There are countless idioms related to numbers. However, we often do not know their meanings. What are the “Seven Emotions” and “Six Desires”? What are the “Six Relations” in “Six Relations Unrecognized”? Is “Eight Bowing Friendship” really about eight bows? Today, let’s explore the meanings of numbers in idioms! EightbāBowingbàiFriendshipjiāo Refers to the sworn brotherhood … Read more
What are the ‘Seven Emotions and Six Desires’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the ‘Seven Emotions’ refer to the emotional states of joy, anger, worry, contemplation, sadness, fear, and shock. These seven emotional states, when excessively stimulated, can lead to an imbalance of yin and yang, and disrupt the flow of … Read more
Humans experience seven emotions and six desires, known as the seven emotions, which include joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. These seven emotions are related to our internal organs: joy harms the heart, anger harms the liver, thought harms the spleen, worry harms the lungs, and fear harms the kidneys. Any emotion that … Read more
“ What are the Seven Emotions? Seven Emotions refer to the seven emotional activities of “joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock.” Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers these as physiological responses of the body to external environments, which generally do not directly cause illness. However, if emotional activities are intense, excessive, and persistently unsettled, … Read more
The Concept of Seven Emotions and Internal Injury The seven emotions, namely joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock, represent the external manifestations of the functional activities of the internal organs. Under normal circumstances, these emotions do not cause illness. It is only when sudden, intense, or prolonged emotional stimuli exceed the body’s normal … Read more
“Seven Emotions” refers to the seven normal emotional activities: joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. These are the responses of human consciousness to external stimuli. The Seven Emotions are closely related to the functions of the body’s organs. They are associated with the five organs, represented by joy, anger, thought, sadness, and fear, … Read more
Internal Injury from the Seven Emotions has been documented since ancient times, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that Chen Wuze named the seven emotional changes of “joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock” as the “Seven Emotions” in his book San Yin Ji Yi Bing Zheng Fang Lun, categorizing them as … Read more
Click↑ Blue FollowUs! (1) Basic Concept of the Seven Emotions The Seven Emotions refer to the normal emotional activities of joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. They are the human mind’s response to external events. The Seven Emotions are closely related to the functions of the body’s organs. Each of the Seven Emotions … Read more
Life is inherently ordinary; throughout this lifetime, no one can escape the seven emotions and six desires.In Buddhism, the “seven emotions” refer to “joy, anger, worry, fear, love, hate, and desire”.These seven emotions are innate to humans. We instinctively smile when we encounter something joyful; we become angry when our limits are tested; we feel … Read more
The seven emotions refer to the normal emotional activities of joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. These are physiological and psychological responses of the body’s organs to changes in the internal and external environment, and they generally do not lead to or induce disease. However, we often hear that excessive worry and thought … Read more