The characters/ideograms mean "longevity." The first character means, "long; leader," the second character means, "longevity; congratulations; one's natural life."
In martial philosophy choju or longevity is attained by acquiring the traits as follows: one should sit like a turtle, walk like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog. It is a means achieved by development of an inner quiet. Quieting the mind with the goal of remaining still in each moment with no thoughts of distraction and allow any fleeting thoughts to simply enter and leave in the moment with no conscious effort to remain with the thoughts.
"To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as course, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to swell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent." - Herein lies the techniques of the ancients.
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