Rootless_Tree_100Verses#67・Enlarged image of the painting
Enlarged image of the poem below as Xieyi
Verse 67
▶Original Text
無根樹，花正黃，動靜如一氣自祥。陰陽運化隨意轉，太極歸元道自常。
▶Modern Translation
Golden petals crown the rootless tree;
When motion and rest are one, auspicious qi arises.
Yin-yang shape-shift with intent;
Tai Chi returns to the source—Dao remains.
▶Interpretation
1.[無根樹，花正黃] Earth-centered blossom.
2.[動靜如一氣自祥] Motion = stillness, qi turns blessing.
3.[陰陽運化隨意轉] Intent steers poles in transit.
4.[太極歸元道自常] Tai Chi returns to origin, Dao abides.
▶Interpretation related to Tai Chi
• Maintain central equilibrium though rootless.
• “Movement within stillness, stillness within movement.”
• Use intention to pivot yin to yang seamlessly.
• All practice circles back to quiet simplicity.
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