Taiji Rebel

This book offers plenty of insight on the topic in question:

https://jackkornfield.com/after-the-ecstasy-the-laundry/

Zhan Zhuang is my daily practice.  Standing, just standing.  Have tried teaching this in my classes, yet the majority of modern-day folk find it hard to be still.  My students prefer the fluid qigong and taijiquan sequences.  Living with the Tibetan monks was the same.  Standing, sitting, walking and eating.  Silence is golden as they say! 

"He who neglects to drink of the spring of experience is likely to die of thirst in the desert of ignorance" - Li Po

The practices are important, the names less so.  Focusing on the labels can lead us astray.  It is the content of the jar which nourishes and sustains, not the exterior design.  Breathing in and out, we are centered and rooted.  Stick to the principles and all will be well.  Walk your own path and seek your truth along the way.  As the old magician told me, The art is in the doing!

There are more than a few books on my bedside table at the moment - Restoring Your Life Energy by Waysun Liao - The Sword Polisher's Record by Adam Hsu - Fasting the Mind by Jason Gregory - Getting Right with Tao by Ron Hogan - The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer 

This book is in my collection.  The Tao Te Ching has many translations.  There are a number of them in my library.  Red Pine's version is one I really like.  D.C Lau too.  And, of course this one by Dr. Jwing-Ming Yang.  It inspires me like the others.  I cannot say it has informed my qigong practice anymore than the others.  Being Taoist by Eva Wong is a good read and her words have inspired me more.

Hello!

My name is Al.  The Tao Te Ching is my bible.  Qigong is my spiritual practice.  I am pleased to be here and ready to learn from the collective wisdom.