Q2 · Week 21 — Moving Meditation & Positive Energy

This Week’s Path

Overview 本週重點

This week we discover that meditation is not only sitting still — it can move. Like gentle Tai Chi, we learn to feel and shape our energy with our hands, and to greet ourselves with richer words than “good.” Meditation becomes our medicine, and our calm becomes our own responsibility.

English Goal

英文目標

Use stronger feeling words — wonderful and excellent — instead of plain “good.” Pair words with movement: heart, mind, energy. Build the pattern “My ___ felt wonderful/excellent.” and say “I am shaping my energy.”

Spiritual Goal

佛學／心靈目標

Understand meditation as medicine — an active way to heal the mind. Learn moving meditation through Tai-Chi-style gestures, and take responsibility for your own peace (self-reliance · 自依止).

Vocabulary

單字 · Tap 🔊 to listen

Listen, repeat, and say each word out loud three times. 點 🔊 聽發音，跟著大聲念三次。

wonderful (adj.)	精彩的／極好的
excellent (adj.)	卓越的／優秀的
medicine (n.)	藥
energy (n.)	能量
responsibility (n.)	責任
shape (v.)	塑形／形塑
peace (n.)	平靜／和平

Sentence Patterns

句型 · Key Patterns

Pattern 1 · Describing a feeling with stronger words

My ___ felt wonderful / excellent.

·My mind felt excellent after school today.

·My energy was wonderful when I helped my mom.

·My heart felt wonderful after I meditated.

Pattern 2 · Moving your energy

I am shaping my energy.

·I am shaping my energy with my hands.

·I move slowly, like Tai Chi, to feel calm.

Pattern 3 · Taking responsibility

I am responsible for my ___.

·I am responsible for my peace.

·I will meditate, because it is my medicine.

Grammar Focus · “Good,” “better,” and richer words

Instead of always saying good, choose a stronger word. Excellent = super good. Wonderful = full of wonder and joy. Use them after the verb felt or was: My mind felt excellent. · My energy was wonderful. Rich words help you share exactly how you feel.

The Principle: Meditation as Medicine

禪修如藥 · Moving Meditation

When your body is sick, you take medicine. Teacher Dom reminds us that when the mind feels “foggy” or “crazy,” we have our own medicine too — meditation. And meditation does not have to be still: we can move our energy.

Imagine your mind is like a glass of muddy water （混濁的水）. When you shake it, you cannot see through it — that is a busy, worried mind. But if you hold it still, or move it very slowly, the mud settles to the bottom and the water becomes clear again.

This week we practice moving meditation. Like gentle Tai Chi （太極）, we put a hand on the heart, a hand on the mind (the head), and we draw slow circles around our body to feel the energy. We are not just sitting — we are shaping our energy with our hands, and shaping a little more peace in the room.

Best of all, this medicine belongs to you. No one else can make your heart calm — that is your own responsibility. When you choose to breathe, to move slowly, and to say “I am responsible for my peace,” you become your own gentle doctor.

Check your understanding

Why is meditation like medicine? 為什麼禪修像藥？
How can you “move” your energy like Tai Chi? 你怎麼像太極一樣「移動」能量？
Who is responsible for your peace? 誰要為你的平靜負責？

You shape your own energy 你形塑自己的能量

In Buddhism this is called self-reliance (自依止): peace and awakening are cultivated by your own practice, not handed to you by someone else. Your inner state is not trapped inside you — it radiates outward and changes the room around you. So when you shape calm, positive energy with slow, mindful movement, you give a gift of peace to everyone near you.

Practice: Excellent Feelings & Moving Energy

作業 · Homework

Watch the “Meditation Monkey” (or a kids’ Tai Chi) video at least 2 times this week and follow the movements. Then choose the tier that fits you. 看影片至少兩次，跟著動作移動你的能量，再選一個適合的等級。

Beginner 入門

Draw & 2 sentences

Ages 5–8 · new learners

Draw yourself doing a Tai Chi move and write the word ENERGY in big letters. Then write 2 simple sentences.

ExampleMy heart is wonderful. I love peace.

Intermediate 中級

Log & reflection

Ages 9–12 · developing fluency

Keep a meditation log — record how many times you meditated. Write a short reflection using the words medicine and calm.

ExampleMeditation is like medicine for my brain. It makes me feel excellent and calm.

Advanced 進階

Paragraph on responsibility

Ages 13–16 · fluent speakers

Write a 6–10 sentence paragraph: “I am responsible for my peace.” What does it mean to you? How can moving your energy help when you feel stressed or angry?

ExampleI am responsible for my peace, because no one else can calm my mind for me. When I feel angry, I move slowly like Tai Chi and my energy feels wonderful again.

Mini Quiz

小考 · Check yourself

Choose the best answer for each question. Tap an answer to see why. 選出最適合的答案，點選後會看到解析。

Question 1 of 10

Which word means “優秀的 / super good”?

Correct: C. Excellent means super good (優秀的). It is a stronger word than “good.”

Question 2 of 10

Complete the sentence: “My mind ___ excellent after I meditated.”

Correct: B. We talk about the past with felt: “My mind felt excellent.”

Question 3 of 10

In this week’s lesson, meditation is compared to…

Correct: D. Meditation is like medicine (藥) — you use it to heal your mind, just as you take medicine for your body.

Question 4 of 10

Which sentence describes moving meditation correctly?

Correct: A. The pattern is “I am shaping my energy” — we move our hands slowly to feel and shape the energy.

Question 5 of 10

In moving meditation, where do we put a hand to feel the mind?

Correct: B. Heart → hand on the chest; Mind → hand on the head; Energy → slow circles around the body.

Question 6 of 10

The slow, gentle movement we practice is like which exercise?

Correct: C. Tai Chi (太極) is slow and gentle — perfect for moving meditation and shaping calm energy.

Question 7 of 10

“I am responsible for my peace” means…

Correct: D. Self-reliance (自依止): your calm is your own responsibility — you cultivate it through your own practice.

Question 8 of 10

Which word means “能量 / the feeling of power around you”?

Correct: A. Energy = 能量. We move our hands to feel and shape this energy.

Question 9 of 10

Choose the richer way to describe a great feeling.

Correct: D. Wonderful is a stronger, richer word than “good,” “okay,” or “fine.”

Question 10 of 10

When your mind feels “foggy” or “crazy,” what does Teacher Dom suggest you do?

Correct: C. Just as you take medicine for a sick body, you can use meditation for a foggy mind — you have the power to shape your own energy.

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Moving Meditation and Positive Energy