Rootless_Tree_100Verses#36・Enlarged image of the painting
Enlarged image of the poem below as Xieyi
Verse 36
▶Original Text
無根樹，花正秋，水波蕩漾，光影浮。陰陽雙生，氣轉無常，常行常忘，心無所留。
▶Modern Translation
An autumn-hued flower blooms on the rootless tree;
Ripples of water shimmer with drifting light and shade.
Yin and yang give birth unending; qi forever transforms.
Ever acting, ever forgetting, the heart clings to nothing.
▶Interpretation
1.[無根樹，花正秋] – Autumn = maturity and impermanence.
2.[水波蕩漾，光影浮] – Fluid reflections mirror shifting mind.
3.[陰陽雙生，氣轉無常] – Ceaseless yin–yang rotation.
4.[常行常忘，心無所留] – Do yet forget; hold to no residue.
▶Interpretation related to Tai Chi
•Understand constant change; adapt without fixation.
•Movement like rippling water—soft yet alive.
•Master yin–yang transmutation in offence and defence.
•Let go of technique after execution—remain empty.
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