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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  1. 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

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