Talking Chen Taijiquan by David Gaffney

Author:David Gaffney [Gaffney, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

Heart and Intention

The xin represents the centre of human feelings and emotions, from tranquillity, calmness and serenity to anger, grief, disappointment and frustration. The yi, on the other hand, refers to the logical decision making mind. To cultivate mental unity both the emotional mind as well as the logical mind must be present. Fully focused energy can only be achieved with a decisiveness of purpose.

Nowhere is this more important than in the arena of combat where conflicting thoughts and feelings can easily lead to an unsuccessful outcome. Here xin is needed to summon up courage and fighting spirit and yi to make clear judgements and logical decisions. To paraphrase 14

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