The 100 Days
Since 2006, people from England, France and beyond, currently numbering about 40, have been studying and practising a body of work known as the 100 Days.
Many people have asked about joining the 100 days since it began, expressing an interest in taking part in the work and the study. A second group including a further 20 or so people, about half in France and half in England, commenced working together in September of 2008.
The 100 days began as a response to the interest shown in the possibility of undertaking practical applications of the esoteric teachings of Lao Tzu. These teachings are referred to as esoteric because they are much less widely known than the teachings of the Tao Te Ching.
The 100 days structure
The 100 days has an inner and an outer structure. The inner structure is the personal application and study of the teachings. The outer structure is in the 81 lessons that are delivered once weekly. Every fourth week there is a review with special exercises and work of a different nature.
The Taoists used the term 100 days in the same way that they used the term the ten thousand things, or the 100 steps. In the case of the 100 days, it is a period that is determined by the needs and the possibilities of the participants, taking into account the modern age, rather than a predictive time span. It also reflects the depth of the work and its reliance upon contemplation and daily practical application.
Participants are invited to undertake daily practice, but the work does not demand that time be set aside. The work takes place constantly, throughout our daily lives, for as long and as consistently as our minds can gently open to the significant changes in perception that undertaking this work generates.
The 100 days is a rare opportunity to learn and practise
Taoist teachings through the experience of our everyday lives, to
deepen our understanding of the conditions necessary for transformation
and, perhaps, to move a little closer. It is undoubtedly life-changing
The work is not conceptual nor is it reliant on any specific dogma. Taoist texts are used, but these serve only as a guide. This is a path to individual realization, independence and personal freedom. It is not a fanciful process or teaching. It is based in verifiable wisdom and insight in meditation that is made accessible through movement and stillness. There are positive benefits for the health and harmony of the individual.
What the work involves
The daily life application of ancient wisdom in the 100 days requires consistency, determination, willingness to let go, to release negative habit patterns and to understand the true foundation of all phenomena be it matter, change or mind. The process, the practice and the application can lead us to glimpse the ultimate truth and to begin to receive the deep peace and tranquility this bestows. Some call it grace. It is better to know it directly than to be able to give it a name.
2010 Dates - Wednesday 11 – Monday 16 August. This event is for members of the 100 Days groups only. Participants are asked to arrive between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday 11 August.
Please contact us directly if you would like to find out more about the group and how to join.
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