Eng. Defn.
Noun: pacification
|,pa-si-fi'key-shun|
The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined • a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants
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mollification
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appeasement, calming
A treaty to cease hostilities • pacification came on November 11th
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peace, peace treaty
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accord, pact, treaty
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Peace of Westphalia, Treaty of Versailles
Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
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counterinsurgency
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battle, conflict, struggle
Derived
Verb: pacify
Adjective: pacific
|pu'si-fik|
Disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature • the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force
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peaceable
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peaceable, peaceful
Promoting peace • the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up
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conciliative, conciliatory
Derived
Verb: pacify
Adverb: pacifically
Noun: Pacific
|pu'si-fik|
The largest ocean in the world
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Pacific Ocean
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ocean
Adjective: Pacific
|pu'si-fik|
Relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean • Pacific islands
Noun: calming
|kaa(l)-ming|
The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
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appeasement
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social control
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conciliation, mollification, pacification, placation, propitiation
Verb: calm
|kaa(l)m|
Make calm or still • calm the dragons of worry and fear
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calm down, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillize
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agitate
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comfort, console, solace, soothe
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appease, assuage, assure, compose, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, reassure
Stop being excited, agitated or moving • calm yourself
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becalm, steady
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stabilize
Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation • After the fight both men need to calm down.
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calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, take a chill pill, wind down
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change state, turn
Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to • The patient must be calmed before the operation • There was calm, not the chaos and hysteria that was predicted
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sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize, calmness, collectedness, composure, equanimity, unflappability, calm air
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affect, disposition, temperament, air current, current of air, wind
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hypnotize, mesmerize, aplomb, assuredness, cool, placidity, poise, quiet, repose, sang-froid, sangfroid, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity
Derived
Noun: calmness
Verb: becalm
Adverb: calmly
Noun: tranquillity
|trang'kwi-lu-tee|
An untroubled state; free from disturbances
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quiet, tranquility
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order
A state of peace and quiet
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quietness, quietude, tranquility
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calmness
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ataraxis, easiness, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, relaxation, repose, serenity
A disposition free from stress or emotion
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placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility
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calm, calmness, collectedness, composure, equanimity, unflappability
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ataraxia, ataraxy
Derived
Adjective: tranquil
Noun: serenity
|su're-ni-tee|
A disposition free from stress or emotion
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placidity, quiet, repose, tranquility, tranquillity
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calm, calmness, collectedness, composure, equanimity, unflappability
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ataraxia, ataraxy
The absence of mental stress or anxiety
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ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose
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quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity
Derived
Adjective: serene
Noun: placidity
|plu'si-di-tee|
A feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
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placidness
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calmness
A disposition free from stress or emotion
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quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity
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calm, calmness, collectedness, composure, equanimity, unflappability
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ataraxia, ataraxy
Derived
Adjective: placid
放鬆: Chinese equivalent of Passaddhi
放松 Trad. 放鬆
fàng sōng
to loosen
to relax
ZMQ took 50 years to learn “relax”
In Taiji, the "relax" they talk about, the key to unleashing the sublime power of internal energy (the same energy experientially felt in the 4 jhanas), is exactly the same as the bodily and mental pacification that comprise passadhi-sambojjhanga (pacification awakening factor, #5 of 7sb).
Not relaxing is what keeps people from experiencing genuine taiji power, not relaxing, or not pacifying sufficiently the body and mind in one's samadhi, is what prevents the 4 jhanas from happening.
ZMQ (Cheng Man Ching) was a famous disciple of Yang Cheng-Fu (who needs no introduction).
The Word “Relax" in Tai Chi Chuan by Professor Cheng Man Ching (鄭曼青).
"I have been practicing Tai-Chi Chuan for over fifty years. Only recently have I started to fully understand the word "relax". I remember my Tai-Chi Chuan teacher Yang Cheng-Fu who did not like to talk much. He used to sit all day without saying a word if no one asked him questions. However, in our T'ai-chi class he would tell us to "relax" repeatedly. Sometimes it seemed like he would say the word hundreds of times during the practice so that the word could fill up my ears. Strangely enough he also said that if he did not tell me of this word that I would not be able to learn T'ai-chi in three life-times (meaning never). I doubted his words then. Now that I think back, I truly believe that if he did not keep reminding me of the word "relax", I doubt if I could have learned T'ai-chi Chuan in six life-times.
What is the meaning of "relax" in T'ai-chi? Here is an example to help you understand the word. When we go visit a Buddhist temple we usually see a statue of Me-Lo Buddha. The one who has a big rounded stomach with a big smile on his face. He carries a large bag on his shoulder. On top of this statue we see a motto: "Sit with a bag. Walk with a bag. It would be such a relief to drop the bag." What does all this mean? To me, a person himself or herself is a bag. Everything he or she owns is baggage, including one's children, family, position and wealth. It is difficult to drop any of one's baggage, especially the "self" bag.
T'ai-chi Chuan is difficult to learn. To relax in practicing T'ai-chi Chuan is the most difficult phase to go through. To relax a person's mind is the most significant obstacle to overcome in practicing T'ai-Chi. It takes a great effort to train and exercise one's mind to relax.