The energy of the ocean should not be underestimated. Returning from the sea, I continue to work in a state of relaxed joy and self-awareness.
Every day, I maintain a calm mind and read scriptures, understanding the functions of ai jiu (moxibustion) on a more subtle level. Yin qi (Yin energy), Yang qi (Yang energy), Ying qi (Nutritional Qi), Wei qi (Defensive Qi), and Yuan qi (Original Qi) are explored with questions, intentionally or unintentionally, to understand the workings of the body.
All things are one; various forms of transformation are the actions of energy. Reading Sadhguru’s books allows me to understand moxibustion from the perspective of a yogi. The energy of ai (mugwort) is like the energy of love, warm yet not hot, the original source of the universe.
Teaching has restarted. Many students are fellow practitioners in medicine or sub-healthy individuals seeking help from themselves.
Thanks to teaching, I am pushed to delve deeper into understanding “what disease is.” Looking beyond appearances to see the truth. Disease is a message from the body, indicating that something is wrong in certain areas. It may be a lifestyle issue, a thought pattern, or the direction of your pursuits. The body has memory; what is within must manifest without.
Treatment can resolve appearances and symptoms, but if the source of energy behind the disease is not cut off, it may harm you more deeply in the future.
Last week, an older sister of a friend sought treatment for allergies. Upon palpation, I found blood stasis and hard lumps in her stomach, with Qi stagnation in the heart. I advised her to relax her mind. During moxibustion, she felt a continuous flow of fluids, warmth dispersing, and occasional sharp pains in her abdomen, leading her to express a mix of laughter and tears, unable to control herself. After crying and laughing, she felt a sense of relief. The red rashes on her neck flattened and lightened. At that moment, I learned that the patient was the head of the infectious disease department at a hospital, busy with work and under great stress, and she is extremely serious and responsible, often anxious about others’ mistakes. This treatment greatly boosted her confidence in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the method of wuwei jiu (non-action moxibustion), and she plans to promote it in her hospital.
Some patients say they just want to find a place for moxibustion, yet it is so difficult! There are those using moxibustion boxes, cans, and patches, with various techniques for point selection. Comfortable and considerate moxibustion methods are indeed hard to find.
wuwei jiu is luxurious in that it is the rose of time.
Following ancient intentions, the practitioner holds the moxa, ensuring comfort and adequate warmth.
For most people, the scarce resource is time. Willingness to spend time caring for one’s body and mind is truly precious.
Like other ancient external treatment methods, the path is simple; wuwei jiu directly touches the spirit through meridian points. If during treatment one can feel the patient’s spirit and where the evil Qi resides, communicating with ai (mugwort) to enrich the righteous Qi, unblocking the meridians, and adjusting the spirit back to its place, the disease becomes easier to address and remove from the root.
Thus, the doctor helps the patient see the truth beyond appearances, providing auxiliary means. Do not overshadow the main point, do not assume credit for the results. Remember what the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) tells us: “If the disease is not allowed to be treated, it will certainly not be treated.”
October 30, 2015
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Written by | Xiao Zhuo
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