Some final thoughts on finishing the Standing module. First being that I doubt I’ll ever be finished with this set of material, as the wheel keeps turning and the experience of the Foot Couple continues to develop. Although, within that development it is interesting to see its relationship to Bending change; where Bending used to be the thing that facilitated feeling the Foot Couple, now the Foot Couple is more present in regulating my Bending.
As the 10 points become easier to regulate by monitoring the feet and maintaining these coupled sensations of the bones and flesh moving in opposition to one another, my body feels increasingly lighter. When describing this to sifu last class he brought to my attention to how this coupled power that we are seeking is one of the rare expressions of Emptiness that we can experience. As we cultivate perceptions of these structures that are produced by relational forces equaling to 0, the resulting experiences give us access to ‘purer moments’ which in my case is increased awareness of Stillness. This helped me see that these mental models really are deeply interconnected, so much so that the first introduces the last if only extremely subtlety. All to say I am intrigued by the process as ever and am looking forward to exploring Stillness and how it will surely improve my underStanding. ;)