Michael Gilman "A String of Pearls: 108 Meditations"

"Approach your practice of (Tai Chi) Ashtanga with a mixture of awe, respect and love.  Realize that people have been doing the same movements that you are now doing for at least 20 generations, and every time you start, the cumulative greatness of this art is expressed through you.  You are the forward edge of the wave that is moving endlessly forwards, pushed by the entire ocean of the past."