Reflections on where wisdom lives in the body.
The Chinese concept of song 松 — deep, conscious relaxation without collapse — maps almost perfectly onto the Jewish middah of anavah, true humility. Both describe a structure that yields without losing itself.
TeachingAbraham stood. Isaac stood. Jacob stood. In each case the Torah uses a verb that does not only mean upright — it means rooted, sunk, present at the feet. The internal arts would recognize this posture instantly.
TeachingAt Sinai the people said we will do, and then we will hear. The sequence is strange unless you have practiced a form for years. The body learns first. The understanding arrives after.