06 February 2008

DAO: in Chinese philosophy, the principle of dividing one into two and combining two into one

from Chinese-English Glossary of Medical Qigong, published in China, ISBN 7-110-02374-5

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taiji heartwork said...

This is a list of phrases chosen from the same book, altered slightly for unity:


shrinking decongestant
eliminating accumulated heat
removing exogenous affection
emptying one's mind of all distractions
relieving stuffiness of the chest
loosening flesh
floating collateral channels
running with tears
clearing mind without any evil desires
lucid dreaming
adding fuel
puncturing the points around the joint
deep inserting
moisturizing
serving out one's apprenticeship
instilling
observing physique
easing the mind
soothing the nerves
hypnotizing integrity
prolonged and intense contemplating
ascertaining the causes
experimenting
overstimulating
inserting the needle
moving the chi freely
turning round all over
throwing back (atavism)
counter-abdominal breathing
bringing down a fever
inducing a sense of cold
ventilating a person sensitive to nonphysical processes
dredging the meridian passage
dividing one into two
acquiring messages preternaturally
discerning objects not present to the eyes
diagnosing the distance
probing
bending the knees slowly until squatting
crooking one's arm
pulling oneself together
entering into a state of tranquility
enhancing the normal sensation
performing various manipulations
deep-breathing exercises
avoiding certain food
leading to attack the focus
gradual rooting
direct lifting
spellbinding
becoming a monk or nun
deviating
practising mobile exercises in a wrong way
preparing herbal medicine
bringing the dying back to life
posturing
handing down in a direct line
the yang principle is diminishing
acting as pivot
practising at midnight
the inter-generating relationship
stealing its maternal principle
horse-riding stance
making up a field of chi
radiating sensations of softness
inspecting of teeth
evaluating the facial expression
swallowing
flourishing rather than restraining
skeletonizing
branching and rooting
treating the principle
mutual promoting
manifesting a disturbance
bone-setting
referring to the edge
brightening the vision
maximal breathing capacity
housing the umbilicus
materializing
a newly emerging branch
taking in hand
crystallizing by persistent practising
voicing specific sounds
studying exchange of message
injecting a solution