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Practicing Wudang Taiji Sword in Yuan He Temple, Wudang, China π
I really love the sword!
Whenever I practice a sword form, it reminds me of Manjushri. Manjushri is a Buddhist deity in Tibetan Buddhism. He embodies “prajna”, transcendental wisdom. Manjushri is always depicted wielding the sword of transcendent wisdom, the sword that cuts all illusions and delusions that arise from ignorance and duality. His sword never gets blunt. On the contrary the more it cuts the delusions, the sharper it gets.
Whenever I practice the sword, that’s the feeling it gives me: I am cutting down all the illusions that bind us down and hold us imprisoned. It is not that I consciously imagine that I am fighting all kinds of demons and opponents. But somehow, just the moves of the sword seem to have that effect. For me it’s a very “liberating” experience to practice sword forms.
Interesting, isn’t it, what goes on in some people’s minds when they practice their martial arts? They may be a bit crazy! But, you see, every practice just gets so much deeper when these kind of connexions start to appear. It’s not just some physical exercice anymore. It leads you to your core and connects you to it.
Ohhh, by the way : let me introduce you to my sword. Its name is Shanti Dao. In sanskrit Shanti means Peace. And for me, martial arts are basically ways to Peace. Dao in Chinese means the Way. So Shanti Dao means “the Way of Peace”. Each time I am drawing my sword out for practice, it reminds me why I am doing it.
I wanted to give this sword a intercultural name thus joining two of the streams, the Indian and the Chinese, that nourish me.
Beautiful immortal sword inspirations to all of you!
PS: this is an extract of the Wudang Sanfeng Pai Taiji Sword form as taught by Master Chen Shi Xing. I practiced with him before practicing with Master Zhong Yun Long. There are quite some differences in the way they practice the form, but the general canvas is the same.
“Life is not a void to be filled. It is a plenitude to be discovered.” Christoph Eberhard