信诚苦专灵 |
xin cheng ku zhuan ling |
信 |
xìn (xin4) |
信 innate trust, unconditional | |
诚 |
chéng (cheng2) |
诚 honest effort, without illusions | |
苦 |
kǔ (ku3) |
苦 Ku means 'bitter'. As herbs which are bitter are medicinal. Hard practice in Chinese is bitter practice. From an inner discipline, deeply cleansing and transformative. | |
专 |
zhuān (zhuan1) |
专 special, focused. As a condition of training ~ the focused aim which is a sine qua non for excellence. | |
灵 |
líng (ling2) |
灵 swift realization, clarity; agile spirit |
If you read this and feel inspiration welling up, you may like to explore what these five conditions mean under the guidance of Xie Chuan,
or would like to find out more, please contact Kinthissa
and for further notes /taiji.org/5conditions/
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