EPISODE · Sep 21, 2023 · 25 MIN
Zhuangzi: What Is Useful?
from Walking With The Tengu · host Matthew
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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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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