Climb the Joyous Mountain: Living the Meditative Way (2nd Edition)

Based on the author's experiences and outlooks about sacred life in Asia and India, this packed volume contains Justin Stone's unique views on Chinese Taoism and Indian Buddhism. Stone relates compelling personal incidents from his life and writes thoughtful essays, such as "The Human Condition" and "Joy is Man's Heritage." This book serves as a perfect companion to one of Stone's earlier works, Abandon Hope, and features pyramid poetry as well as artwork and writings by Ou Mie Shu.

Based on the author's experiences and outlooks about sacred life in Asia and India, this packed volume contains Justin Stone's unique views on Chinese Taoism and Indian Buddhism. Stone relates compelling personal incidents from his life and writes thoughtful essays, such as "The Human Condition" and "Joy is Man's Heritage." This book serves as a perfect companion to one of Stone's earlier works, Abandon Hope, and features pyramid poetry as well as artwork and writings by Ou Mie Shu.

Justin F. Stone (1916-2012) originated T'ai Chi Chih ("knowledge of the Supreme Ultimate") in 1974. After spending many years in Japan, India, and China studying spiritual disciplines and mastering T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Justin created this new discipline so that everyone, including elderly people, could easily learn and practice the simple movements. Everyone can receive, and deserves, all the benefits that come from circulation and balance of the chi, or Intrinsic Energy. More than 2,200 teachers worldwide are accredited in this discipline. Justin also was an accomplished painter, ASCAP composer, and financial adviser. He originated a language-learning method for Japanese and taught East Asian Studies at two universities. Justin lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he led regular Tuesday morning T'ai Chi Chih classes for teachers at the T'ai Chi Chih Center in Albuquerque and held informal meditation sessions at his home. Justin believed: "The circulation and balancing of the chi is the great secret of life. And this T'ai Chi Chih discipline, a moving mediation with far-reaching benefits, works with the chi. It's a very valuable exercise that affects the inner organs as well as the muscular structure. The slow, soft movements of T'ai Chi Chih have real effects on blood pressure, weight control, and other physical elements, but T'ai Chi Chih goes much deeper than that. Students who realize that practice is absolutely necessary often experience profound changes during a beginning course. Since most students feel the effects of the practice very quickly, it is not necessary to accept results as a matter of faith."