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==Definition(s)==
==Definition(s)==


A phrase that describes the state attained by the realized person, either innately or through self-cultivation.  
A phrase that describes the state attained by the realized person, either innately or through self-cultivation. <blockquote>⦿ [[Zhouyi cantong qi 周易參同契|CTQ]] 18: Innerly nourish yourself, serene and quiescent in empty Non-Being. Going back to the fundament conceal your light, and innerly illuminate your body. 內以養己,安靜虛無,原本隱明,內照形軀。''Comm. [[Chen Zhixu 陳致虛|Chen Zhixu]]'': Only by knowing where to stop ([[Zhi zhi 知止|''zhizhi'' 知止]]) can you be stable ([[Ding 定|''ding'' 定]]); only by being stable can you be quiescent (jing 靜); only by being quiescent can you be serene; only by being serene can you ponder; and only by pondering can you attain. This corresponds to the essentials of the phrase “serene and quiescent in Empty Non-Being.” 知止而後能定,定而後能靜,靜而後能安,安而後能慮,慮而後能得,此正合安靜虛無之要。</blockquote>
 
⦿ [[Zhouyi cantong qi|CTQ]] 18: Innerly nourish yourself, serene and quiescent in empty Non-Being. Going back to the fundament conceal your light, and innerly illuminate your body. 內以養己,安靜虛無,原本隱明,內照形軀。''Comm. [[Chen Zhixu]]'': Only by knowing where to stop ([[Zhi zhi 知止|''zhi zhi 知止'']]) can you be stable ([[Ding 定|''ding'' 定]]); only by being stable can you be quiescent (jing 靜); only by being quiescent can you be serene; only by being serene can you ponder; and only by pondering can you attain. This corresponds to the essentials of the phrase “serene and quiescent in Empty Non-Being.” 知止而後能定,定而後能靜,靜而後能安,安而後能慮,慮而後能得,此正合安靜虛無之要。


==Related Terms==
==Related Terms==


☞ [[jing 靜]]; [[xu wu 虛無]]
☞ [[jing 靜]]; [[xu wu 虛無]]
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 9 October 2025

Translation

Serene and quiescent in empty Non-Being.

Definition(s)

▣ A phrase that describes the state attained by the realized person, either innately or through self-cultivation.

⦿ CTQ 18: Innerly nourish yourself, serene and quiescent in empty Non-Being. Going back to the fundament conceal your light, and innerly illuminate your body. 內以養己,安靜虛無,原本隱明,內照形軀。Comm. Chen Zhixu: Only by knowing where to stop (zhizhi 知止) can you be stable (ding); only by being stable can you be quiescent (jing 靜); only by being quiescent can you be serene; only by being serene can you ponder; and only by pondering can you attain. This corresponds to the essentials of the phrase “serene and quiescent in Empty Non-Being.” 知止而後能定,定而後能靜,靜而後能安,安而後能慮,慮而後能得,此正合安靜虛無之要。

jing 靜; xu wu 虛無