Rootless_Tree_100Verses#5・Enlarged image of the painting
Enlarged image of the poem below as Xieyi
Verse 50
▶Original Text
無根樹，花正遠，心如浮雲，氣逐風行。念無所住，形隨意轉，道法自然，自在無疆。
▶Modern Translation
A far-seeing flower crowns the rootless tree;
Heart drifts like cloud, qi rides on the wind.
No thought is fixed, the body shifts at will;
Dao follows Nature—its reach without end.
▶Interpretation
1.[無根樹，花正遠] Wide vision, forward aspiration.
2.[心如浮雲，氣逐風行] Light heart, wind-borne qi.
3.[念無所住，形隨意轉] Unclinging mind, body obeying intent.
4.[道法自然，自在無疆] Dao accords with Nature—limitless freedom.
▶Interpretation related to Tai Chi
•Expand beyond forms; cultivate broad perspective.
•Soft, unforced mobility—clouds and wind.
•“Mind leads, body follows” without fixation.
•Infinite growth when aligned with natural law.
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