Ihra | Stillness

Definition:

Ihra is one of the Kibtisk Virtues. It essentially means 'peace', 'stillness', or 'tranquillity', and thus, as with most philosophies, is a virtue which the followers of the Kibtisk Way seek to exhibit.

It is a type of ihre and therefore is probably best defined as a peaceful, still, or tranquil ihre.

Also, in the Kibtisk language it is a way of greeting one another: with a wish of peace.

Etymology:

Since the word ihra is a sought-after ihre, the words are naturally related. The word 'ihra' comes from the word 'ehra' which is the Kibtisk word for 'air'. Thus, ihra and ihre share an etymological root as well as being conceptually similar.

In addition to its association with ihre, ihra's etymology is also based on 'air' because it is experienced in the air, but also because Kibtisk philosophy asserts that ihra itself is something which we can and should baden (rather than an ihre ihrask - peaceful atmosphere). In other words, we can absorb and project peace, rather than absorbing and projecting a peaceful atmosphere/vibe.

Explanation:

Ihra and vira share a close relationship. In fact, it is difficult to build vira (a loving homely atmosphere) without having ihra in the mix. Thus, as with the quality of vira, the quality of ihra is something we seek to baden and do so via ardzýn and ihrekhunciünen.

In other words, the followers of the Kibtisk Way seek to absorb and project (baden) both loving (vira) and peaceful (ihra) atmospheres and do this by intentionally examining their inner-selves (ardzýn) and adjusting their outer-environments (ihrekhunciünen) accordingly.

However, followers of the Kibtisk Way also seek to absorb and project not only a peaceful ihre, but peace itself.

The Kibtisk philosophy argues that ihra is not only something external to us dependent on other people (like vira), but that it can be something internal as well. It can be the state of our ardt. We can have inner-peace which we pour out onto others.

This idea and practice is called ihrabaden. Since ihra is not dependent upon our relationships with others, like vira is, it is something we can all baden independently and benefit from ourselves as well as giving it out to others to benefit from too.

Thus, the follower of the Kibtisk Way will find or create peaceful/tranquil atmospheres in whichc to dwell so that they may absorb (inbaden) the stillness (ihra). They then retain this stillness within them so that it remains within their ardt and becomes part of their presence (zonihre) which they project (ütbaden) onto other places and people (ihres).

In other words, we seek peaceful places to reside in so that we carry tranquillity with us wherever we go and impart it onto whomever we meet.

Alongside zeva and vira, ihra is one of the Kibtisk virtues that followers of the Kibtisk Way constantly seek to baden, creating ihres which are favourable to our selves and others', trying to make beneficial environments to journey through.