Rootless_Tree_100Verses#55・Enlarged image of the painting
Enlarged image of the poem below as Xieyi
Verse 55
▶Original Text
無根樹，花正實，虛中有實，實中藏虛。氣行中正，意守丹田，形神合一，道由心發。
▶Modern Translation
A flower of true substance blooms on the rootless tree.
Within emptiness, there is fullness; within fullness, emptiness hides.
Qi moves in central balance; intent abides in the dantian.
Body and spirit act as one—Dao flows from the heart.
▶Interpretation
[無根樹，花正實] The true blossom emerges from within.
[虛中有實，實中藏虛] Fullness in emptiness; emptiness within fullness.
[氣行中正，意守丹田] Qi stays centered; intent stays rooted.
[形神合一，道由心發] Unified body and spirit—Dao begins in the heart.
▶Interpretation related to Tai Chi
True strength comes from internal alignment.
Balance hardness and softness, fullness and void.
Dantian as the source of movement and intent.
True form arises when heart leads the motion.
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