“2014年第二届北京国际武术文化节暨第十届北京国际武术邀请赛北京国际武术与养生文化研讨会”论文 老子思想于太极拳修炼养的滋养

Nourishment on Taijiquan Practice and Cultivation with the Thought of Lao-Tzu

太极拳前辈尝言太极拳为道家拳,为中华文化拳。此引发笔者进入探索,振叶寻根,以文献探讨之法,以及个人对太极武艺修炼养之实践功夫之体悟,发现确实太极拳之实拳实功,因任道家老子思想自然之观复,并峰回路转之后,尚能转化为益寿延年不老春的太极武艺人生的修炼养,以致其大无外,其小无内而观无自得、虚静恬澹寂寞无为的观复胸怀,实乃作为吾等人类于居高无尽藏之天地间,能交与参赞涵泳融摄之人生修炼准则,所谓"极"之意涵的体悟。

Predecessors of taijiquan (tai chi chuan, a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing) once said that taijiquan is Taoist boxing and Chinese cultural boxing, This triggers the author for an exploration to trace back to its source when seeing the waves in the lake and seek for the roots by shaking the trees. Through literature review method and the author's personal experience in the practical skills of taijiquan practice and cultivation, this article finds that taijiquan is indeed the actual boxing which really works according to the natural root and source from the Taoist thought of Lao-tzu. And, after turning a corner, taijiquan can still be converted to the practice and cultivation of martial life as a remedy of longevity promotion so that its bigness is beyond limitation, so is its smallness, to possess a mind of root and source characterized in behaving without a complacent air, being extremely calm and indifferent to fame or gain with loneliness and non-action. This is really a principle of life practice for us human beings, who live high in the endless treasures between heaven and earth, to deliver a thorough understanding of the true meaning of life for a harmony between man and nature while soaking into the appreciation of literary and artistic works for assimilation, which is the comprehension of the connotations of "ultimate"(chi) in taijiquan.