明めい鏡きょう止し水すい

noun

clear and serene mind; calm and unclouded spirit

A yojijukugo describing a state of mind that is perfectly clear, calm, and free from distracting thoughts, like a polished mirror and still water. Often used in literary or philosophical contexts.

• 彼かれの心こころは明めい鏡きょう止し水すいの境きょう地ちに達たっしていた。

  His mind had reached a state of serene clarity.

• 座ざ禅ぜんを組くむことで、明めい鏡きょう止し水すいの心こころを養やしなう。

  Through zazen, one cultivates a mind like a polished mirror and still water.