<span class="chinese-post-title">意如飄旗，又似點燈</span> Intention is like a waving banner or a lantern in the dark from <span class="chinese-post-title">八卦掌真理篇</span> The Real Theory of Baguazhang by <span class="chinese-post-title">薑容樵</span> Jiāng Róngqiáo

意如飄旗，又似點燈

古代練兵，一切的陣形變化，前進後退都必須以飄蕩的令旗和夜間燈為引導，八卦掌運動時也必須以意識引導動作，不能隨隨便便的運動。

薑容樵

"In ancient times during military drills, all the changes in the shapes of military formations, advancing and retreating had to be signaled by a swinging banner guided the troops in daytime or a lantern during the night. Likewise, during baguazhang actions the intention must guide the movement, it should not come after the movement."

From the book Bāguàzhăng Practice Method (八卦掌練習法), by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵), based on the translation by Joseph Crandall