness — Part III: The Corruptibility of Ideology

by Gregory James After having read Part I and Part II of this three part series, the reader may be under the impression that I am somehow suggesting that in order to get things back on track for the world … Continue reading

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness — Part II: Realizing the Power of Universal Law

by Gregory James (This is Part II of a three-part series.  If you haven’t already, for the sake of context, I recommend you read Part I before proceeding with Part II.) The most basic human impulse is the desire for … Continue reading

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness — Part I: Remembering Universal Law

by Gregory James Entire systems of laws, policies, and moral codes have been manufactured throughout history in the hope of continuity and order, but it just doesn’t properly function!  Artificial solutions will never solve real problems (i.e., sorting one’s disconnection … Continue reading

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In the Eye of the Beholder — Right Relationship & Objective Judgement

by Gregory James If I observe a piece of art and I say, “This is beautiful;” have I complimented the object, or merely my own senses?  The object cannot receive my compliment for lack of sufficient consciousness to discern its … Continue reading

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Esoteric Formula of Spiritual Alchemy – The Four Pillars and Sixteen Fortitudes

by Gregory James Preface The topic disclosed here is a brief outline of the sacred Alchemical Teaching Formula of Taichi Tao.  Practitioners of Taichi Tao — the Supreme-Boundless Way — Work earnestly for years, even decades, to develop a lucid … Continue reading

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Occupy Right Action – The Spiritual Practice & Social Activism

by Gregory James With a much needed and sought-after shift in Consciousness apparent in our world — both individually and collectively — inevitable questions are raised regarding how to proceed in the face of intense change, and where to stand in … Continue reading

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True Strength

by Gregory James Many in our world today have little or no understanding of what True Strength actually is.  Instead, people more often confuse Strength with a variety of unrefined concepts and deficient impulses.  They mistake aggression for “strength.”  They … Continue reading

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