Discipline ③
Dangji — the mind in the moment of the event当机事上观心
Seeing the mind in events · 事上观心
In his words原话
“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
“Watch the mind through events and things; understand things through the mind.”trans.
「从“事、物”观心，由“心”了物」
— Danjue · 翰澜五功
In plain words白话
Plain words · editor’s note
What you see is not the world itself but the world filtered through structures already in your mind. The moment something happens is the best time to see that structure: see your mind in the concrete event, then meet the event with a mind that sees.
你看见的，并不是世界本身，而是经过心里已有“结构”过滤后的世界。事情发生的那一刻，正是看见这套结构的最好时机：从具体的事上看见自己的心，再用看清了的心去处理事。
Try it试一试
Recall a small thing today that set you off. Write down: what did I take for granted in that moment?
Exercise designed by the editorNot to be confused with常见误解
Dangji is not “seizing the moment” or deciding fast.