Abstract
Traditional Chinese spiritual practices for personal cultivation take a great diversity of forms, including artistic pursuits. Many practitioners are adept at multiple practices, which all display fluidity and grace of movement, and harmony between "presence" and "non-presence". The aim is to achieve stillness as a state of mind, which would inform moral advancement and proper action. This stillness is underpinned by a spirit of reverence, directed at, among other things, our predecessors, fostering transtemporal communion of the present and the past. The well-being promoted by these practices is holistic, attesting to the inseparability of all aspects of the human person. Copyright © 2019 Taylor & Francis.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International handbook of holistic education |
| Editors | John P. MILLER, Kelli NIGH, Marni J. BINDER, Bruce NOVAK, Sam CROWELL |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 209-218 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315112398 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138082649, 9781138082656 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |