Tao of Life

The Tao of Life, a book written by Master Hyunmoon Kim, is an investigation of Sun Do Taoism's personal growth model as a process of self-actualization. This book discusses the effects of Sun Do on physical, emotional and mental health. An overview on the history of Taoism and Master Kim's autobiographical information are documented as well. The total number of pages is 635.

 
A sample paragraph from the Tao of Life:

 
"The SunDo breathing postures, as pictographs of life's different teachings, create a natural environment that teaches us the way of life (Tao). Practitioners come to know existence. The postures are a kind of text unwritten and non-conceptual, which provide opportunities for the body and mind to experience harmony and disharmony without thinking. This process is described in verse 2 of the Tao Te Ching, "Things arise and she lets them come; things disappear and she lets them go." We can think of SunDo as a form that creates the communion of body-mind. The process of completing the postures brings the student to intuitive wisdom - jukwan - and non-conceptual reality."

 
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To purchase the Tao of Life, please use our printable order form. The cost of the Tao of Life is $75. All proceeds go toward the construction of new buildings at the SunDo Retreat Center in Vermont.

Till the Break of Dawn

I sat alone in the virgin dark
Lit a candle at my third eye
Waiting for the dawn to break
Till darkness lays the sun
In the earth's open nest.
~ Hyunmoon Kim, Taoist Master