Song of I Ilq Chuan

Below is our official translation, however one of my students was kind enough to have a non martial artist friend translate. I have found it helpful to shed some light on a very challenging read.

"To depict the ultimate principles
of the universal laws of
no truth and no untruth state,

The mind should be observed
with awareness

To adapt to the vicissitude of
time and space to no
present and no unpresent state,

force should be harmonized
with awareness."

Non Martial Artist Translation

Force shall be applied harmonically in such a way that it seems to be present and it seems to be absent, which needs to be in consistence with the spatial and temporal changes.

Consciousness (Yi) guides us in such a way that it is not true (you shall not completely trust it or be completely guided by it) and it is not fake (you shall not completely not trust it). The consciousness (Yi) shall be used to explain the universal Truth.

Kalama Sutta (Kalama Sutra)

Do not simply believe what you hear just because you have heard it for a long time.
Do no follow tradition blindly merely because it has been practiced that way for many generations.
Do not be quick to listen to rumors.
Do not confirm anything just because it agrees with your scriptures.
Do not foolishly make assumptions.
Do not abruptly draw conclusions by what you see and hear.
Do not be fooled by outward appearances.
Do not hold on tightly to any view or idea just because you are comfortable with it.
Do not accept as fact anything that you yourself find to be illogical.
Do not be convinced of anything out of respect and deference to your spiritual teachers.

You should go beyond opinion and belief. You can rightly reject anything which when accepted, practiced and perfected leads to more aversion, more craving and more delusion. They are not beneficial and are to be avoided. Conversely, you can rightly accept anything which when accepted and practiced leads to unconditional love, contentment and wisdom. These things allow you time and space to develop a happy and peaceful mind. This should be your criteria on what is and what is not the truth; on what should be and what should not be the spiritual practice.