<span class="chinese-post-title">八要</span> Eight Vital Points from <span class="chinese-post-title">形意母拳</span> Xíngyì Mother Fists by <span class="chinese-post-title">薑容樵</span> Jiāng Róngqiáo

八要

心定神寧，神寧心安，心安清淨。清淨無物，無物氣行、氣行絕象，絕象覺明，覺明則神氣相通，萬氣歸矣。

薑容樵

"If the mind is settled, then the spirit is peaceful. If the spirit is peaceful, then the mind is calm. If the mind is calm, then it is pure and clear. If it is pure and clear, then there is nothing. If there is non content, then the qi moves. If the qi moves, then the form disappears. If the form disappears, then awareness and understanding raise. With awareness and understanding, the spirit and qi will connect. Then all of the qi’s will return."

From the book Xing Yi Mother Fists (形意母拳), by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵), based on the translation by Joseph Crandall