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ARCHIVE 1 - 8
Phase 1: In consultation with Jim Pym, editor of the original journal,
I am very pleased to now be able to publish a selection of 15 articles
from hard-copy back issues. In
all 60 articles are saved in digital/electronic form.
Phase
2: Efforts are now underway to seek the permission of the original
authors to republish the remaining 45 articles.
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ACTIVITY
UPDATE
Chinese
New Year
falls
on 7th February this year. The
most recent updates on this site were done to mark that event. 2008
is year of the Rat, the start of a 12 year cycle. The
Chinese calendar has a 60 year cycle.
There
are 12 'signs'
- and there are FIVE
ELEMENTS,
alternating each year to be either Ying or Yang. This year it is
the time for Yang Earth Rat. An auspicious time for starting afresh
as the Rat is considered the first in the cycle. 12 years ago it
was Yang Fire Rat. I began teaching Tai Chi and opened my first
dojo that year. This year ... it is this website and friendships
within the Buddha Sangha that I shall be concentrating upon.
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The
Lantern Festival occurs on the first full moon following the new
moon of Chinese New Year. Every year, usually the weekend after
Lanterns we celebrate this passage here at the dojo
not only to mark these lunar phases but also because it is the dojo's
anniversary. It first opened its doors on Valentines Day (14th Feb)
1996; just 5 days before that years Chinese New Year.
These celebratory or observance events (up 'till now our only annual
event - but that may soon change) usually include workshops, talks,
demos or guest speakers and normally end with some kind of social
event, party or entertainment. Sometimes the theme is Tai
Chi
(as in 2005) and at other times it is Buddhist
(as in 2004).Occasional the two interests are combined
(as in 2007). This year it takes the form of a busman's holiday
and four of us from SSS are visiting The
Fo Guang Shan He Hua Temple.
The primary purpose of the trip is to produce an article for publication
later on this website.
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