| 词条 | Omphaloskepsis |
| 释义 |
The word derives from the Ancient Greek words {{lang|grc|ὀμφᾰλός}} ({{transl|grc|omphalós}}, {{Literal translation|'navel'|lk=on}}) and {{lang|grc|σκέψῐς}} ({{transl|grc|sképsis}}, {{Literal translation|'viewing, examination, speculation'}}).[1] Actual use of the practice as an aid to contemplation of basic principles of the cosmos and human nature is found in the practice of yoga of Hinduism and sometimes in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[2] In yoga, the navel is the site of the manipura (also called nabhi) chakra, which yogis consider "a powerful chakra of the body".[3][4] The monks of Mount Athos, Greece, were described as Omphalopsychians by J.G. Minningen, writing in the 1830s, who says they "...pretended or fancied that they experienced celestial joys when gazing on their umbilical region, in converse with the Deity".[5] However, phrases such as "contemplating one's navel" or "navel-gazing" are frequently used, usually in jocular fashion, to refer to self-absorbed pursuits.[6] See also
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