Rootless_Tree_100Verses#47・Enlarged image of the painting
Enlarged image of the poem below as Xieyi
Verse 47
▶Original Text
無根樹，花正南，火焰煉心，光明照道。氣升如炎，神融無礙，真如不動，行者自安。
▶Modern Translation
Southward, a blossom faces the sun on the rootless tree;
Fire refines the heart, its light reveals the Way.
Qi rises like flame, spirit blends without barrier;
Truth stands unmoved, and the adept rests therein.
▶Interpretation
1.[無根樹，花正南] South/fire/heart—mature passion.
2.[火焰煉心，光明照道] Intense heat tempers mind and illumines path.
3.[氣升如炎，神融無礙] Ascending qi, seamless spiritual fusion.
4.[真如不動，行者自安] Unshakable reality grants inner peace.
▶Interpretation related to Tai Chi
•Inner heat of advanced nei-gong.
•Radiant shen guides movement.
•Unified jing-qi-shen lifts energy upward.
•Stability amid fiery expression.
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