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Glossary术语

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格位Geweithe mind’s standpoint
His words
“Gewei is the place from which a thought arises.”trans.
「格位就是起心动念的位置」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
Plain · editor
Where your mind is standing right now. Where you stand decides what you see and hear.
Not
Not social rank or status.
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锥管翰澜五功
翰澜五功Hanlan Wugongthe Five Disciplines of Hanlan
His words
““Five disciplines” is only a manner of speaking; in truth they pass into one another — each within the other.”trans.
「五功也是方便说，实际上是互相渗透，彼中有此。」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功
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Five doors into one inner practice: Gewei, Qiejing, Dangji, the Two Sides, Jingcheng.
Not
Not five separate courses, nor ranks to climb.
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格位径程
切境Qiejingmeeting the situation as it is
His words
“To wake up to how name and thing, seer and seen, tangle and drift apart — like marking the boat to find a sword lost in the river.”trans.
「觉悟到“名实”、“能所”的搅扰、分离，刻舟求剑」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功
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Don’t mistake names and stories for the thing itself; stay awake in ordinary days.
Not
Not withdrawing from life.
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名实格位
当机Dangjithe mind in the moment of the event
His words
“All we see and all we know arise from a “structure” already in the mind.”trans.
「所见、所知都起自心中既有的“结构”」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功
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What you see has passed through structures already in your mind; see your mind in concrete events.
Not
Not “seize the opportunity”.
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锥管迟应
思维两方Siwei Liangfangthe two sides of every meeting
His words
“Where one mind meets another, it is a relation between two standpoints.”trans.
「心与心的界面，是格位与格位的关系」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功
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Between people, two standpoints meet; speak for what the other can actually hear.
Not
Not a debating trick.
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格位
径程Jingchengthe path
His words
“What we finally become is decided by how we live — not by any single decision.”trans.
「我们最后活成什么样子是由我们的活法决定的，而不是某一个决策决定的」
— Danjue · 录音
Plain · editor
What a life becomes is walked out, day by day, by how one lives.
Not
Not a fixed life plan.
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活法
锥管Zhuiguanthe cone of the self
His words
“When we look at the world, we are really looking through a cone — and that cone is the self.”trans.
「我们看世界的时候，实际上是通过一个锥管在看，这个锥管就是自我。」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
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We all look at the world through the narrow cone of the self.
Not
Not that the self is bad — only that it should be seen.
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格位当机
迟应Chiyingdelayed response
His words
“A delayed response is not dullness. It sets a space between what you feel and what you conclude.”trans.
「迟应不是迟钝。迟应是在你的感受，和你的认知之间产生隔离」
— Danjue · 录音
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Before reacting, leave a little space between feeling and judging.
Not
Not dullness, coldness or suppression.
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当机
三个三San ge santhe three threes
His words
“The three abstentions are a way of living; the three advances are how we learn.”trans.
「三毒戒是活法，三精进是我们的学习」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
Plain · editor
Three advances, three abstentions, three daily check-ins — a small kit for each day.
Not
The check-ins are reminders, not the goal.
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活法
五爱Wu aifive kinds of love
His words
“A person needs five kinds of love before their character can be steady.”trans.
「人需要有五种爱的力量，他的人格才能安稳」
— Danjue · 对话集锦
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Whatever love you lack — give that love.
Not
Not demanding love from others.
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三个三
四个CPUSi ge CPUfour processors
His words
“I call it “four CPUs.””trans.
「我叫四个CPU」
— Danjue · 录音
Plain · editor
Science, philosophy, art and religion as four ways of thinking working together.
Not
Not a belief in any one religion.
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心学
三圣师San sheng shithe three sage teachers
His words
“One is confusion, one is wonder, one is the unexpected.”trans.
「一个是困惑一个是奇迹一个是意外」
— Danjue · 对话集锦
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Confusion, wonder and the unexpected are all teachers.
Not
Not three particular people.
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心学
心学Xinxuelearning of the heart-mind
His words
“Xinxue is the learning of the heart-mind and its breakthroughs. It belongs to no school — to no single one. And every deep learning, in the end, is what? It is xinxue.”trans.
「心学是关于心灵的学问、心灵的突破，它不是任何家的，它不是任何一家。而任何的深彻的学问，最终都是什么？都是心学。」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
Plain · editor
The learning of the heart-mind, belonging to no single school.
Not
Not only the name of one historical school.
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四个CPU
活法Huofaa way of living
His words
“Happiness is not a matter of method; it is a matter of how you live.”trans.
「幸福不是方法的问题，幸福是活法的问题。」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
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Happiness and the shape of a life depend on how one lives, not on a technique or a single choice.
Not
Not “lifestyle” in the consumer sense.
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径程
博雅塾Boya Shuthe Boya evening school
His words
“A teacher is the direction in which knowledge, wisdom and love flow — not a label.”trans.
「师是知识、智慧和爱流动的方向，而不是一个标签」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
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Weekly Thursday-evening talks online, since May 2025.
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牧学丹蕨堂
牧学Muxuelearning by walking
His words
“A sense of strangeness is something very rare, and mysterious.”trans.
「陌生感是非常稀缺和神秘的东西」
— Danjue · 博雅塾
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Walking in unfamiliar places, keeping silence, sharing.
Not
Not a tour.
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博雅塾
丹蕨堂Danjue TangDanjue Hall
His words
“Be soft-hearted, able to care for people, warm-hearted — that is what I call the principle of our Danjue Hall.”trans.
「要心肠软，能疼人啊，热心肠啊，这是我说的我们丹蕨堂的原则」
— Danjue · 录音
Plain · editor
A house of shared practice by Dadian Lake, Qingpu, Shanghai.
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博雅塾
名实Mingshiname and reality
His words
“To wake up to how name and thing, seer and seen, tangle and drift apart — like marking the boat to find a sword lost in the river.”trans.
「觉悟到“名实”、“能所”的搅扰、分离，刻舟求剑」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功
Plain · editor
Names drift from the things they name, yet we search by the name.
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切境