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境由心生

Mandarin · pinyin jìng yóu xīn shēng

our mindset frames how we view the world

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境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region
由: yóu · cause, reason; from
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth

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4–2–1–1 · jing4 you2 xin1 sheng1

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