ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author is going to discuss the ancient ineffable notion of “Dao” as an archetype, with emphasis on the goal of embracing “the Heart of Dao”, together with the meaning pointed to by Confucius in introducing the term “Zhong” (“Equilibrium”) as the psychological path to the state of harmony implied by the word Dao. At the same time, goes further to the Chinese term of “Shi” (“Timing”, which in a parallel way spans both the Greek notion of Kairos and the Jungian notion synchronicity) and link Zhong to Shi to discuss “Shi-Zhong” (an “equilibrium with time” achieved through a heartfelt influence often best achieved through wu-wei/acting without acting) as we often must as analysts. There are five parts of this chapter for discussion: The Mysterious Heart of Dao, the Subtle Words with Great Meaning; The Metaphor of He-Tu, The Image of I Ching; Shi-Zhong and Gan-Ying, Equilibrium with Time and Synchronicity; The Soul Flower, Images of I Ching, and Meaning; and The Mysterious Heart of Dao, Heartfelt Influence and Response.
