Joe, I seem to have been misinformed on Da Liu's death date. Thanks for the correction.
OK, I lived at 412 Cathedral Pkwy just down the street from you. I was working for the NY Fed during that period but moved to NJ around 1979 to work for ATT. I maintained my apartment #42 which was a beautiful rent control with 9 rooms and 40 some windows on three sides of the building at 412 until 5 or 6 years ago when my Japanese girl friend who had been living there left and moved back to Japan... I was in Da Liu's apartment a couple times myself... My ex probably knows who you are from the classes but I wouldn't want to wish that on you at this point! Edgar On Aug 6, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > I was there a long time. ;-) > > At Columbia, for an Engineering degree from 1970-1974; and took a Philosophy > degree at General Studies in 1977 and thought I would be a Philosopher. I met > Sheng Yen in 1979 at Union Theological Seminary in Feb., 1979, and that was > the end of my Western Philosophy career, especially following the first > intensive Ch'an retreat at Bodhi House on Long Island in May, 1979. I became > an Astronomer. Go figure! > > Left for Chile in Nov., 1982, and came back in Jan. 1985, before going off to > grad school again, this time in Physics, out on the Island. > > I have some of Da Liu's videotape movies of the Forms. > > I am sure I did not break up your marriage. I would remember that. I think. > ;-) > > Do you know Paul Knopf? He lived across the street from me on 110th Street > (Cathedral Parkway) and became Da Liu's successor, more or less, and I think > still teaches Tai Chi at Riverside Church, in a studio on the 19th Floor in > the tower. I don't think he teaches at the Cathedral School where Da Liu > taught, nor at Teacher's College. > > Da Liu lived from 1902-2000! A remarkable life. > > He and I lived in the same bldg: 520 Cathedral Parkway (W. 110th St.). I was > in 4B, he was 7A. I used to clean his place, for private lessons, for a while. > > Maybe we met somewhere, sometime, Edgar! Or, shall! > > ;-) > > Cheers, > > --Joe > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > Brings back a lot of memories. When were you there? I spent most of the > > 70's living right across the street. Sure I remember the Hungarian Pastry > > Shop and my wife (now long ex) took Tai Chi from Da Liu. In fact she met > > her next husband in his class! Hope that wasn't you! :- ) In fact I think I > > still have a Super 8 Video of Da Liu.... Since Da Lui died not long after > > that I suspect we were there around the same time and might have passed > > each other on the street perhaps multiple times.... > > > > Strange how lives pass each other unbeknownst of their consciousnesses! > > > > Blessings! > >
