静极思动 meaning in English
be very active physically after a forced quiet; after a prolonged rest, one thinks of a move
Examples
- It is foreseen that the stream of learned teachers coming from asia must run dry within the space of one generation , but there is good reason to hope that , long before this happens , there will be numerous western disciples well able to carry on their work with the same devotion to the welfare of sentient beings and the same , or even greater , success
然乃玄觉禅师静极思动，竟于无开口处而开口，离言说相而言说，老婆心切作不平之鸣，以游戏三昧演成证道歌诀，无非欲接引众生同登圣域。宣化亦不揣孤陋寡闻，冒丰干饶舌之咎，作无病呻吟之说，不惜抛砖引玉，竭尽愚忱，略述管见而解之。