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You Are NOT What You Think! consistency liu hung chieh rule of thirds taoism taoist principles Dec 31, 2025

By Paul Cavel

Everywhere I turn, I keep hearing, "You become what you think”. But if all we had to do is *think* our way through life, for a start, everybody would be super fit, rich and happy!

The Taoist sage Liu Hung Chieh said, "You become what you practise”.

Exercise the body, become stronger

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In the Pursuit of Wu Wei tai chi taoism taoist principles water method May 09, 2024

Wu wei is often translated literally, based on the Chinese characters. But Water Method practitioners have a much different understanding of the Taoist concept of wu wei. Following the principles of water, it starts with the physical body and goes through the Three Treasures, the Taoist path of a...

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In the Pursuit of Wu Wei: Part 2 bagua internal arts qigong tai chi taoist principles water method Mar 04, 2024

 By Paul Cavel

PART 2: What Is Wu Wei? 

Wu wei is often described as “doing without doing”, but what does that really mean? How can you do something without doing it? This misunderstanding is generally due to scholars outside the tradition translating Chinese characters into English, and studyin...

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