Five conditions of practice

 

信诚苦专灵

xin cheng ku zhuan ling


xìn (xin4)

innate trust, unconditional

chéng (cheng2)

honest effort, without illusions

kǔ (ku3)

Ku means 'bitter'. As herbs which are bitter are medicinal. Hard practice in Chinese is bitter practice. From an inner discipline, deeply cleansing and transformative.

zhuān (zhuan1)

special, focused.

As a condition of training ~ the focused aim which is a sine qua non for excellence.

líng (ling2)

swift realization, clarity; agile spirit

 

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