Oral Knowledge vs. Book Learning

I am trained through oral tradition in my studies on health and well-being with vitality. Taught how to cultivate lively, bright energy, to be one who shines on all levels. All  I have learned was through hearing knowledge and then doing a practice to experience the sense or feeling of that knowledge. This training was different than most of the learning I have done in my life. I have great book learning as many, I love to study the things I like. Yet there is a experience, a transmission  of energy and knowledge that occurs in oral tradition that you can not learn on your own.

Often teachings can be given orally yet are very mental, like book knowledge can be. It is informative yet how do I bring this into my experience is the question we all ask after learning some information. When you take a class and learn there is more interaction, there is the energy of the group and the energy of each participant. The teacher, if truly understanding the opportunity they have is transmitting you energy not just words and processes. That is the wonder of a master in any field. As I have gotten older I see the value in the oral traditions and learning that way.

There is such a focus on being present, aware and in the now. To me, the way we find this is through doing learning that engages us on many levels. Physical, emotional and mental levels can be spoken and experienced through a good teacher. However, you are not just sitting in a room listening.You listen, you then get active to call in the physical understanding and you involve your attention so you can emotionally understand the why of the information, similiar to the lab classes we had. This active learning is the quickest, most efficient way to learn anything.  Truly energy is exchanged between people, their minds and their beings when together learning. It is why masterminds are so effective and utilized these days.  This is why the oral tradition of teaching was the way wisdom was taught. This style engages you to be present and in your body, not just in the mind.

When it comes to learning anything about how to enjoy life more it is about energy. The joy you have, the body you ride in, the passion and success you have. It is all about having enough energy used rightly to succeed here and now in this body. It pays to learn this through oral tradition versus book learning. Being active is the only way to  experience energy. Otherwise it is just a thinking and information is just stored.

I have been blessed to learn through great teachers of vitality the principles of energy management on all levels. I am proud to be in the lineage of Dragon Gate Tia Chi Chuan as well as the oral tradition of  Raja Yoga from Russia, the Northern Gate of the Himalayas. I find oral knowledge to be superior in learning style, shifting your perspective easier, quicker to the core levels of your being!.

This is what and how we teach here at The Lotus Project! Come partake in the tradition! www.harmonyhillgardens.com