by Cheng Tong | Jun 10, 2020 | Stillness
?Nothing in the world Is as soft and yielding as water.Yet, for dissolving the hard and inflexible,Nothing can surpass it.The soft overcomes the hard;The gentle overcomes the rigid.Everyone knows this is true,?But few can put it into practice.?Laozi, Dao de Qing,... 
by Cheng Tong | May 18, 2020 | Stillness
?Stop thinking, and end your problems.What difference between yes and no?What difference between success and failure?Must you value what others value,Avoid what others avoid?How ridiculous!?Laozi, Chapter 2, Dao de Qing In meditation, we focus on the breath. As... 
by Cheng Tong | May 3, 2020 | Stillness
I worked for two years with an old friend, Lenny, about 20 years ago. During our time together we?d solved the mysteries of the universe. For us, the answer to every question was ?It?s math . . . it?s all math.? The question didn?t... 
by Cheng Tong | Apr 26, 2020 | Stillness
I ordered a persimmon tree for my meditation garden this week. It is a 5 foot specimen, and will arrive in about 10 days. I already have a spot picked out for it, one with the proper amount of sun and a little shelter from the storms of winter.. I was able... 
by Cheng Tong | Apr 9, 2020 | Stillness
Yin and yang, two opposing forces, the dynamic tension between which animates all things. From the cold of winter, to the promise of spring, and the warmth of summer. I read a poll reported in this morning?s news on when ?things? would return to... 
by Cheng Tong | Mar 21, 2020 | Stillness
?? = jingzhi = stillness ?? = jijing = silence ?? = qidao = prayer ???? = xin de pingjing = stillness of heart Recent essay titles published here from my book, ?Along The Way To Wudang: An Old Man?s Journey to... 