omphaloskepsis

• 意守丹田

omphalos-,肚臍，-skep,看，詞源同scope,telescope.即注視自己的肚臍，為古代一種修行法門，認為看肚臍可以思考宇宙與人生，引申詞義沉思。比較navel-gazing.

omphaloskepsis (n.)

1925, from omphalo- + Greek -skepsis, from skeptesthai "to reflect, look, view" (see scope (n.1)). Also omphaloscopy (1931), and used in the sense of "navel-gazer" were omphalopsychic (1892), omphalopsychite (1882).