Thanks Dougald. I cross posted this on Perspectiva. We already have over five hundred sign ups and a 500 max capacity, but from past experience only about half the sign ups show up, so I’m grateful for the extra push. I watched that Gal Gael video and the expression in your title made an impression at the time. This reminder of wu-Wei also arrived at a good moment for me; I’ve been struggling to get something done all morning and decided to let it go for a while.
Our trip was one of the high points of my year, Brother Dougald! And now that tonight's plan has been cancelled, I am happily free to join you all through the ether later, thanks for the link.
As for the particularly lovely rendering of wu-wei as the phrase 'without a forceful mind', I would like to properly credit that to my T'ai Chi teacher Mark Raudva, of www.thetaichicentre.co.uk , whose ability to express complex realities in deceptively simple words is a hallmark of the depth of his practice.
There is so much here that gels with me, Dougald. Thank you for all the links—they are likely to keep me busy for several hours! I've not read Alistair Mackintosh before but it's time I did. I will be basing my Christian spirituality masters dissertation on the work of Ian McGilchrist, exploring an alternative to left-brain, interventionist approaches to the ecological crisis. More to come on that next year when I get my teeth into it!
I’m so intrigued by the fishing trip since I’m PRETTY SURE there’s a passage in Soil and Soul that convinced me that I don’t think I can go fishing as a leisure activity again (it’s possible it was a passage in a different book but I don’t think so)
Thanks Dougald. I cross posted this on Perspectiva. We already have over five hundred sign ups and a 500 max capacity, but from past experience only about half the sign ups show up, so I’m grateful for the extra push. I watched that Gal Gael video and the expression in your title made an impression at the time. This reminder of wu-Wei also arrived at a good moment for me; I’ve been struggling to get something done all morning and decided to let it go for a while.
Glad to help, Jonathan! Really looking forward to the session.
Our trip was one of the high points of my year, Brother Dougald! And now that tonight's plan has been cancelled, I am happily free to join you all through the ether later, thanks for the link.
As for the particularly lovely rendering of wu-wei as the phrase 'without a forceful mind', I would like to properly credit that to my T'ai Chi teacher Mark Raudva, of www.thetaichicentre.co.uk , whose ability to express complex realities in deceptively simple words is a hallmark of the depth of his practice.
Yay! And thanks for adding that credit to Mark. x
There is so much here that gels with me, Dougald. Thank you for all the links—they are likely to keep me busy for several hours! I've not read Alistair Mackintosh before but it's time I did. I will be basing my Christian spirituality masters dissertation on the work of Ian McGilchrist, exploring an alternative to left-brain, interventionist approaches to the ecological crisis. More to come on that next year when I get my teeth into it!
Ah, you've got a treat ahead there with Alastair's work! And I'll look forward to hearing more about where the dissertation takes you.
Here's the recording from the other night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UXkiU0oGU
Thank you, I look forward to dipping in.
I’m so intrigued by the fishing trip since I’m PRETTY SURE there’s a passage in Soil and Soul that convinced me that I don’t think I can go fishing as a leisure activity again (it’s possible it was a passage in a different book but I don’t think so)
Hi Dougald
Sounds amazing. Will the recording be publicly available?
Yes, I gather it will!
Thank you.