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Learn More Sifu Hill reccomends these sources to broaden your horizons. The themes and ideas within, are valuable guides in the search for understanding. Books and Such Chronicles of Tao The Secret Life of a Taoist Master: (By Deng Ming-Dao) Highly readable account of the life of Kwan Saihung, Deng Ming-Dao's martial arts sifu and Taoist master. Read it as an enlightening and entertaining story or an introduction to Taoism.  get it
Scholar Warrior An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life: (By Deng Ming-Dao) Exactly as the subtitle implies, an introduction to the exercise, nutritional, and meditation practices of Taoism. Lucid and demystifying. The annotated bibliography is worth the price of the whole book. get it
Myths to Live By: (By Joseph Campbell) Puts mythology - as an integral part of being human, not merely the body of any one culture's ancient stories - into context and illustrates the practical relevance of myth-making in today's world. A compact volume with manageable-sized chapters, this book is a great introduction to Campbell's thought. get it
The Dancing Wu Li Masters An Overview of the New Physics: (By Gary Zukav) Written long before Zukav became a New Age icon and frequent guest on Oprah, The Dancing Wu Li Masters remains a lucid explanation of modern physics (no mathematical equations) and the link between quantum mechanics and ancient wisdom. get it
The Holographic Universe: (By Michael Talbot) If you've ever puzzled over Sifu Hill's assertion that "the world is a hologram," this book may help you understand (or at least prepare you to ask Sifu better questions). A bit "New Agey" at times, it contains more than enough science and philosophical insight to keep the rational mind stimulated. Like Scholar Warrior, it contains a bibliography that more than justifies the cost of the book. get it
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: (By Robert Pirsig)Long before Madison Avenue and sloppy American usage warped the noun "quality," into a nearly meaningless adjective ("quality time," "quality shoes", "quality hairspray") Robert Pirsig began a serious inquiry into what constitutes quality. How do we know when something is good or bad, better or worse? Is the distinction objective, or is quality "just whatever you like?" The result was Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Not just a travelogue or a philosophy textbook, it contains elements of both. It examines the role of spirituality in today's technological society, the role of technology in the spiritual life, and the difference between madness and sanity (less of a difference than you might think). Read it now, and then every couple of years for the rest of your life. get it
Lila: (By Robert Pirsig) Continue the inquiry into values begun in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. While traveling down the inland waterway on his sailboat with an unexpected companion, Pirsig delves deeper into the value system that supports the concept of objective quality. As in Zen the landscape is rich in analogies to Pirsig's inner journey. The detailed discussion of static versus dynamic patterns of value is worth the effort - don't skim. get it
Flow The Psychology of Optimal Experience:(By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi) I'll let the author speak for himself: "This book summarizes, for a general reader, decades of research on the positive aspects of human experience - joy, creativity, the process of total involvement with life that I call flow... What follows is not a popular book that gives insider tips about how to be happy. To do so would be impossible... since a joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. This book tries instead to present general principles, along with concrete examples of how some people have used these principles, to transform boring and meaningless lives into ones full of enjoyment." Flow surpasses the author's modest description. Highly readable, and the science is backed up with extensive endnotes and bibliography. get it
Lure the Tiger Out of the Mountains The 36 Strategems of Ancient China: (By Gao Yuan) Remember the 1980s? When anyone who was anyone on Wall Street had to be able to plausibly pretend they understood how Sun Tzu's The Art of War applied to their personal strategy for success in business? Well, this is the book they needed and probably missed. Gao Yuan groups the 36 Strategems into chapters that make sense for today, explains their historical meaning and provides real-life examples from modern business to illustrate their effectiveness. This excellent book is now out of print and of limited availability, but it can be downloaded in PDF format from Amazon.com - the best $8 you'll ever spend if you really want to understand the applicability of ancient wisdom to modern business. get it
The Tao of Politics Lessons of the Masters of Huainan: (Translated and Edited by Thomas Cleary) Not just another "The Tao of You-Name-It" book. This unfortunately titled volume is a powerful and much - needed reminder of the practical nature of Taoism. The teachings attributed to eight Taoist sages who appeared one day in 2 B.C. at the court of the king of Huainan are beautifully translated and purposefully organized by Cleary. The Shambala Dragon soft - cover edition is printed on acid-free paper and should last practically forever if you take care of it. get it
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The Martial Arts Academy Systems Within Systems combines Northern-style and Southern-style kung fu, tai chi chuan, and chi gung (qigong) with Sifu Hill's personal philosophy of living, called Unsheathed Sword. more
Lectures The Art of Living: Why do two people approach the same activity-call it "work"-so differently? Why does one see productive challenges and opportunities where the other sees a thankless struggle? The Workplace Warrior: The qualities of the scholar warrior-the Shaolin ideal-have never been in as short supply as they are today. The Shaolin Master- the Ultimate Multi-tasker: For the Shaolin master, fighting one person is the same as fighting ten.
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