““It is the consistency of principle that when form changes, the mind and ch’i change with it. Principle has no form, but exists within ch’i. Right now you have the form of a sparrow and, having a sparrow’s ch’i, the principle of a sparrow takes on existence. Likewise, when you have the form and ch’i of a clam, the principle of a clam will take on existence. The mind of the form follows that form. When the form is extinguished, the mind of that form disappears, too.””
