Heart to Heart

Welcome to this blog!

Here, I will share the teachings of my favorite teacher, Martial Arts Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim. They are tidbits of her great wisdom and my hope is that they will help you as much as they have helped me.

Have a wonderful time reading!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim teaches more about personal choices



Here are some more thoughts of Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim regarding choices. At her Martial Arts school, Jung SuWon, she teaches these things in person:

When you are really ready to find this aspect of your being and realize the fullness of your potential, you will begin the process of self-discovery. I honor you. I respect you. That is why I am sharing my teachings with you. Although you and I can begin this journey together, it’s still going to be your journey. I can share with you my experiences, my teachings, my hopes and my expectations of your successful outcome, but it remains at all times your journey, your commitment, your perseverance, your goal – and your prize!

Since all that you need to know about your real self is within you right now, my wish is to encourage and guide you to the door of your own powerful being.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim teaches about personal choices - continued



Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim of Jung SuWon always says, what you do in your life, is your personal choice! Here is the next installment on that subject:



One of the comments I hear many times from the people I work with is that they feel alone, isolated, or separate. If you feel alone and unfulfilled, you probably are trying to be a copy of someone else, or are trying to fulfill expectations of others. Or, perhaps you’re trying to find yourself in someone else, hiding behind a stronger personality instead of finding your own strong and unique self.

But your true self feels whole and complete whether or not you are alone. The true meaning of alone is all-one. When you are one with your true self, one with your own Silent Master consciousness, you are one with the universe, one with all that is. When you feel your true self, you feel at rest in the wholeness of things, but you also know that you are original and unique. Although you feel yourself as a separate, special individual, you do not feel empty and unfulfilled. You feel true and pure and good and whole. Most importantly, you feel enthusiastic, creative and joyful. This is the natural state of your true being.


...Stay in tune for more.....

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim teaches about personal choices - continued


Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim continues with the topic:

You should always strive to look at yourself impartially, like a doctor examining a patient for the first time – studying the symptoms, trying to gain insight into the source of the trouble, and prescribing the appropriate cure. Only by being willing to constantly look at your weaknesses can you constantly do something about them. This becomes a way of living, and this process requires the inner power steps of love and loyalty: love of your real self, and loyalty to your goals.

Love and loyalty are important, because when you actually start living out what your inner voice, your Silent Master Consciousness tells you, new challenges are guaranteed to arise to test your commitment. The higher a tree rises in the sun, the longer the shadow it casts. The greater your achievement, the greater the tests that come. Some challenges at this stage may appear just as negative as certain experiences prior to the knowledge of your Silent Master. But there will be a difference now, because you will know you are not a victim. Now you will know your true self is greater and more powerful than anything that threatens to take away your natural joy and freedom.

This is the kind of newness and excitement and discovery you were born to experience. Life is magic in that it unfolds every moment in a new way, darting off in a new, unexpected direction, depending on your focus. But life is also a science, which you can learn to operate and enjoy with exactness and understanding. To be reborn into your true identity is an exhilarating goal. The prize is worth the price of any effort.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim teaches about personal choices


I have posted a couple videos - since video production is one of my passions. I feel they really hit the spot....

And today I am back to posting some beautiful words that Grandmaster Kim has shared with her readers:

Seems like we just celebrated New Year and then Easter came in a hurry, Spring is in full swing, and Summer is knocking on the door. Fall is almost here...We usually think about setting new goals and re-evaluation and rebirth only at New Year. But we should use every day as another chance in this life, a chance that we give ourselves to start fresh. Remember, it is our personal choice what we do in this life! It’s our very own choice!

Yes, I hear you, you’ll tell me how you didn’t choose your family, how you didn’t choose your learning disability, and how you didn’t choose being poor. I understand what you are saying, but hear me out: Whatever the circumstances are, no matter how bad they are, what is much more important is how we choose to deal with those circumstances!

Here is how it works:
You need to commit to make a change in your life for the better, you need to purify your body and mind, and you need to set true goals for yourself. And of course you need to put all this into action (and not just think about it!) and make it your new way of life.
I call this Re-birth. Rebirth is actually living the new definition of yourself. Now, instead of drifting along in life, acting and reacting with limited perception, you live with conscious awareness of your connection to your Silent Master consciousness. You now become your own doctor and surgeon, carefully bringing your new self into the world by constantly removing the strangling, stifling thoughts and feelings of your old self.

Rebirth is not something that happens and then ends. Rebirth is an ongoing process, a daily practice that goes on for your entire life. As you continue to move down your life’s path, you will constantly be made aware of changes you need to make and will constantly be reborn as you make those changes.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

What you do in your life is your personal choice

Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim talks about Patience

Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim continues teaching about setting goals and concludes with the following advice:

Patience in today’s world is not something that comes easily and naturally, and is something we generally need to acquire. That’s partly because modern technology has given us a measure of instant gratification. Today when we want food, for instance, we can have it instantly at the supermarket, at a fast food drive-in, or at a restaurant. But there was a time when we had to patiently watch over our crops as they grew, milk the cows, pump the water, make the preserves, bake the bread, and so on. There was no room for impatience in that life.

You can take advantage of all of today’s instantaneous resources – such as information technology and communications – to help you along the path toward your goal. But there is no substitute for old-fashioned patience in your pursuits. Not everything will be simply handed to you in a spoon-fed manner. There will almost always be a process involved in realizing your goals, a series of many steps that seemingly start and stop.

Keep in mind that the plateaus you reach on the way are not stopping points. They are just plateaus. It’s important to remember that you are still in motion while you are seemingly “at rest.” This can be very difficult to comprehend. It’s like the people strapped into their airplane seats saying “I want to go somewhere, I want to go somewhere!” It may be hard to convince them that they are going somewhere.

When you are seemingly not in motion, it’s important to keep your mind moving. Remember, when the seed is underground, invisible, it is nevertheless moving rather aggressively. And although you don’t see the motion of the plant growing above the soil, it is nevertheless occurring.

IN the same way, not all of your path will involve radical physical activity. Sometimes your faith and desire will be all you see in motion. But it is motion, it is going somewhere, and you will need patience to ride through to the end. To some extent, the total picture will always be a little outside your scope of vision. You’ll have to trust in the power of your Silent Master to guide you to and through the unseen steps involved. As for a delay in reaching your goal, remember it’s not over ‘til it’s over. As long as you’re here, the opportunity to reach your goals is here! Keep on going!