Tan T'ien

Dantian or Tan t'ien (Chinese: Dāntián ; Japanese: Tanden 丹田; Korean: 단전 DanJeon 丹田; Thai Dantian ตันเถียน) which literally means "cinnabar or red field" and is loosely translated as "elixir field". It is described as an important focal point for internal meditative techniques and refers specifically to the physical center of gravity located in the abdomen three finger widths below and two finger widths behind the navel.
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Hara bezeichnet:eine estnische Insel, siehe Hara (Insel)einen biblischen Namen, siehe Hara (Bibel)ein japanisches Wort mit mehreren BedeutungenHara ist im Japanischen ein Name für das Gravitationszentrum des menschlichen Körpers. Siehe Hara (Zen)Hara war ein Schloss das im Zusammenhang mit dem Shimabara-Aufstand im feudalen Japan bekannt wurde.
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Dantian lub Tan t'ien (chin. 丹田 pinyin: Dāntián; jap.  丹田 Tanden; kor. 단전 DanJeon; taj. ตันเถียน Dantian) - tłumaczy się jako "pole eliksiru" (dosłownie "cynobrowe pole", lub "czerwone pole"). Jest to środek ciężkości ludzkiego ciała, tzn. punkt położony ok. trzy szerokości kciuka poniżej pępka i ok. dwie szerokości kciuka w głąb. W niektórych technikach medytacyjnych oraz ćwiczeniach qigong jest używany jako punkt skupienia uwagi. Dantian jest ważnym pojęciem w tradycyjnej medycynie chińskiej oraz niektórych dalekowschodnich sztukach walki (zwłaszcza w tzw. stylach wewnętrznych neijia oraz aikido), gdzie poza ćwiczeniami medytacyjnymi używany jest m.in. przy opisie pracy ciała i generowania siły.
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The Tan T'ien , located approximately two inches below the navel and in the center of the pelvic area, is a body location which expresses the multi-faceted principle which T'ai Chi referred to as "center". The Tan T'ien is understood to be the true body center in a sense of balance, integration,
and strength. (In the Japanese martial arts this same body center is referred to as "Hara".) T'ai Chi emphasizes the ability to place the focus of the mind in the Tan T'ien in order to improve movement skills by eliminating the poor movement habit of excessive upper body emphasis (head, shoulders, and arms) which is considered "top heavy".

While the ability to actually drop the attention into the Tan T'ien yields some significant physical benefits, the most important and challenging aspect of this principle is to create a shift of attention away from a thinking orientation to a feeling one. The study of T'ai Chi is one of broadening our
understanding of our true capabilities and perception of life in general. While thought process is a wonderful aspect of mental function, in T'ai Chi it is understood to be just one of a broad range of possible skills which all fall under the general heading of Mind.

Being centered in the Tan T'ien implies the intention to give one's sole attention to the experience of this moment without the distractions of thoughts concerning either past or future events. When Grandmaster Cheng, Man-ching was asked how he would recognize a senior student of T'ai Chi ,
his answer was "One round of form, no distracting thoughts". The result of this strong, unbroken attention is the state of a calm yet exceptionally alert mind which is referred to as Wu Chi , the experience of the true master of T'ai Chi .