Chinese Course Session Two

zi4

Self as a continuous field that is constantly unfolding and enfolding

ran2

just so (used as an emphasis)

xia2

under, underside, below

wo3

myself, I

ri4

sun. Verb: fuck

yue4

moon

yang2

yang, bright

older forms

traditional form:

yin1

yin, dark

older forms

traditional form:

zhu3

[verb]govern, rule

[noun] governor, ruler, lord

Phrases and Sentences

天下一家:all beings under the sky are one family

自然:nature, the self-realizing consciousness field from which human being emerges

自我:I (as an entity emerged from the self-realizing consciousness field)

自主:sovereignty, self-agency (governed by the self-realizing consciousness field)