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"olistic $ie%
T!& as a st#le
4i 0ing Tong ?hi, Tong 0ing 4i ?hi
@ methods
>oo!ing -- >istening;smelling -- In6uiry -- )alpation
Pattern i''erentiation
4in-yang -- A phase -- ?ang 5u -- Bi, 0lood, 5luids C Channels # ,essels
iagnosis
D principles = 4in - yang -- Internal - +"ternal -- Cold - =eat -- Eu - Shi
Treatment Principles
0ased on the pattern %...if there is cold, 'arm it...%
Basic !oncept o' Yin # Yang
YinFYang
YA(G Y)(
>ight Dar!ness
Sun Moon
(cti$ity -est
=ea$en +arth
Time Space
Immaterial Material
+nergy 5orm;Matter
Insubstantial Substantial
(scending Descending
5ire 7ater
Transformation Storage
-estless Buiet
@ Aspects o' YinFYang
9 2pposition
G9 Interdependence
H9 Mutual consumption
@9 Inter-transformation
In the human body, 4in is represented by the 0lood....4ang by Bi
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AII 0C - Shang Dynasty
(gricultural
(nimal # )lant 'orld
(nimal F respected, but also !illed # eaten
3illed, consumed, 'orn as clothes
>ead to a co$enant bet'een human # animal
FF Ji$e life through ta!ing life
)lant F also !illed and eaten
*+,+ *F (AT-+,
Seasonal festi$als
*2T to control nature
0ring us I* (CC2-D 7IT= *(TK-+
To bring forth the fruits of nature, one li$es properly in relation to 'hat has to be done
!*.&)! *+,+
=igh ci$ili&ation
7riting
Mathematics
(stronomy
+"treme attention to the cycle of the planets through the constellations
Combination of these allo'ed !no'ledge to be passed from generation to generation
>ead to the notion of a C2SMIC 2-D+-..
Cycle of the =ea$ens
Idea to bring society into accord '; =ea$en
=ea$enly signs are signs of spiritual 'orld
Something transcends our e"istence
Something dri$es the cycles of nature
The deities are manifestation of this transcendent
T", A*
There is something obscure
'hich is complete before hea$en and earth aroseL
tran6uil, 6uiet,
standing alone 'ithout change,
mo$ing around 'ithout peril.
It could be the mother of e$erything.
I don1t !no' its name,
and call it D(2.
The great D(2 flo's e$ery'here...
...(ll things depend on it to e"ist,
5rom Dao arises 2ne, from 2ne arises T'o, from T'o arises Three, from Three arises Ten
Thousand MallN things
The ao that can be spo/en o' is not the Absolute ao
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!heng Yi 01233-11245
Yin and yang are everywhere.
In front and behind,
To our left and to our right,
Above us and below us,
Darkness is the same as diminished light,
Light is the same as diminished darkness,
They are complementary, niversal counterparts,
Yin does not e!ist without yang and yang does not e!ist without yin,
Two in one and one in two
.u %en 6
Yin and yang, they are the "ay of heaven and earth
The fundamental principles governing the #$,$$$ beings
%ather and mother to all changes and transformations,
The basis and beginning of generating and killing,
The palace of spirit brilliance
&eaven and earth
They are the above and below of the #$,$$$ beings'
Yin and yang,
They are the beginning of the #$,$$$ beings
&a%angdui
&eaven is yang, earth is yin
(pring is yang, fall yin
(ummer is yang, winter is yin
Daytime is yang, nighttime yin'
All of the yang categories emulate heaven. &eaven e!alts proper order.
All of the yin categories emulate the earth.
The virtue of the earth is being placid and )uiet,
properly ordered and tran)uil
.u %en 7
&eaven is yang
The earth is yin
The sun is yang,
The moon is yin.
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.u %en 6
Yin is tran)uility
Yang is agitation
Yang gives life
Yin stimulates growth
Yang transforms )i
Yin completes physical appearance.
The clear yang is heaven*
The turbid yin is earth
"ater is yin
%ire is yang
Yang is )i
Yin is wei +flavor,
.u %en 4
That which leaves is yin* that which arrives is yang.
That which is )uiet is yin* that which moves is yang.
That which is retarded is yin* that which is accelerated is yang.
.u %en 8
(peaking of the yin and yang of -an,
Then the outside is yang, the inside is yin.
(peaking of the yin and yang of the human body,
Then the back is yang, the abdomen is yin.
(peaking of the yin and yang among the viscera and bowels'
Then the viscera are yin and the bowels are yang
The liver, the heart, the spleen, the lung, and the kidneys
All these . viscera are yin
The gallbladder, the stomach, the large intestine,
the small intestine, the bladder and the triple burner
all these / bowels are yang.
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.u %en 7
Those in the outer region, they are yang
Those inside, they are yin.
.u %en 1
The people of high anti)uity, those who knew the "ay
They modeled their behavior after yin and yang
In high anti)uity there were the true men.
They upheld the patterns of heaven and earth, and
They grasped the regularity of yin and yang
.u %en 96
The physical appearance of human life,
It doesn0t leave yin and yang.
.u %en 8
In yin is yin* in yang is yang.
%rom dawn to noon, this is the yang of heaven*
It is the yang in the yang.
%rom noon to dusk, this is the yang of heaven*
It is the yin in the yang.
%rom early evening to the crowing of the cocks, this is the yin of heaven*
It is the yin in the yin.
%rom the crowing of the cocks to dawn, this is the yin of heaven*
It is the yang in the yin
.u %en 8
The back being yang, the yang in the yang is the heart.
The back being yang, the yin in the yang is the lung.
The abdomen being yin, the yin in the yin are the kidneys.
The abdomen being yin, the yang in the yin is the liver.
The abdomen being yin, the e!treme yin in the yin is the spleen.
"uang di nei :ing tai su
In yin there is yang, in yang there is yin.
"hen one is knowledgeable about yin and yang, he can apply needle treatment methodically.
"hen the origins of illness have been comprehended, the application of needles can be carried out
on the basis of the proper principles.
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1arefully assess the causes of the affliction and the correspondences to the four seasons.
The human body consists of an inner region, comprising of the . viscera and the si! bowels, and an
outer region, containing sinews, bones and skin.
Thus yin and yang are present in both inner and outer regions.
In the inner region the five viscera belong to the yin and the si! bowels to the yang.
In the outer region, the sinews and bones belong to yin and the skin to yang.
Medicinals
.u %en 6
That which is of strong flavor is yin*
That with weak flavor is yang of yin.
That which is of strong )i is yang*
That with weak )i is yin of yang.
Acrid flavor and sweet flavor effuse and disperse and are yang,
(our flavor and bitter flavor cause gushing up and outflow and are yin.
.u %en 6
Yin and yang, they are
The way of heaven and earth,
The fundamental principles governing the myriad beings
%ather and mother to all changes and transformations
The source and origin of generating and killing
The palace of spirit brilliance
Lao ;i
The Dao that can be e!pressed is not the unchanging Dao*
The name that can be defined is not the eternal name.
&ence the wise man depends on non2action +wu wei,
1ontinues teaching his lessons of silence
Yet the multitudinous creatures are influenced by him*
&e does not re3ect them.
&e nurtures them, but claims no possession of them,
4versees them, but puts no pressure on them.
Accomplishes his purpose, but does not dwell on his achievements*
And precisely because he calls no attention to his actions
&e is not banished from the completion of his tasks.
5othing under heaven is weaker and softer than water,
Yet nothing surpasses it in battling the hard and strong.
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Look at it, but one sees nothing,
It is called illusory.
Listen to it, but one hears no sound,
It is called undetectable.
%eel for it, but one touches a void,
It is called minuscule.
These three, because they elude us,
-eld to become one.
6!istence and non2e!istence are dependent on each other,
Difficult and easy give rise to the same concept,
Long and short are derived by comparison,
&igh differs from low only by position,
(ound and echo blend into one harmony
%ront and back follow one another se)uentially
Thirty spokes are 3oined at the nave to build a wheel,
7ut it is the space between the wheels that provide the function.
1hunks of clay are fashioned into a vessel,
7ut is it the emptiness within that renders it useful.
"indows and doors are cut to build a room,
7ut it is the enclosure that furnishes shelter.
As we benefit from that which e!ists,
Let us recogni8e the utility of that which does not.
Lao ;i
(omething nebulous and yet compositely formed,
6!isting before heaven and earth
Inaudible and limitless,
Independent and never changing
9residing over all constantly,
(he may be regarded as the :mother of everything;
I do not know it0s name
Dao is what I call it.
If pressured to assign it a title
I dub it <reat
ao de :ing
-an emulates earth for the order of his ways,
"hile earth emulates heaven,
&eaven acts according to the laws of the Dao,
7ut the Dao does that which is natural to itself.
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Zhuang ;i
&ow do I know that wanting to be alive is not a great mistake=
&ow do I know that hating to die is not like thinking one has lost one0s way, when all the time one
is on the path that leads to home=
"hile a man is dreaming, he does not know that he dreams* nor can he interpret a dream till the
dream is done.
It is only when he wakes, that he knows it was dream.
5ot till the great wakening can he know that all this was one great dream'
<%ang ;u
:The #$,$$$ things come into being,
and I have watched them return.
5o matter how lu!uriantly they flourish
6ach must go back to the root from which it came.
This returning to the root is called )uietness.
It is the fulfillment of one0s destiny.
That each must fulfill his destiny is the eternal pattern.;
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%7ood is the bending and the straightening% ha$ing the characteristics of upbearing and effusion
8up'ard and out'ard mo$ement9
>i$er-7ood The li$er1s physiologic characteristic is that it thri$es by orderly reaching. It go$erns
upbearing and stirring and is li!e the %sprouting of trees and plants in Spring% Spring corresponds
to 'ood in A phases, so that the li$er is ascribed to 'ood.
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%5ire is the flaming up'ard,% ha$ing the 6uality of heat and up'ard mo$ement
=eart-5ire: The physiologic characteristic of the heart is that it go$erns the blood $essels. It has the
function of propelling 6i and blood to 'arm and nourish the 'hole body. It is li!ened to the heat of
summer, 'hen the 'hole of creation thri$es. Summer corresponds to fire, and so the heart is
ascribed the 6uality of fire
,A+T"
%+arth is the so'ing and reaping% representing the planting and har$esting of crops and the
bringing forth of phenomenon
Spleen--+arth: The spleen1s physiologic characteristic is that it go$erns mo$ement and
transformation of the essence of grain and 'ater and is the basis of the formation of blood and 6i.
I5 is associated 'ith late summer and humid 'eather, 'hen the 'hole of nature is at its pea!. >ate
summer corresponds to earth, so that the spleen is ascribed to the attribute of earth
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&,TAL
%Metal is the 'or!ing of change% ha$ing the 6ualities of purification, elimination, and reform
>ung-Metal: The physiologic characteristic of the lung is that it thri$es by purity and go$erns
do'nbearing. It is li!ened to the clear fresh air and purifying frost frosts of autumn, 'hen nature is
'ithdra'ing into itself 5or this reason, it is ascribed the attribute of metal
=AT,+
%7ater is the moistening and descending to lo' places% ha$ing the 6ualities of moistening,
do'n'ard mo$ement, and coldness
3idney-7ater: The !idney has the physiologic function of storing essence and of go$erning fluids.
It is associated 'ith the bitter cold of 'inter, 'hen nature is dormant
The five phases,
The first is water,
The second is fire,
The third is wood,
The fourth is metal,
The fifth is earth.
"ater is moistening that which is below.
%ire is flaming upward.
"ood is bent and straight.
-etal is compliance and resistance.
6arth, then, is sowing and reaping.
-oistening that which is below generates salty flavor.
%laming upward generates bitter flavor
7ent and straight generates sour flavor.
1ompliance and resistance generates acrid flavor.
(owing and reaping generates sweet flavor.
.u %en 8
The eastern region* green2blue color.
&aving entered, it communicates with the liver*
Its orifice opens in the eyes.
It stores essence in the liver.
Its flavor* sour*
Its class> herbs and tress*
Its anima> chicken*
Its grain> wheat.
Its correspondence with the four seasons, above it is ?upiter.
&ence the )i of spring is in the head.
&ence one knows that its diseases are located in the sinews.
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.u %en 6
The east generates wind*
"ind generates wood.
"ood generates sour flavor.
(our generates the liver.
The liver generates the sinews.
The sinews generate the heart.
The liver rules the eyes.
The spirit,
In heaven it is wind,
4n the earth it is wood,
In the body it is sinews.
Among the 8ang it is the liver*
Among the color it is )ing
Among the voices it is shouting*
Among the changes and movements of the body it is grasping*
Among the portals it is the eyes
Among the flavors it is sour*
Among the states of mind it is anger.
If anger causes harm, it harms the liver* sadness dominates anger.
If wind causes harm, it harms the sinews* dryness dominates wind.
If sour flavor causes harm, it harms the sinews* acrid flavor dominates sour
.u %en 96
"hen wood meets metal, it is felled.
"hen fire meets water, it is e!tinguished.
"hen earth meets wood, it is penetrated.
"hen metal meets fire, it is destroyed.
"hen water meets earth, it is interrupted in its flow.
These five processes apply to the interactions among all the myriad beings*
Their validity is never e!hausted.
.u %en 1>
If a massive depletion results from 3oy,
Then the )i of the kidneys takes advantage.
%rom anger,
The then )i of the liver takes advantage
%rom sadness,
Then the )i of the lung takes advantage
%rom fear,
Then the )i of the spleen takes advantage
%rom an!iety,