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I hope the teacher can continue to update this set of Taijiquan

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Witnessing Master Huangshan's sword dance, I realized the sword is a mirror of the soul. When forms and techniques fade, the true essence emerges. In forgetting both self and sword, spirit flows unimpeded, merging at last with the breath of heaven and earth. This is the "cultivation beyond cultivation"—dissolving into the realm of the Great Void.

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**The True Essence of Ancient Taiji: Serenity as the Foundation**

With serenity as the foundation, and through the mental method of "contemplating emptiness to reach tranquility," one progressively transcends the duality of existence and non-existence, arriving at a state of serene constancy in perpetual stillness.

Thus, desires and thoughts cease to arise, and true stillness manifests. While responding to the world with this unwavering constancy, one preserves the original nature's purity and tranquility, achieving a cultivated state where body and mind are unified, and movement and stillness become one.

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**The True Essence of Ancient Taiji: Serenity as the Foundation**

With serenity as the foundation, and through the mental method of "contemplating emptiness to reach tranquility," one progressively transcends the duality of existence and non-existence, arriving at a state of serene constancy in perpetual stillness.

Thus, desires and thoughts cease to arise, and true stillness manifests. While responding to the world with this unwavering constancy, one preserves the original nature's purity and tranquility, achieving a cultivated state where body and mind are unified, and movement and stillness become one.

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**The True Essence of Ancient Taiji: Serenity as the Foundation**

With serenity as the foundation, and through the mental method of "contemplating emptiness to reach tranquility," one progressively transcends the duality of existence and non-existence, arriving at a state of serene constancy in perpetual stillness.

Thus, desires and thoughts cease to arise, and true stillness manifests. While responding to the world with this unwavering constancy, one preserves the original nature's purity and tranquility, achieving a cultivated state where body and mind are unified, and movement and stillness become one.

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Transcending Form and Breath: The Daoist Taiji Practice Philosophy of Master Huang Shan

Master Huang Shan’s Taiji system is a profound path of mind-body cultivation, deeply rooted in the Daoist ideals of “non-action” and “returning to simplicity,” and illuminated by the Buddhist wisdom of transcendent insight. His philosophy reveals that the deepest practice unfolds not through external striving, but through an inward journey of letting go, ultimately leading to harmony with the Dao itself.

I. The Foundation: Liberating Oneself from Form and Breath

The initial stage of Master Huang’s method is one of unlearning. He posits that ordinary practice is often hindered by attachments: to the perfect execution of the physical form, or to the conscious control of breath. True cultivation, therefore, begins by “shattering these attachments.”

The body, in his view, is a temporary vessel. To be overly identified with its form and sensations is to burden the practice. Thus, the first step is to “Forget the Form.” This does not mean neglecting posture, but rather ceasing to be dominated by it. The practitioner learns to allow movements to flow from an internal sense of Jin (intrinsic force), rather than from muscular imitation.

This naturally leads to “Forgetting the Breath.” Instead of forced abdominal breathing or guided patterns, the breath is allowed to find its own natural rhythm, like clouds drifting across the sky. The goal is for the personal breath to unknowingly synchronize with the primordial Qi of the universe. This embodies the Daoist principle from the Dao De Jing: “The reason I have great suffering is because I have a body. When I no longer have a body, what suffering can I have?”

II. The Core Process: Taming the Mind and Abiding in Spirit-Intent

With the external and physiological attachments loosened, the practice turns to the most subtle frontier: the mind. Master Huang uses a classic analogy: “The mind is the marshal, the intent is the courier, the Qi is the soldier, and the form is the fortress.”

He sternly warns that all outward seeking for special states or supernatural powers is a deviation. Such desires lead not to enlightenment but to delusion. During practice, the “monkey mind” will inevitably produce a stream of wandering thoughts. The method is not to suppress them, but to cultivate a lucid awareness—to observe thoughts as they arise, and without engagement, gently gather the attention back to a state of serene presence, which he terms “Spirit-Intent.”

This Spirit-Intent is not a forceful concentration, but a relaxed and wakeful abiding. Over time, as this “dao-power” matures, the practitioner naturally progresses from mechanical skill to an intuitive understanding of energy, and finally toward a state of “spirit illumination.” This is the gateway to the Daoist “utmost vacuity and profound tranquility,” a state deeply resonant with the Samadhi of Buddhist meditation.

III. The Fruition: Spontaneous Manifestation and Non-Attachment

This is the ultimate principle of Master Huang’s system: the Dao operates through you when you get out of the way. When the mind is no longer scattered and the body no longer rigid, the innate Primordial Qi awakens and circulates of its own accord. At this stage, it is not the individual performing the Taiji form; rather, the Dao is manifesting through the human form.

Movements become effortlessly fluid, a spontaneous expression of “the mutual interaction of Yin and Yang.” The practitioner may experience various physiological sensations, visions, or a profound sense of clarity. Master Huang emphasizes that these are merely byproducts of the “Qi mechanism activating”—they are the “gold dust” seen while mining. To stop and cling to these phenomena is to forfeit the chance to refine the pure gold of true realization. One must “perceive phenomena but detach from them,” as instructed in the Qingjing Jing.

The ultimate goal is not supernatural ability, but to return to the original, unadulterated nature of life—a state of “clarity, purity, and perfect brightness.” This is the culmination where “form and spirit are both sublime, merged with the Dao as one.”

Conclusion: The Martial Art as a Path to the Dao

In essence, Master Huang Shan’s Taiji transcends the boundaries of martial art or mere exercise to become a complete path of spiritual cultivation. It teaches that true power lies in inner clarity and effortless harmony, not in external force. This profound realization is achieved through a dedicated practice of letting go—of form, of breath, and finally, of the grasping mind itself. It is in this state of uncontrived simplicity that the famous saying, passed down through masters like Huang Shan, is realized: “There is form, yet no form; there is intent, yet no intent; within no-intent lies the true intent.” Here, the highest principles of Daoism and the core Buddhist teaching of “non-abiding mind” converge, shining with one light.

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正宗武当拳法

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✨ Formlessness Prevails Over Form! Delving into the Taoist Tai Chi Realm of "Neither Fist Nor Reality," a World of Flowing Energy

The Essential Teaching for Tai Chi Beginners: Attain **centered harmony**, culminate in **emptiness**, and abide in **profound stillness**. Effortless transformation **without leaving traces**.

The true meaning within transcends all form and image—fleeting yet illuminating like **dew and lightning**, returning to the **pristine origin**. Only then is the **marvelous realm of true reality** attained.

— Master Huang Shan on Tai Chi

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Stand with Master Huang Shan Daily: 45 Minutes to Absorb Cosmic Energy!

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杨氏太极拳核心动作

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