“A right brain state of awareness that is the artist within the marital artist” Dr Ernest Vaughan Arnold
“To date the concepts of wuxin/mushin 無心 and kokoro nashi do not seem to have been given adequate attention in Western academia. This puts us at a disadvantage, not only because the concept of the absence of the heart pervades a wide range of sources…”
In a wise man, the heart is permanently absent 聖人常無心. Instead, he takes the people’s heart as his own 百姓心為心. Those that treat him well are in turn treated well. Equally, those that mean him harm are also treated well. This is virtuous benevolence 德善. Those that trust him are in turn trusted in. Equally, those that do not trust him are also trusted in. This is virtuous confidence 德信. (Chen 2005)
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