Issue 78 - Tse Qigong Centre

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2006 Polo Shirt
Every year the Tse Qigong Centre has a different colour of Centre polo shirt because
this represents different situations of our life, sometimes good, sometimes bad. No
matter what, we should be able to handle any kind of situation and overcome difficulties
so we should be able to accept all kind of colours for the shirt.
This year’s polo shirt is an emerald green. I chose this colour because it is very
bright and will bring up good energy in the Centre this year. However, we should not
always think of being too excited or happy. We should also think of those things which
make us good human beings in society. In Chinese philosophy we talk a lot of Rujia
(Confucian) ethics. This code of behaviour, although very ancient, is still used in China
today and there are even some schools which have recently been opened so that students
can come to study the Rujia way of thinking.
I think this is because our society is becoming more confusing. We have a lot more
freedom but also a lot more questions and more choices but not much wisdom. I am
always surprised how older people in the West are treated as silly and are not respected.
When I grew up, we respected our elders no matter who they were, even if it was a
stranger on the street. When we have a good method to follow that has been proven to
have good results, then we know that we can learn a lot from this.
So this year, the Chinese writing on the shirt has five characters instead of the usual
four. These characters are: Compassion, Loyalty, Courtesy, Wisdom and Trust. These five
Rujia principles are those which Kong Zi (Confucius) said made up the proper behaviour of
a human being. When we practise martial arts or Qigong, if we can have these five
behaviours, then our skill will be good and we will be healthy and happy.
page 4 Qi Magazine Jan/Feb/Mar 2006
& Rujia Principles
New Arrival
Congratulations to Anna and Sean Sutton from
everyone at the Tse Qigong Centre, on the birth of
their new baby son Louie! Anna began studying
Qigong in Manchester five years ago, before
moving back to her native Sweden. Since then she
has also qualifed to be a Tse Qigong Centre
Instructor!
Compassion
Loyalty
Courtesy
Wisdom
Trust