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Zhuangzi: What Is Useful?
Manage episode 377650866 series 2443016
Today we have two short parables that contain big lessons for martial artists and we look at how this applies to determining if a martial art is useful.
Find out how a bottle gourd, a hand cream, a twisted tree and a yak relate to determining how useful a martial art is.
References:
https://ctext.org/zhuangzi/enjoyment-in-untroubled-ease
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_Shi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi_(book)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_raccoon_dog
To sign up for new episode notifications and to receive the "Very Brief Introduction to Philosophy for Martial Artists" PDF as well as a full translation of Chapter 51 of the Budoushoshinshu about disciplined martial arts training... go to: walkingtengu.wix.com/tengu and scroll to the bottom to enter your email.
107 episodes
Manage episode 377650866 series 2443016
Today we have two short parables that contain big lessons for martial artists and we look at how this applies to determining if a martial art is useful.
Find out how a bottle gourd, a hand cream, a twisted tree and a yak relate to determining how useful a martial art is.
References:
https://ctext.org/zhuangzi/enjoyment-in-untroubled-ease
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_Shi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi_(book)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_raccoon_dog
To sign up for new episode notifications and to receive the "Very Brief Introduction to Philosophy for Martial Artists" PDF as well as a full translation of Chapter 51 of the Budoushoshinshu about disciplined martial arts training... go to: walkingtengu.wix.com/tengu and scroll to the bottom to enter your email.
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