Moving in Harmony · 如意精舍

本週重點

Overview

💬 English Goal

英文目標

Learn the words harmony and unique, and correct the spelling of wonderful and excellent. Describe inner states with “I feel harmony in my heart” and “Everyone is unique.”

🪷 Spiritual Goal

佛學／心靈目標

Understand harmony as body and mind in agreement, and deepen the idea of the body as medicine. Through Anattā (無我), honor that each being is unique, yet all can live together in peace.

單字 Vocabulary

點 🔊 聽發音

聽、跟著念、大聲說三次。

harmony(n.)	和諧／融洽
unique(adj.)	獨一無二的
guided(adj.)	引導的
silent(adj.)	沈靜的
movement(n.)	律動
wonderful(adj.)	美好的
excellent(adj.)	優秀的

句型 Sentence Patterns

Key Patterns

Pattern 1 · Feeling harmony inside

I feel harmony in ___.

I feel harmony in my heart.

I feel calm when I move slowly.

I move in harmony with the class.

Pattern 2 · Everyone is special

___ is unique.

Everyone is unique.

My painting is unique because I used my favorite colors.

Pattern 3 · Living together (noun usage)

We live in harmony.

Our class sings in harmony together.

Unique people can live in harmony.

✏️ Grammar Focus · Adjective vs. noun

Unique is an adjective — it describes a person or thing: Everyone is unique. Harmony is a noun — a thing we have or live in: We live in harmony. Watch your spelling, too: it is w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l and e-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t.

故事 The Story

Story

One day the teacher asked the students to sit as silent as a mountain. First they listened to their own breathing. Then the teacher began to speak softly — a guided meditation — and the children let the calm voice lead their minds back to the present moment.

Next, the teacher stood up and led a slow Tai Chi flow. Arms lifted like rising water; feet stepped like floating clouds. Every child moved differently, yet the whole class flowed together — this is harmony. The teacher smiled and said, “When your body and your breath agree, you have found harmony in motion.”

The teacher reminded them: each child is unique — no one else in the world moves, breathes, or thinks in exactly the same way. And still, all these unique bodies can move as one. That is the gift of the body as medicine: a healthy body and a calm breath become the home of a peaceful heart.

🤔 Check your understanding

What does “harmony in motion” mean? 「律動中的和諧」是什麼意思？
How did the guided meditation help the students? 老師的引導冥想如何幫助學生？
Why is it good that everyone is unique? 每個人都獨一無二，為什麼是好事？

佛法小品 The Principle

Principle

🌟 Body, Breath, and Group as One 身心一致

Harmony is not everyone being the same. It is many unique people — each with their own佛性 (Buddha-nature) — choosing to move, breathe, and live together gently. When your body is well and your breath is calm, the mind rests easily. Move your body with kindness, and the harmony you feel inside will spread to your family and your school.

練習 Practice

Homework

Write your sentences this week, and practice 3 minutes of silent meditation at home — sit as still as a mountain. Choose the tier that fits you. 選一個適合自己的等級。

Beginner 入門

Draw & trace

Ages 5–8 · new learners

Draw a picture of yourself and write “I am unique.” Then trace and complete two sentences about harmony.

ExampleI want harmony in my world. Everyone is unique.

Intermediate 中級

Spelling & reflection

Ages 9–12 · developing fluency

Write wonderful, excellent, unique, harmony three times each. Then write 3 sentences about the guided meditation using the word silent.

ExampleI sat silent and calm. The teacher’s voice was wonderful. I felt harmony in my heart.

Advanced 進階

Integration paragraph

Ages 13–16 · fluent speakers

Write a 6–10 sentence paragraph using all four words. Explain why unique people should live in harmony, using the Tai Chi class as your example.

ExampleAlthough we are each unique, our class moved as one in the Tai Chi flow. That excellent, wonderful feeling was harmony in motion.

小考 Mini Quiz

Check Yourself

選出最適合的答案，點選後會看到解析。

Question 1 of 10

Which word means “和諧 / things working well together”?

Correct: B. Harmony means things working well together (和諧). Unique = one of a kind; silent = quiet.

Question 2 of 10

Which word means “獨一無二 / one of a kind”?

Correct: A. Unique (獨一無二的) describes something special and one of a kind, like you.

Question 3 of 10

Choose the correct sentence.

Correct: C. Unique is an adjective: “Everyone is unique.” We do not say “is harmony” about a person.

Question 4 of 10

Complete the sentence: “We live in ___.”

Correct: D. Harmony is a noun: “We live in harmony.” The other words are adjectives.

Question 5 of 10

Which spelling is correct?

Correct: B. It is spelled w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l — one “l” at the end.

Question 6 of 10

Which spelling is correct?

Correct: A. Excellent has two “l”s and ends in “-ent”: e-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t.

Question 7 of 10

In a guided meditation, the students…

Correct: C. Guided (引導的) means the teacher’s voice leads the students’ minds back to the present moment.

Question 8 of 10

“Harmony in motion” in the Tai Chi class means…

Correct: D. Each child is unique, yet the whole class flows together — body, breath, and group acting as one.

Question 9 of 10

Add a reason: “My painting is unique ___ I used my favorite colors.”

Correct: C. Because introduces a reason: “…unique because I used my favorite colors.”

Question 10 of 10

“The body as medicine” teaches us that…

Correct: B. When the body is well and the breath is calm, the mind rests easily — a healthy body is the home of a peaceful heart.

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