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We offer the enjoyable and empowering experience of QiGong, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Taoism. We offer classes, courses and workshops both online and at our physical center in Cuenca, Ecuador. We also offer yearly retreats, intensives and teacher trainings. Our Qigong Master H.Perry Curtis has over 60 years experience in the field, two black belts in Martial Arts and a lot of experience of energy work with several Indigenous communities of the world. Become a part of the Pampamisayoc QiGong Family, and learn how to empower all aspects of your life. Strengthen your Body and Health! Find Focus and Peace in your Mind! Connect with and lift up Your Spirit! We all have to walk our own path, and take full responsibility for our life. We are here to support you full-heartedly, and to provide you with the tools you need on your Journey towards Your Best Life! Strive To Create Value,
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Food for Thought…How often have you seen someone blame another person or a situation for the decision or action that the...
26/09/2025

Food for Thought…

How often have you seen someone blame another person or a situation for the decision or action that they made or took?

How often has someone else blamed you for another’s beliefs?

How often have you blamed someone else for something you did?

Taking responsibility for one’s own thoughts, decisions, actions, and the consequences that follow is one of the most essential aspects of personal growth and accountability…

At its core, responsibility means recognizing that your life is shaped not only by external conditions, but also by the choices you make and the mindset you adopt…

When you take ownership of your thoughts, you begin to see how they influence your emotions and guide your behavior…

For example, cultivating a positive perspective often leads to more constructive actions, while negative or careless thinking can create conflict or setbacks…

Decision-making is another area where responsibility plays a critical role…

Every decision, big or small, has the potential to affect your current situation and your future… By owning your choices, you not only empower yourself but also foster self-respect and credibility with others…

People admire individuals who can admit when they are wrong and make changes accordingly… This also strengthens trust in personal and professional relationships…

Actions, of course, are where thoughts and decisions take tangible form…

Being responsible for your actions means understanding that what you say and do impacts others…

It requires integrity, honesty, and the willingness to live with the outcomes of your behavior… Some results will be positive, bringing rewards and growth, while others may be negative, leading to lessons that push you to improve…

Acknowledging consequences is perhaps the most transformative stage of responsibility…

It moves you beyond blaming others or circumstances and helps you realize that accountability is the foundation for progress…

Embracing responsibility allows you to learn from the past, make better decisions in the present, and create a brighter future…

It is a hallmark of maturity, leadership, and true personal freedom…

How do you rank in this area?

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…Everyone will experience loss and the companion grief at sometime in their life… probably multiple time...
25/09/2025

Food for Thought…

Everyone will experience loss and the companion grief at sometime in their life… probably multiple times…

So… How do we transition through these times? How do we Wu Wei when we are feeling grief?

Simply stated… become the bamboo swaying in the wind…

From a Daoist perspective, Wu Wei… often translated as “non-forcing” or “effortless alignment”… is about entering into the natural flow of events without resistance or unnecessary interference…

Applied to grief and loss, it doesn’t mean suppressing feelings or pretending nothing happened…

Instead, it means allowing grief to move through you as part of the natural cycle, like water passing through a landscape…

Here are some Daoist-informed insights on navigating grief through Wu Wei…

Allow Emotions to Flow like Water…

Grief is not an enemy to be conquered but a current to be experienced…

If you let it come and go like the water in a river… sometimes gentle, sometimes overflowing… you avoid damming it up… and becomming attached to the grief…

Non-resistance means you cry when tears come, sit quietly when sorrow is heavy, or smile when moments of peace arise…

Wu Wei here is… not pushing yourself to “get over it”… nor clinging to what has already passed, but letting feelings find their natural expression…

See Loss as Part of the Great Cycles…

Daoism teaches that all things arise and return, just like the seasons, the moon phases, and the breath…

Grief is the recognition of this impermanence…

By contemplating change as the essence of life, the pain of loss begins to soften into acceptance… it becomes part of the Way, not a mistake in the Way…

Practice Stillness…

Daoist cultivation often emphasizes *quiet sitting* or breathing (akin at times to meditation)…

In grief, stillness allows you to sit with what is, without grasping or resisting… It opens a spaciousness around the pain, softening its sharp edges…

Small, Natural Movements...

Wu Wei doesn’t mean "do absolutely nothing." It means *don’t force...

You can move gently with life in ways that nourish… taking a walk in nature, practicing tai chi or qigong, drinking tea, journaling…

By engaging in slow and natural actions, you align with life’s rhythms without pressuring yourself to heal faster than you’re ready…

Trust the Transformative Energy of Time and Dao...

Just as winter dissolves naturally into spring, grief transforms on its own when not forced…

Wu Wei invites you to trust that healing will arise of itself… not because you controlled it, but because you allowed it…

Integrate the Memory with Life’s Flow...

Instead of holding onto the past with tight fists, Daoism often teaches… honoring the transformations that have occurred...

Gratitude rituals, gentle remembrance, or speaking to the memory of the person can help situate loss within the ongoing flow, rather than a dead stop…

In short… Wu Wei through grief is not about overcoming or bypassing it, but about relaxing into it...

You become like bamboo:… flexible enough to bend with the storm without breaking, rooted enough to remain standing when the winds calm…

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc QiGong

Food for Thought…Have you every had to end a relationship?Did you have second doubts, regrets, questions?Here is some th...
24/09/2025

Food for Thought…

Have you every had to end a relationship?

Did you have second doubts, regrets, questions?

Here is some thought on ending relationships from a Daoist perspective…

From a Daoist standpoint, relationships… like all aspects of life… are understood through the lens of harmony, balance, and alignment with the Dao (the Way)…

A Daoist view doesn’t impose rigid moral dictates about when one “should” end a relationship, but instead emphasizes attentiveness to natural flow, energy, and the cultivation of well-being…

Here are guiding principles for when it may be time to end a relationship, seen through a Daoist lens…

Loss of Harmony…

If the relationship consistently generates discord, exhaustion, or struggle, with little movement toward balance, it suggests the natural harmony has been disrupted…

Daoism values ease and flow (wu wei …”effortless action"), so if the partnership feels forced, it may not align with the Dao…

Stagnation of Vital Energy (Qi 氣)…

Healthy relationships circulate and enhance each person’s vitality…

But if the bond continually drains Qi… dulling creativity, health, or spirit… this signals a misalignment…

Daoist cultivation involves nurturing life energy… a relationship that impedes this becomes an obstacle on the path…

Obstruction of Natural Growth…

Daoism encourages each being to unfold according to its nature (ziran… “natural spontaneity”)…

If the relationship confines one’s authentic self-expression, spiritual growth, or pursuit of inner truth, it has shifted into rigidity, which prevents alignment with the Dao…

Excessive Yin… Yang Imbalance…

Relationships naturally involve dynamic yin… yang interplay…

If one person constantly dominates (excess yang) or withdraws entirely (excess yin) without a rhythm of exchange, the imbalance can erode the relationship’s stability… If repeated efforts toward rebalancing fail, it may be wise to release it…

Inability to Walk the Path Together…

Though Daoism treasures acceptance, there is also recognition that not all paths run in parallel forever…

If two people’s ways diverge fundamentally… visions, values, spiritual orientation… it may be more natural to let the paths part than to cling out of attachment…

In essence…

A Daoist approach to ending a relationship is not about judgment or blame, but about attunement…

Make the breakup loving, supportive, and empowering…

Endings are not failures; they are transformations within the larger cycle of change (the Dao continually shifting)…

Letting go, when the flow has clearly moved in that direction, allows both people to return to harmony with themselves and the Way…

It is my sincere hope that you are never faced with this situation… but if you are… May these few words provide some guidance…

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…How often has it been said that tears are a form of manipulation…Is that really true? They can be a man...
24/09/2025

Food for Thought…

How often has it been said that tears are a form of manipulation…

Is that really true? They can be a manipulation…. But maybe they are not… maybe it depends on the intent..

Tears, like rain, arise from causes both visible and hidden…

Sometimes they fall from genuine grief, sometimes from passing frustration, sometimes, as people say, to sway the hearts of others…

The belief that crying can be a manipulation is not new, but from a Daoist perspective it is wise to look beneath the surface rather than stopping with judgment…

The Dao embraces all expressions, whether soft or harsh, direct or subtle…

Tears belong to this movement and flow of expression…

If someone weeps to bend another’s will, this act is still part of the pattern of yin and yang… softness attempting to influence firmness…

In this sense, there is no absolute wrong or right, only a recognition of how energy flows between people…

What one person names “manipulation” may also be seen as a way of seeking connection, comfort, or resolution… even if clumsily expressed… and tears can make things very clumsy in a somewhat dishonest way… when intent is not pure…

The sage observes without attaching labels…

To condemn another’s tears as deceit can harden the heart, but to be swept away by them without clarity is also unbalanced… always observe with discernment…

The middle way is to witness tears with compassion while maintaining inner steadiness… In this way, one neither rejects nor blindly accepts, but responds in accord with the moment…

It is also important to reflect inward… why does another’s weeping stir such strong reactions?

If we feel pushed, perhaps we are clinging to control… or perhaps the pushing is for manipulative reasons…

If we feel manipulated, perhaps we fear being moved… or perhaps the fear has an honest base…

By turning the gaze inward, tears… whether genuine or strategic… become teachers rather than obstacles…

From a Daoist lens, crying is simply expression, transient and natural like falling rain…

The task is not to define it harshly but to return to balance, to let the heart remain soft yet discerning…

In this balance, no manipulation can truly bind us…

What do you think?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…Positionality creates conflict and arguments…When we attach ourselves to positions, we create rigidity…...
23/09/2025

Food for Thought…

Positionality creates conflict and arguments…

When we attach ourselves to positions, we create rigidity….

To say, *I am right and you are wrong,* is to form a wall that stops movement where flow should be….

From a Daoist view, life is not a contest of positions but a movement of currents…

Rivers do not argue with rocks; they bend, swirl, and continue…

In the same way, when a person insists on holding a fixed standpoint, conflict naturally arises, for others hold positions of their own…

Clashing stances are like two rigid branches in a storm… neither can yield, and so both break…

Daoist wisdom encourages wu wei, effortless action… This does not mean apathy but rather moving in accord with the larger pattern…

When facing disagreement, the sage does not cling…

By stepping back from personal attachment to being “right,” space is created for harmony… If one allows perspectives to shift like clouds in the sky, there is no need to fight and argue… what appears opposing today may complement tomorrow…

The Dao contains all opposites… Yin does not defeat yang, nor yang conquer yin… sometimes it’s wiser to walk away and choose a different course… where the opposing currents are less positional in their force…

Each arises from and returns into the other… so give things space and time to diminish their forceful push…

If we regard differences not as threats but as dynamic complements, we transform discord into balance…

Argument dissolves when we stop trying to anchor truth in a single place and instead see truth as the moving Dao, beyond grasp…

To “win” in conflict is to lose the greater harmony… to “lose” gracefully is to win alignment with the Way…

Thus the wise person seeks not victory but flow…

When the heart is supple, no position can harden into a prison…

In this flexibility, conflict subsides, and the energy once used to defend narrow ground returns to nourish the whole…

In relinquishing position, we embody the Dao’s vastness… and we reduce the inner conflict that has caused the positional mistrust…

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…There is an old saying that I have found to be true… when you stop moving… you start dying…From a Daois...
22/09/2025

Food for Thought…

There is an old saying that I have found to be true… when you stop moving… you start dying…

From a Daoist perspective, the saying “when you stop moving, you start dying” resonates deeply with the philosophy of flow and transformation…

In Daoism, life is understood as the ceaseless unfolding of the Dao… the Way… which is never stagnant but always in motion, shifting and balancing between opposites…

To live is to participate in this natural rhythm, to remain receptive to change, and to recognize that movement is not only physical but also energetic and spiritual…

When a stream keeps flowing, it remains clear and vibrant, nourishing everything along its path…

When it stops, it stagnates, grows cloudy, and loses its vitality…

The same principle applies to human life…

Movement reflects our alignment with the cycles of nature… the inhale and exhale of breath, the rising and setting of the sun, the turning of the seasons…

To cease moving… in body, mind, or spirit…is to resist these cycles, which leads to decline and imbalance…

Vitality Is born from allowing our energy, or qi, to circulate freely…

In Daoism, movement is not frantic striving or restless activity… this forcing creates cloudy water In you life…

It is about effortless harmony, what the sages call wu wei… “non-forcing” action… this way, the water stays clear…

Movement can be as subtle as a gentle walk, the stillness within meditation where breath flows naturally, or the quiet turning of thought as it releases rigid grasping…

In this way, even apparent stillness is alive with transformation…

True death arises not from stillness but from clinging to rigidity, from refusing to participate in change…

To live fully in the Dao is to keep moving like the wind, adapting like water, and remaining supple like a bamboo stalk…

Be the bamboo swaying In the wind…

As long as we continue to move with the Way… body, spirit, and heart… we remain participants in the endless life of the universe…

So… do you move like a Daoist? Observing and participating with the flow of life?

Are you alive? Are you the bamboo swaying In the wind?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…I have heard it said that a man will not happily stay with a woman without receiving respect and accept...
20/09/2025

Food for Thought…

I have heard it said that a man will not happily stay with a woman without receiving respect and acceptance from that woman… I have found this to be true… it is also true that a woman will not stay with a man without reciprocal acceptance and respect…

It is the same with the flow of the Dao… the Dao will not stay with you without acceptance and respect…

Acceptance and respect form the foundation of a deepened awareness, which allows us to witness the natural flow of life as it truly unfolds…

When we release the compulsion to mold events, circumstances, or people according to our personal desires or rigid ideals, we create the space to see things as they are, rather than as we wish them to be…

This shift in perception is not about passivity, but about cultivating a state of presence that transcends judgment and projection…

In doing so, we align ourselves with the effortless wisdom described in the principle of Wu Wei… acting in harmony with the natural order without resistance or distortion…

The tendency to impose our “shoulds” on reality often results in friction, frustration, and an inability to connect authentically with others or with our environment…

To practice Wu Wei is to allow things to reveal themselves in their own time, not forcing outcomes or disguising the truth with dishonest or incongruent beliefs…

Just as genuine intimacy in human relationships demands the acceptance and respect of another person exactly as they exist in the present moment, so too does our relationship with life itself…

Without such openness, the world no longer appears to us as it is, but only through the narrow filter of our expectations…

Acceptance, however, does not mean resignation…

It does not suggest indifference or inaction but instead a clarity of vision…

When we accept and respect what arises, we can respond with wisdom rather than react from judgement and resistance…

This harmonious engagement strengthens our connection to both the external world and the internal self, creating balance and authenticity…

Through this practice, life becomes less about control and more about relationship, and awareness expands naturally into deeper harmony with existence…

Do you accept and respect even when you disagree?

I have heard it is better to be happy than right…

What do you think?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought….In todays modern world, force is often the tool of choice when recovering from an injury or an illness...
19/09/2025

Food for Thought….

In todays modern world, force is often the tool of choice when recovering from an injury or an illness…

Wu Wei offers an alternative choice that may work out better for all…

In Daoist philosophy, Wu Wei can be translated as “non-action” or “effortless action,” but it does not imply passivity or doing nothing…

Rather, it means aligning oneself so closely with the natural flow of the Dao that one’s actions arise without strain, force, or resistance…

When applied to recovery from injury or illness, Wu Wei offers a profound perspective on how to heal in harmony with the body and the rhythms of life…

Modern approaches to illness often encourage immediate and aggressive intervention, as though the body were an adversary to subdue…

From the view of Wu Wei, however, healing is not about conquering the body but cooperating with its innate intelligence… not interfering with its innate ability to heal itself…

The body knows how to recover… cells regenerate, wounds close, energy restores… so long as we do not obstruct its natural processes with excess tension, resistance, or anxiety…

Wu Wei in recovery is the practice of creating conditions where healing can unfold effortlessly…

This may mean accepting periods of rest instead of forcing premature exertion, allowing the immune system time to strengthen, or cultivating calmness rather than mental agitation…

It involves tuning into subtle signals of the body… such as fatigue, appetite, and breath… and responding fluidly rather than pushing against them…

In Daoist terms, one does less in order to allow more to occur spontaneously…

At the same time, Wu Wei is not complete inaction…

One may choose nourishing foods, practice gentle qigong breathing, or seek supportive medicine, but these choices are made in harmony with what the moment requires, without struggle or domination…

By resting within the Dao, the individual recovers not only physical strength but also gains a deeper trust in the self-healing capacity of life itself… it becomes a learning opportunity…

Healing becomes less an act of willpower and more a return to natural flow…

How do you deal with recovery when injury or illness strikes?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…Last Friday, my wife came down with a virus that has been making its way through the city we live in… T...
17/09/2025

Food for Thought…

Last Friday, my wife came down with a virus that has been making its way through the city we live in… Two day ago, the virus made it’s way to me…

While my wife and I do not like not being at full strength… we are not overly upset…

Sickness enters into everyone’s lives…

If you haven’t been sick… you will at some point…

So, how do we counter sickness? Do we aggressively fight it? Do we just let it take it’s natural course? Or maybe something in the middle?

Returning our minds, bodies, emotions, and spirit to a more harmonious state…

In Daoist thought, sickness is not seen as a random misfortune to be battled violently, but as a sign that the natural flow of Qi… the vital energy that animates life… has been disrupted or obstructed…

Illness, therefore, arises when harmony between body, mind, emotions, and the environment is disturbed…

It is understood less as an external enemy to defeat and more as a process that reveals imbalance within the person’s way of living and relating to the Dao, the natural unfolding order of the universe…

When sickness arises, the Daoist approach is not to meet it with aggression but with attentiveness and alignment…

The question is not simply “How do I eliminate this condition?” but rather “What is this condition pointing me toward?”…

By listening inwardly, one may perceive the causes of imbalance… whether they are dietary excess, emotional strain, disconnection from natural cycles, or spiritual stagnation…

The healing process then aims to restore balance and smooth the flow of Qi instead of waging a war against the ailment…

Daoist practices such as breathing techniques, meditation, qigong, acupuncture, herbs, and dietary regulation support this rebalancing…

They cultivate harmony with the rhythms of nature and reinforce resilience…

Healing is approached holistically… treating the body through herbs and nourishment, the emotions through calmness and acceptance, and the spirit through returning to simplicity and naturalness…

In this way, sickness becomes both a challenge and a teacher, a reminder of the need to live in alignment with the Dao…

Daoism invites us to see illness as part of the ebb and flow of life…

By neither resisting harshly nor passively surrendering, but by working gently with the body’s wisdom and the universe’s rhythms, one moves through sickness with greater peace, discovering the deeper harmony that underlies health and life itself…

How do you deal with sickness when it appears in your life?

My wife and I are bringing ourselves back into alignment… learning the lessons that this sickness brings with it…

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…Are emotions meant to be celebrated? Suppressed? Understood?Are emotions an enemy? An ally? Or somethin...
16/09/2025

Food for Thought…

Are emotions meant to be celebrated? Suppressed? Understood?

Are emotions an enemy? An ally? Or something in between?

Can our emotions be a valuable navagation tool? Or do they hinder our path through life?

Let’s take a look at emotions from a Daoist point if view…

From a Daoist perspective, emotions are seen as natural aspects of human life, inseparable from the rhythms of nature and the flow of the Dao, or Way…

Rather than being inherently good or bad, emotions are energies that arise spontaneously in response to circumstances…

They become problematic only when they are excessive, repressed, or out of harmony with the natural order…

Daoist thought emphasizes balance and the cultivation of inner harmony, guiding individuals to allow emotions to move through them without clinging, distortion, or overindulgence…

In classical Daoist texts and practices, emotions are often linked to the qi, the vital life force that animates body and mind…

When emotions are unbalanced, they can disturb and deplete qi, leading to disharmony in both physical health and spiritual well-being…

For example, fear may contract energy, anger may cause it to flare outward, and sadness may disperse it…

The Daoist approach is not to suppress these feelings but to return to the principle of wu wei, or effortless action, allowing emotions to arise and pass without resistance or attachment…

By doing so, one remains aligned with the natural flow rather than struggling against it…

One of my teachers often told me when I was down or over excited… “come back to center… be where you are… and feel good now…”.

In this way, the emotions could flow through me without becoming disruptive… the disruption Is sometimes called deviant Qi…

Cultivation practices such as meditation, breathing exercises, and inner alchemy are aimed at refining emotional energy, guiding it toward tranquility and clarity…

Daoist sages often liken the mind to water… when still, it reflects the world clearly… when stirred by turbulence, perception is distorted…

The same holds true for emotions…

By cultivating simplicity, softness, and receptivity… the yin qualities… one creates space for emotions to return to equilibrium without force…

From a Daoist standpoint, emotions are neither enemies nor obstacles but part of the dynamic interplay of yin and yang within the human being…

Since they are just one part of the natural flow of energy In our lives… we should not put them in control…

When properly understood, they become guides along the path of living harmoniously with the Dao…

Have you experienced devient Qi?

How do you view and deal with your emotions?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…I have heard a lot lately about how, “It Is not right”… or “the right thing to do”… or “we must right t...
15/09/2025

Food for Thought…

I have heard a lot lately about how, “It Is not right”… or “the right thing to do”… or “we must right the wrong”…

One of my teachers told me… “The only absolute Is there are no absolutes”…

Let’s take a look at right and wrong from the Daoist perspective and see how my teachers words may apply…

In Daoist thought, the ideas of right and wrong are not seen as fixed, absolute categories…

Instead, they are understood as relative distinctions that arise in human society and consciousness…

Daoism emphasizes the Dao (The Way)… the natural unfolding and balance of all things…

When people define something as “right,” they simultaneously create “wrong” by contrast, just as naming something “beautiful” gives rise to “ugly.”…

These polarities are examples of yin and yang, complementary forces that depend on one another…

Each exists only in relation to the other, and neither can be separated from the whole…

From a Daoist perspective, the tension between right and wrong acts as a balancing force in human life… For example…

If people lean too rigidly into “rightness”… fixation on rules or moral judgments can create disharmony, rigidity, or conflict…

If people neglect rightness altogether, chaos and lack of direction may arise…

But within the flow of the Dao, both sides contribute to balance…

Right and wrong are not final verdicts… they are shifting perspectives that, when held lightly, can help guide us while reminding us that life always transcends fixed categories…

The Daoist sage does not cling tightly to one side of the polarity…

Instead, they cultivate awareness of the whole and allow the natural rhythms of life… sometimes tilting right, sometimes tilting left… to move things toward equilibrium…

In this sense, the interplay of what people call “right” and “wrong” is like the dance of yin and yang… each clarifies the other, and together they sustain harmony within the greater movement of the Dao…

What do you think about where you as an individual are today In the right… wrong balance scale?

In balance or out of balance?

What can you do as an Individual to bring your own personal life and viewpoint back Into balance?

Always remembering… the only absolute Is that there are no absolutes…

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

Food for Thought…Enthusiasm …should it be embraced… or discouraged…As with everything in Daoist thought… it’s someplace ...
11/09/2025

Food for Thought…

Enthusiasm …should it be embraced… or discouraged…

As with everything in Daoist thought… it’s someplace in the middle…

In Daoist philosophy, enthusiasm is not rejected, but it is carefully balanced within the rhythms of nature and the principle of wu wei (non-forcing)….

Enthusiasm that arises organically… like the blossoming of a flower in spring… is seen as healthy and life-affirming…

It reflects alignment with the Dao, the natural current of life…

On the other hand, excessive or artificial enthusiasm, especially when it is fueled by ambition, ego, or restless desire, can lead to imbalance and ultimately exhaustion…

For many young people in the modern world… enthuasium gets out of hand because of the restless desires that constantly shift…

For Daoism, the key lies in moderation and spontaneity…

Proper enthusiasm is a joyful responsiveness to the moment, without attachment or compulsion… the key word for many is compulsion…

When one feels enthusiastic about a task, a relationship, or a creative endeavor, Daoism encourages acting on it with lightness, enjoyment, and flow…

However, if enthusiasm turns into obsession or is pursued beyond its natural course, it hardens into striving, which pulls one away from harmony…

An extreme example of obsession would be the manic depressive in modern psychology… the huge swings to obsessive compulsion to manic depression…

In the modern world there are many degrees of manic depressive behavior… from mild to overly destructive…

From the potential of a dormant volcano… to the destructive potential of an active one…

If you find yourself going from excitement… to depressive… you may fit somewhere in this spectrum…

As the Dao De Jing often notes, forcing or clinging disturbs balance, while effortless alignment brings both joy and effectiveness… proper enthusiasm is a large part of this…

Proper enthusiasm is also deeply connected to the Daoist reverence for simplicity…

It is not about loud displays of passion or constant stimulation but about an inner aliveness and appreciation of the ordinary…

The quiet delight in breathing deeply, watching clouds drift, or engaging in a skillful practice embodies this kind of enthusiasm. It is passion without turmoil… engaged yet unbound… free… peaceful… but full of life…

Daoism teaches that genuine enthusiasm is not manufactured but arises when one is deeply in tune with the Dao… the flow of life…

It is the energy of life expressing itself through you, like water flowing down a mountain stream…

Proper enthusiasm energizes without exhausting, shines without burning, and motivates without forcing…

In this way, it becomes not only sustainable but a reflection of natural harmony itself…

How is your enthusiasm?

Too high? Too Low? Or, Just Right?

All the Best!

H Perry Curtis, Master at Pampamisayoc Qigong

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