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Mind Like Water
Mizu No Kokoro
水の心 is the Japanese Buddhist and martial arts phrase, “Mizu no Kokoro,” which means “mind like water” or “heart of water.”
The phrase is a metaphor describing the pond that clearly reflects its surroundings when calm but whose images are obscured once a pebble is dropped into its waters.
Water
(One of the five elements)
水 is the symbol for water in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Water is one of the five elements that ancient Chinese believed all things were composed of. These elements are also part of the cycle of Chinese astrology. Every person has both an animal sign, and one of the five elements according to the date of their birth. See also Five Elements and Chinese 12 Animals / Zodiac.
Lucky / Auspicious / Good Omen
瑞 is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that means: lucky; auspicious; propitious; freshness; purity; luster; a good omen.
In Japanese, this can be the following female given names: Yutaka; Midzuho; Mizuho; Mizuki; Mizue; Mizu; Mio; Tamami. It can also be a Japanese surname, Zui or Shirushi.
In the Buddhist context, this can represent an auspicious jade token or good omen.
No Mind / Mushin
In Japanese, 無心 means innocent or without knowledge of good and evil. It literally means “without mind.”
無心 is one of the five spirits of the warrior (budo) and is often used as a Japanese martial arts tenet. Under that context, places such as the Budo Dojo define it this way: “No mind, a mind without ego. A mind like a mirror which reflects and dos not judge.” The original term was “mushin no shin,” meaning “mind of no mind.” It is a state of mind without fear, anger, or anxiety. Mushin is often described by the phrase “Mizu no Kokoro,” which means “mind like water.” The phrase is a metaphor describing the pond that clearly reflects its surroundings when calm but whose images are obscured once a pebble is dropped into its waters.
This has a good meaning in conjunction with Chan / Zen Buddhism in Japan. However, out of that context, it means mindlessness or absent-mindedness. To non-Buddhists in China, this is associated with doing something without thinking.
In Korean, this usually means indifference.
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More info: Wikipedia: Mushin
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
水 see styles |
shuǐ shui3 shui mizu みず |
More info & calligraphy: Water(1) (See 湯・ゆ・1) water (esp. cool or cold); (2) fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; (3) flood; floodwaters; (4) {sumo} (See 力水) water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; (5) {sumo} (See 水入り) break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout; (female given name) Yoshimi water; liquid. |
渓 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi mizu みず |
Japanese variant of 溪[xi1] valley; (surname) Mizu |
自 see styles |
zì zi4 tzu ji じ |
(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course (prefix) (1) self-; (prefix) (2) (See 至) from (a time or place); (female given name) Mizu sva, svayam; the self, one' s own, personal; of itself, naturally, of course; also, from (i. e. from the self as central). 自 is used as the opposite of 他 another, other's, etc., e. g. 自力 (in) one's own strength as contrasted with 他力 the strength of another, especially in the power to save of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is also used in the sense of ātman 阿怛摩 the self, or the soul. |
ミス see styles |
mizu ミズ |
Ms; (female given name) Misu |
朱津 see styles |
mizu みづ |
(female given name) Mizu |
水絵 see styles |
mizue みずえ |
(1) {art} (See 水彩画) watercolor painting; watercolour painting; (2) (hist) {art} (See 浮世絵) mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines; (female given name) Minae |
瑞翠 see styles |
mizu みず |
(female given name) Mizu |
翠澄 see styles |
mizu みず |
(female given name) Mizu |
針眼 针眼 see styles |
zhēn yan zhen1 yan5 chen yen mizu みず |
(medicine) sty eye of a needle |
ミース see styles |
miizu / mizu ミーズ |
(place-name) Meath (Ireland); Mees |
水夏希 see styles |
mizunatsuki みずなつき |
(person) Mizu Natsuki |
鮑結び see styles |
awabimusubi あわびむすび |
(1) var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; (2) woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion |
淡路結び see styles |
awajimusubi あわじむすび |
(1) (See 鮑結び・1) var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; (2) woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion |
瑞やえ子 see styles |
mizuyaeko みずやえこ |
(person) Mizu Yaeko |
あわび結び see styles |
awabimusubi あわびむすび |
(1) var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; (2) woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion |
後水尾天皇 see styles |
gomizunootennou / gomizunootenno ごみずのおてんのう |
(person) Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE) |
Variations: |
mizu みず |
(archaism) (See 針孔・めど・1) eye of a needle |
Variations: |
awabimusubi あわびむすび |
(1) var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; (2) woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion |
Variations: |
mizuyoukan / mizuyokan みずようかん |
(See 羊羹) mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly |
Variations: |
mizuyoukan / mizuyokan みずようかん |
{food} (See 羊羹) mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Mind Like Water | 水の心 | mizu no kokoro mizunokokoro | ||
| Water | 水 | mizu / sui | shuǐ / shui3 / shui | |
| Lucky Auspicious Good Omen | 瑞 | zui | ruì / rui4 / rui | jui |
| No Mind Mushin | 無心 无心 | mu shin / mushin | wú xīn / wu2 xin1 / wu xin / wuxin | wu hsin / wuhsin |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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