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Pub Holistic Health

Lecture 9

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Taoist concept of Tao,taoist cosmology,taoist principles,Lao Tze,taoist decent of being
Concept of Toa philosophy of chinese medicine
taoist cosmology difficult concept to understand, similar to understanding "what is god?" although not religious, esoteric in nature, not supposed to be fully understood, until its pondered and implications are applied to life experiences and then pondered again.
taoist principles humans must live in harmony with nature and the universe. all that is exists btw heaven and earth is law and energy, seeing through need and desire leads to altruism and spontaneous participation in positive action
Lao Tze ancient philosopher,taught of enlightenment accomplished thru self-perfection,became disenchanted with his efforts to bring enlightenment to mankind,left city to go to mountains, gatekeeper convinced him to write down his teachings.
Ancient Philosoper Lao Tze means "old master", possible mythical,lived 2500 years ago,
Teh or De Lao Tze taught the way of enlightenment accomplished through self-perfection
Gatekeeper of great wall
Tao Teh Ching or Dao De Jing book,control of the person self,experience everything by doing nothing, emulating the Tao, relinquish desire and greed, peace becomes stillness when distractions cease,in tranguility wisdom is born,to be soft and flexible is to be strong
The Book that teaches about Taoism Tao-path or the way, Teh-perfection or virtue, Ching-book
Taught the way of enlightenment accomplished through self-perfection follow nature's rule, you can't live without nature, nature can live without you
control of the personal self the false self (ego) is the state of virtue or perfection
emulating the Tao one experiences tranquility and stillness, through which human beings follow the sage's advice "do nothing"
Tze honorable, respectful
the Taoist descent of being First Wu Chi(Wu Ji), w/in Wu Chi is Li, Li gave rise to Yang,Yang became Yin, Yin and Yang intermingle Tai Chi (Tai Ji), Tai Chi to Six Jiao to Five Elements (five phases), to 8 Trigrams, to 64 hexagrams, to 10,000 things
Wu Chi (Wu Ji) first, empty limit, the void, nothingness, empty yet contains all possibilities. The primordial state of the universe from which Tai Chi arises.
Li Within Wu Chi, an intent, the idea
Yang Li gave rise to movement
Yin arose when Yang moved to its limit
Tai Chi(Tai Ji) the Great Limit was born when Yin and Yang transformed and intermingled with each other. balance between mother (Yang) and motionlessness (Yin)
Six Jiao Tai Chi breaks down into Six energies.TCM evolves
Five Elements Five phases, further breakdown of Tai Chi, fire,earth,metal,water,wood, used as diagnostic tool in assessment of the patient, corresponding to organs,sense organs,tissues,colors,emotions,seasons, and climates.
8 Trigrams Tai Chi becomes more physical
64 Hexagrams further combinations of Tai Chi manifests, all the possibilities of Yin and Yang, I Ching, the book of changes arises from this
10,000 things Tai chi becomes more physical, exemplifies where common man lives today
Traditional Chinese Medicine Nei Ching, empirical science,combines tens of thousands of years of observation with several complex philosophical concepts to explain all observed phenomenon. hypotheses postulated w/out dissection or modern analytical tools
Nei Ching classics of internal medicine,written by mythical Yellow Emperor about 2500 B.C., still a reference source for modern TCM,
Yin and Yang most import concept in chinese philosophy & medicine,from early taoist thinking, 2 opposing yet complimentary forces which influence the cosmos & all there in,arose from peasant observations of cyclic nature of day & night & seasonal relationships
Yin and Yang Health viewed as a balance (homeostasis) of all forces within the body
Yin and Yang Disease disruption of balance (homeostasis)
Early Taoist thinking concept of Yin and Yang, opposite but compliment, first referenced in the I Ching
I Ching book of changes, 700 B.C., by Fu His
Yin and Yang Cyclic nature Yin-shady side of mountain, Yang-bright side of mountain
Yin and Yang Symbol Supreme Ultimate (Tai Ji),interdependence of Yin & Yang, although opposing stages/opposite states of density of matter, they form unity/complimentary, Yang contains the seed of Yin(vise versa), Nothing totally Yin or Yang,Yang chgs into Yin (vise versa)
five principles of Yin and Yang all things have two aspects Yin and Yang, control and balance each other, mutually create each other/depend on each other for definition, any Yin and Yang aspect can be further broken down into Yin and Yang, transform into each other
all things have 2 aspects, Yin and Yang dark/light, winter/summer, earth/heaven,down/up, fall and winter/summer and spring,front/back,inner/outer
yin and yang control and balance each other when one out of balance, each necessarily affects the other and by changing their proportion to achieve a new balance, if Yin in excess then Yang will be deficient to create balance.
Yin and Yang mutually create each other, depend on each other for definition nothing is totally yin or totally yang, everything contains the seed of its opposite, the opposition of Yin or Yang quality of something is not really intrinsic, but only relative to something else.
the opposition of Yin or Yang not really intrinsic, only relative to something else, it is incorrect to say that something is totally Yin or totally yang, New york in relation to yang in relation to Maine, but Yin in relation to Florida
any Yin or Yang aspect can be further broken down into Yin and Yang cold in Yin can be broken to Icy cold Yin and moderately cold Yang
Yin and Yang transforms into each other Yin and Yang are not static, transform into each other, does not happen randomly, happens at a certain stage in the development of something. summer into winter, day into night, life into death, happiness into unhappiness, heat into cold
extreme disharmony deficiency of one aspect implies an excess of the other, without transformation can result in death
Yin and Yang material/funtional Yin is the material bases for Yang, Yang is functional basis for Yin
extremely chronic conditions usually a deficiency of Yin and Yang
functions of Yin cools the body, therefore an even temperature is maintained when the Yin and Yang are in harmony, nourishes in from of Ying Qi-supplies the nourishment to the meridian
when Yin in balance with Yang enables us to use our energy better, recover easily from fatigue,preserve a good quality of life for a long time.
when Yin not in harmony hyperactivity will exist and stagnation can develop
functions of Yang warms body,transforms energy, protects/defend body against external pathogens,provided form of Wei Qi(protective Qi),body fluid/blood dependent of movement of Yang Qi, nature to move and nature to hold blood, body fluids, and organs in their proper place.
empty heat yin deficiency
full heat yang excess
empty cold yang deficiency
full cold yin excess
general qualities of yin organs solid,continuous function,produce,transform,regulate and store vital substances(Qi,blood,fluid,Jing,shen)
yin organs lung (LU), spleen (SP), Heart (HT), Pericardium (PC), Kidney (KI), Liver (LV)
General qualities of Yang Organs hollow, intermittent functioning, draw and do not store, breakdown and absorb,transport and excrete unused portion of food/drink, tend to be organs of digestion
Yang organs large intestines (LI), stomach (ST), Small Intestines (SI), San Jiao (SJ), Bladder (BL), Gall Bladder (GB)
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