Category: Philosophy

Why divide your body into parts to manage?

I am grateful that a Chinese WhatsApp group member shared about the learning problem faced by her child. This provides us an opportunity to learn about YEIC application.

As I mentioned earlier, this platform is not for symptoms diagnosis and treatment, but rather using the discussion to bring up the Theories and Principles of Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic (YEIC), the ancient wisdom.

And the emphasis is Total and Integrated Approach and I use case study (e.g. below) to illustrate further why it is important to understand the Whole rather than some symptoms.

Once we understand the overall concepts and theories, we can better make good observation of various symptoms in our body and link to the overall body system.

The story of the child is constructed after a series of Q&A between me and the mother.

“The daughter is now 14 yrs old. Since 4-5 years old, she has learning disability. Today she hardly knows a few words and cannot write.

She has speech deficiency, and poor expression ability. Her eyesight is OK, urination is OK. Sometimes with constipation.

At 7 years old, the child had shocking experience.

She can take care of the younger brothers.”

To understand the Total Picture, good Q&A is necessary. Today many Western Medicine doctors and TCM doctors, seldom make too much inquiry, except focusing on the symptoms and carry out treatments.

This is very much against the Principles of YEIC, “Focus should be on the person as a Whole, not symptoms.”

Why I ask about the age of the case, as different age reveals different stages of psychological and physiological development. A younger person normally has more psychological and emotional issues, whereas older persons have more physiological issues.

I ask about various performance capability, as different performances are governed by different organs functionalities. E.g. eyesight is related to Liver function, learning with memory are related to Kidneys functionalities.

What are the good performances of the child, then we can deduce what organs functions well.

Although there is no details about how the child was shocked, YEIC theory tells us that Kidney Qi is harmed due to shock or fear.

One of the Kidney functions is related to Intelligence and Learning capability. We can see the connection now that the child past shock and fear experience affects her today learning ability.

The above is just brief way to illustration the application of YEIC theories and principles in our daily life.

Many group members often ask about how to do treatments to certain symptoms or problems. You can realize that this WhatsApp discussion is limited to reveal a more complete picture for understanding. Hence it is not wise to give suggestions on treatment based on partial information.

Furthermore, as discussed in the training class, Life Cultivation to help balance the Yin and Yang in our body system is not apply a single treatment, which will not work well, But it calls for several adjustments and therapies to be carried out together.

This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training. “Fear harms Kidneys 恐伤肾”，”Liver, one of the function is eye performance 肝主目”，Intelligence and Memory are related to Kidneys and Bladder 肾与膀胱的心理功能在”智慧”，”记忆力”。
“Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”

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Blueprint for Life

This is another useful concept from “Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic” YEIC. It provides a broad category of illnesses.

“先天不足，后天不足”

For any type of illnesses, there is one category belongs to deficiencies occurred at pre-natal, and another category post-natal.

We will use some examples to illustrate such concept.


Pre-natal Deficiency

For most autistic children, after birth or a few years later, parents notice something unusual as compared with normal healthy child development, for example strange behaviors or learning difficulty. Mostly these cases are grouped under “Pre-natal Deficiency”, which also include during fetus stage.

It is like today science called hereditary or DNA problems, or inherently weak body constituents of the mother giving rise to unhealthy baby. 体质失调问题。

Post-natal Deficiency

A grown up person with rather good health, but over years develop into illness : cancers, Parkinson, diabetes etc. .. These are grouped as “Post-natal Deficiency”.

Some may have combination of both Pre-natal and Post-natal Deficiencies.

Post-natal deficiency mostly arise from the person ignorant of Life Cultivation, lack of knowledge of how illnesses come about and engage in activities which do harm to the body.

Life Cultivation is a big subject, which we will discuss later over time.

Irrespective of Pre or Post Natal deficiencies, YEIC broadly explains them as “Yin-Yang imbalance”. In theory, when one can balance the Yin Yang, autistic child can develop healthily, cancers, Parkinson patients can be healed.

Yin-Yang Theory

Yin-Yang Concept is interesting “阴阳学说” but it is rather abstract.

Just a small example

Body organs are classified into Yin and Yang.

E.g. Heart = Yin, Small Intestine = Yang

And Heart & Small Intestines work in pair, closely related to each other like cousin-brothers. We had this relationship discussion earlier.

And Yin-organs and Yang-organs each have their unique functionalities.

Heart = Yin, Yin is defined as condensed matter,

Small Intestine = Yang. Yang is defined as loose, hollow, constantly in motion, which is the case of small intestine, which continuously absorb fresh nutrients from digested foods and discharge to the large intestines the impure portions of the digested foods.

And the YEIC main proposition is that :

*When all the key 5 organs functionalities are in good order and balanced, we have healthy body and mind*.

Are you not impressed with the ancient sages, 3000 years ago, coming out with simple concepts to guide healing and Life Cultivation, and provide a Blueprint for life.

This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training . “Pre n Post Natal Deficiency 先天不足，后天不足”，”Life Cultivation 养生”，”Yin-Yang Theory 阴阳学说”，”Body Constituents 体质” , “Organs Functionalities 脏腑功能”，
“Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”

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Who is 1st class doctor?

Today I share some interesting concepts of Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic.

“不治已病治未病”

“Not just focus on treating the Illness, but those parts that are still functioning well”

“三分治七分养”

“30% on treatment, but more importantly 70% on LIfe Cultivation”.

For example, illness like stomach cancer, all attentions are on treating the cancer.

When the ancient sages say “Not just focus on treating the Illness, but those parts that are still functioning well”, it does not mean you should not seek treatment from doctors, as the sages also say “30% on treatment, but more importantly 70% on Life Cultivation”.

Why such concepts?

When we have opportunity to study more deeply YEIC, we can understand what is meant by Total Integration of Life.

Integration of the body parts, those with illness, those without, organs, tissues, emotions, beliefs, life attitudes, what we eat, how we sleep,exercise …. As they are all interconnected and interrelated to each other.

As per the 5-element-theory, there is possibility that stomach cancer may arise from Liver problems.

And Liver problem is often caused by frustration, angers or other negative emotions.

With the understanding of such relationship, as illustrated just now, we can better appreciate the total Life Cultivation approach.

Does it make sense to you?

There is another ancient saying regarding : “Who is the best doctor?”

“上医治未病”，
中医治欲病，
下医治已病”。

3rd class doctors treat serious illness,
2nd class doctors treat light illness.
1st class doctors or best doctors treat you, even now you have no illness, but you will not get sick in the future.

The ancient 1st class doctor, when interacting with patient will little sickness, he can tell the person if he does not develop good Life Cultivation, he will get sick by certain year, month and day.

Today we view medical doctors in reverse order, ya? We glorify doctors who treat well a serious disease case. But no doctors specialize in illness prevention.

Why not we learn YEIC to learn to be our own 1st class doctor, stay healthy and not get serious illnesses.

This discussion involves a few key concepts which are elaborated in the online training .“Organs Functionalities 脏腑功能”，”5 emotions 五情”，”5 Consciousness 五神”，”5-element model 五行学说 “.
“Words in Chinese are texts from the book YEIC, 3000 years ago.”

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HP +6012 606 1525

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