Individuality of Treatment (was Shi/Xu/Xie/Bu)

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Hi Hugo,

 

> Hi Rich!

> hahaha we're saying exactly the same thing! Except

> that I posit the Buddhist or Daoist 'oneness' at the

> root of the whole shebang. Which means that we're all

> the same...

 

:-) We are all the same and all different. :-) Here is how I visualize

the duality:

 

I see everything as " waves " in an " ocean " . Every wave is part of (and

therefore connected to) the " ocean " yet each wave has its own

inidividuality. Yet each wave shares the same characteristics, i.e,

amplitude, direction, speed - yet each is still very different an

unique. One side of the wave is the " yang " (that which is moving) and

the other is the " yin " (that which is being moved).

 

Now suppose I wanted to " change " a wage (i.e. treat it with classical

chinese medicine :-) ). I would apply another wave to the original

wave (this is what I do with qigong) and thereby effect change. The

system I am using is comprehensive - it can apply to any wave, yet the

" treatment " I choose (the nature of the wave that I am applying) is

very unique to the situation (different amplitude, direction, speed).

These treatments can apply to the physical, mental, or spirtual layer

of humans - the approach depends upon the practitioner's experience,

knowledge and skills.

 

So this is the beauty of classical chinese medicine. It understands

the basic nature of things yet it is flexible enough so that it can

treat the uniqueness that exists in each individual (or any other

living thing) that it is treating. Voila! :-)

 

BTW, the metaphor of waves in an ocean is exactly the way I feel when

I practice taiji. Hope this better explains my viewpoint and thank you

for sharing your thoughts with me.

 

Regards,

Rich