The Tao in my morning coffee at the studio.
I had the opportunity to practice internal alchemy through qigong and tai-chi for two years with one of the best kung-fu fighters in the world. This man literally saved my life, plucking me from the rusty jaws of ridgidity, helping me heal a chronic injury to my sacrum. Chances are I may never see him again, as in true Taoist fashion, he disappeared into the mists.
His words remain: "You teach best when you have forgotten what you already know. You must teach from the mountain behind you." Robert exemplifies this kind of teacher, this kind of man. I learn not only from his choice of words, but through his body, from his composure and ease of movement in the kitchen. The body is authentic, it does not lie; the truth is revealed in physical expression.
I offer some words of advice to would-be students of any Master: Come ready, having wiped your brow of all other concerns. Prepare yourself beforehand to receive the teachings. Drop the veil of personality or ego and step into the space as if you were a baby, completely new to the world. Trade over-intellectualism in for Awe.
The Maestro himself.
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