-THE LEANING TOWER
-PISA CITY
-VIETCHI TRAINING SESSIONS IN PISA
from
PHAN
HOANG’S NOTEBOOK
The spontaneous writings
presented in this collection are first drafts, not edited texts
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THE LEANING TOWER IN PISA |
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THE LEANING TOWER IN PISA
Why is the Tower of Pisa famous?
This year (2009), our Autumn
International Training Stage (17-18 Oct. 2009) will take place in Pisa,
Italy.
I know Pisa better than Roma,
Padova, Torino or Venezia because I have been there several times since 1976.
Although I do not have any disciple, student or friend currently living
there, I do have a spiritual acquaintance from this city: the mathematician
Leonardo Fibonacci (c 1170-1250)
whose formula of number sequence helped me to reveal some secrets of the
Co-Loa Citadel, near Hanoi, which was built approximately 257 BCE. Today, the
mysterious Co-Loa Citadel remains a subject of wonder. In 1973, at a Training
in Limoges (France), I named a form of VO-VIET in the Vietvodao International program by its name, Co-Loa Quyen. In my
opinion, the Tower of Pisa, known as the Leaning Tower is less mysterious
than Co-Loa, but still you can find it very intriguing if you get a change to
visit Pisa. At different moments of a
day , and at different days of a week Pisa
changes its face, even its soul. Pisa is one of the fascinating places in the
world that one should see in ones lifetime. Pisa is not only the Leaning
Tower, but also an intriguing city standing up from “marshy
land” since
600 BCE. Why does the Leaning Tower attract hundred thousands of visitors
every year? It is just because no visitor needs to read any flyer to
understand why this tower is unique. It is unique because it is leaning! Just
seeing the tower or its picture any one can understand the message: It is leaning
but not collapsing!
Precisely this is enough to
attract people.
I think the key of success in
life sometimes seems so simple: BE UNIQUE AND MAKE PEOPLE NOTICE IT AND LIKE
IT.
Now, why the story of the Babel
Tower is famous? Because the Babel Tower did not exist! But the tale shows us
a nice lesson of failure. In
life, there are more failures than successes. When we fail in doing something
we can always find a way to teach ourselves and to people around us by
learning about the causes of our failure and how could we avoid making
the same mistake. Once asked why he failed eight times before successfully
make the electric bulb, Edison, the inventor of electric bulb, quietly
responded: "The way to my success has nine steps". The Leaning Tower of Pisa has 297 steps and
it took 800 years of leaning to get its current aspect with five meters off
the perpendicular line.
Charles Phan Hoang,
(Extract from VIET-CHI
POST No 40, October 15, 2009)
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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS
IN PISA OCTOBER 2009
with Master Bao-Lan, Master Nguyen Van Viet,
and Grand Master Phan Hoang
END OF POST 217 13SEP2015
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