@LFJ

Nice!

A perhaps more contemporary interpretation, one from a Taoist Martial sect with which I was involved, puts Xin (heart) akin to the Jungian Unconscious Mind (responsible for the uncontrollable aspects of our mind, instinct, emotion, dream, metabolic function etc.). Yi is the intent and the conscious mind. Achieving unification of Xin and Yi, is to understand ones self in a more profound way. To be able to communicate with and listen to the unconscious mind. So Mind, Body and Spirit are one.


Previously I never thought of interpreting 'Ba' as to control but it does make sense. Although Rett (from the forum) thought of it like this in a conversation we had last year in DengFeng.