There’s a particular kind of student who, once they begin, doesn’t want to stop at one book. If that’s you – or if you’re building a personal library that grows alongside your practice – this one’s for you.
Chee Soo told us about the elements, there are five, and each one is like an essence. They go together complementing each other like the fingers of your hand and sure you wouldn’t even want to lose the smallest one, would you?
Think of a jigsaw puzzle, each piece has a space, then there’s a bit that fits into the space left by another piece. In this way the pieces fit together and interlock with each other like Yin and Yang. So when you start the puzzle at first everything seems like chaos, pieces one on top of the other, all at different angles, some upside down. Over time though you see similarities between pieces, and you start to organise them into groups and as you fit more and more pieces together then the pile of chaos gets less. It won’t take long before you have enough assembled to be able to see what the whole picture is about. It’s the same with the books, each one contains something that can help you solve a part of the puzzle from the other books. So the wushu gives you a practical test bed for your tai chi, and Ancient Chinese Energy meridian pathways and massage techniques form the basis for your wushu. Chang Ming provides the fuel you need to gather the Energy for your Qigong and Daoyin. Everything rests on something else.
The Complete Collection brings together all six titles: Tao of Long Life, Taoist Art of Feng Shou, Tao of My Thoughts, Taoist Ways of Healing, Taoist Art of Kai Men, and the Chinese Art of Tai Chi Ch’uan. Together, they trace a fuller picture than any single volume can – physical practice, philosophy, healing, and the quieter internal work that ties it all together.
Bought separately, the six titles come to £103.70. As a complete set, they’re £84.95 – a saving of over £18, and a natural way to acquire the whole library in a single, considered purchase rather than piecing it together title by title over time.
Get the Complete Collection here