Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

“心静用意”

English translation:

Keep the mind in perfect calm and use one's conscious will to orchestrate motions

Added to glossary by Naikei Wong
Feb 23, 2006 15:01
18 yrs ago
Chinese term

“心静用意”

Chinese to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation
“心静用意”是练太极拳的最重要原则。

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Keep the mind in perfect calm and use one's conscious will to orchestrate motions

fyi:

http://www.chinataijiquan.com/Article_Show2.asp?ArticleID=78...
练太极拳最重要的原则是"心静用意"。这指的是在运动时,思想集中心神专一,意识不断地指导动作,并且灵活变换,使任何动作都有一定的指向,没有顾此失彼的乱动。这个原则应该始终贯串在整个练拳过程之中。
  (一)用意指导动作


The Illusion of Conscious Will - The MIT Press
A novel contribution to the age-old debate about free will versus determinism.
mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/ item/default.asp?tid=8770&ttype=2 - 16k - 22 Feb 2006 - Cached - Similar pages - Remove result


Peer comment(s):

agree IC -- : I like "orchestrate"!
19 days
thanks... bonne journee!
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58 mins

Calm and statical heart help for minding...

I need more context...
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calm the emotions, use the mind

reason not emotion
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