Anjing xuwu 安靜虛無: Difference between revisions
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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> | ||
⦿ 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. | |||
==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 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。