Someone (not a student) recently asked me what was the most important thing I learnt from my teacher. The word that wanted to pop out was, of course, Spirit, but I managed to keep it in and think a little. Was it Taiji? Certainly not. It was to simply live your own life, be your own man, unswayed by either convention or public opinion (the herd). Now for him this was relatively easy since he taught from home and had the charisma to attract at least 200 regular students a week – he lived in his own milieu where his word was gospel. For us it is more difficult.