31C. Nei-yeh Verses 5>9: Cosmic Relationships

• Verse 5. Tao resides in excellent hsin = tranquil hsin + regular ch’i . To attract the Tao, cultivate hsin by making thoughts tranquil.
• Verse 6. Tao employed to cultivate hsin and align body. Without vitality (shêng) we die and fail,; with it we succeed and flourish.
• The Ideogram for Shêng (Vitality)
• Verse 7. Heaven, Earth, & Humans: Ruling Principles and Processes
• Verse 8. Aligned Body & Tranquil Mind attracts Jing, the essence of Ch'i.
• Guiding Ch'i = Tao-yin
• Verse 9. Holding Fast to the One
• Master Ni on 'the One'

Introduction

Verse 5. Tao resides in excellent hsin = tranquil hsin + regular ch’i . To attract the Tao, cultivate hsin by making thoughts tranquil.

1. The Way (Tao) has no fixed positions;
2. It resides in the excellent mind (hsin).
3. When the mind is tranquil and the vital energy (ch'i = breath) is regular,
4. The Way can thereby be halted.
5. That Way is not distant from us;
6. When people attain it they are sustained.
7. That Way is not separate from us;
8. When people accord with it they are harmonious.
9. Therefor: Concentrated! as if you could be roped together with it.
10. Indiscernable! as beyond all loc