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Chapter 9: Fusion as a Bridge
he is in tune with himself and the universe. Therefore the fusion
practice may be called an internal kind of martial arts by which one
learns to playfully bring into balance one’s opposites so that a sense
of being centered and in harmony arises and thereby self-confidence
manifests.
Fig. 9.5 Balanced, going with the flow
It should be obvious that the practice of these arts may be most
helpful, as they may help you to remember to go with the flow inside
yourself and become inwardly soft and flexible. Like all true
Chi Kung, the art of moving the Chi and with the Chi, outer flexibility
comes from inner relaxation. Only when relaxation deeply enters
the body, can it become truly receptive for the energy within
and from outside. The same goes for Tai Chi.
In that sense the Fusion Practices may also be seen as an inner
play in which you invite your organs as your children to play
with each other and see how they can balance and support each
other. It may also be compared with an ancient game, which is
played by children and adults in different countries in Asia. In Thailand
it is called Takara in which the players help each other in keeping
the light bamboo ball in the air so that the play can continue.
Nobody loses, nobody gains. All share in the joy of the game and in
the process train their own ability and help the others to enhance
theirs.
Central to the Taoist tradition is that the body expresses and
balances both heaven and earth. How could it receive the energies
of heaven and earth and become an expression of the universe, if
it were not open and flexible and receptive This explains the crucial
role of Chi Kung and the various schools and forms which
have been created over the ages, so as to make the body a vessel.
As the Tao Te Ching says: the function of the vessel is to be empty
so that it can be filled.
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