Rootless_Tree_24Chapter#19・Enlarged image of the painting
Enlarged image of the poem below as Xieyi
Chapter 19
▶Original Text
無根樹，花正雙，龍虎登壇戰一場。鉛投汞，配陰陽，法象玄珠無價償。此是家園眞種子，返老還童夀命長。上天堂，極樂方，免得輪迴見𨶒王。
▶Modern Translation
The flower on the rootless tree blooms doubly.
The dragon and tiger ascend the altar and clash in sacred combat.
Throw lead into mercury, harmonize yin and yang.
The Mystic Pearl, worthless to fools, is beyond price.
This seed within the household reverses age and returns one to childhood,
Ascending to paradise, escaping the wheel of rebirth, never again facing the lords of death.
▶Interpretation
This poem portrays the climax of alchemical practice.
The internal dragon and tiger converge to produce the Mystic Pearl—a symbol of enlightenment and eternal life.
Escaping reincarnation, the practitioner attains immortality.
▶Interpretation related to Tai Chi
Advanced Tai Chi manifests harmony of yin and yang, awakening inner potential.
The Mystic Pearl represents integration of body, breath, and spirit.
The goal: freedom from suffering, eternal peace.
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