The five elements are actually very simple. Yesterday, when we were studying the five elements together, some brothers said that they had studied them for a long time, but they had not gained anything and had wasted a lot of energy; this made me reflect on my own process of learning the five elements, and I was also confused for a long time. At the same time, I realized that the five elements are only tools, but the key is to establish one’s position, complete one’s personality and set one’s ambition. If you can train yourself not to lose your temper, not to be selfish, not to have bad habits, your own five elements will naturally turn around and diseases will not arise. I am thankful to Mr. Peng Ziyi, a former doctor, for his book “Ancient Chinese Medicine with Circular Movement” written a hundred years ago, which started with a few dozen pages and helped me to understand from a physical point of view what is yin and yang, what are the five elements, what are the five movements and six qi, what are the seasons and what is the influence of heaven, time and geography on us. I am grateful to my mentor and friend, Mr. Ye Feng, a doctor in Beijing, who talked about the five elements and five organs in the Yellow Emperor’s Internal Canon, with special emphasis on the innate endowment of each internal organ, that is, its “strength”. (Mr. Feng Yi said, the superior people are fascinated in the text religion, look back, all the phases, all the trigrams, are taking the image of analogy, contains the process of Yin and Yang, I was also very fascinated with trigrams, and five elements, but always learn not understand.) Learn the five elements, after the guidance of these three masters, only to find that learning the five elements is actually very simple. If you grasp the “energy”, grasp the “nature” of each “line” of yin and yang, and understand the process of energy transfer, you can understand. Why say the five elements as a tool, it is actually very simple, combined with physical knowledge, we only need to understand the heat conduction process, you can gradually grasp the essence of the five elements from this perspective, the nature of the five elements, the five elements of energy . From the description of heat/energy; we make the following observations and thoughts in life: In summer, the weather is very hot, but the underground, especially in the cellar is cool, the underground water is very cool; in winter, the weather is very cold, but the underground, especially in the cellar is very warm, the underground water is very warm; this one is different from the hot and cold. In winter, the reason why the underground is warm and the underground water is warm is because, in the previous summer, the sun was close to the ground and a lot of heat shone on the ground, and this heat began to penetrate from the ground to the underground, and then through the underground soil, it penetrated into the water under the soil; this heat, when it gradually penetrated into the water, due to the operation of the earth, caused us to be far away from the sun, and the air on the ground was very cold in winter; this heat from the previous summer The heat from the previous summer is accumulated in the underground water, and this heat, which is hidden deep underground at the coldest time, is very valuable; if it corresponds to the five elements of the human body, it corresponds to the kidney yang of our body. So far, in winter, this energy from the sun has been contained in the underground, deeply contained in the ‘groundwater’ under the earth. When winter will go to spring, the ground is too cold and the heat, due to its own conductivity, starts to be transferred from the water to the ground through the underground soil; when the heat starts to be transferred from the water to the soil, the heat, with water vapor, re-permeates into the soil layer by layer. At this time the seeds in the soil. The seeds are warmed by the heat and moistened by the water vapor, and the seeds begin to germinate. This delicate bud, following the direction of the heat, grows from the soil to the ground. If there happens to be a small stone on top, the heat will carry the shoot along the side of the stone and grow out. This, warm, watery heat of the air, from the bottom upward spread growth of the strength, named wood. I. Talking about wood, it is said that wood is the birth, the wind, the Yang wood nature has ideas, the Yin wood nature is not defeated, this is the nature of this energy; we deeply experience this energy, we will experience the essence of the analogy, we understand why a wood, corresponds to so many seemingly “unrelated areas”, the essence of the five elements, in this energy The essence of the five elements is in the energy that spreads, in the nature of this energy. People are born in spring, when the energy/heat of the spring is transmitted, and people born in spring often have a force of growth, and this person’s character, from the season, often favors wood. This wood energy, corresponding to the four seasons of spring, spring warmth, but far from the sun, the grass sprouted, but there is still a reverse spring cold. It is the time when the underground warmth is coming out, the grass is showing its head, and the wheat seedlings are growing. Since the earth is still far from the sun, it receives little energy from the sun, so there is an inverted spring cold and spring snow. This spring snow, the pressure of the warmth, not to let it too quickly from the soil, the warmth, stay in the soil longer, these seedlings, more time to take root, the roots are well developed, and when the summer comes, the roots are very well developed, the bottom of the flowering and fruiting will be sufficient, the crop will grow well, the year’s harvest is very good, this is the “RuiXueZhaoFengNian “From the physical point of view, the theory of heat propagation; people are also a reason, when too high, it is necessary to parents and elders, throw some cold water, a good pressure. Therefore, when we do things too well, it is good to have some trials and tribulations, it is the time of root development ah. This warm and upward energy has penetrated from the earth into the air after the spring and clearing season; at the “summer” season, the sun is approaching us, and the two energies converge, brightening the universe. As time goes by, arriving in summer (is the five movements of the six qi phase fire season), this energy, driven by the warmth of warmth, moisture, nourishing everything everything flourishing, this vigorous, glorious, growing strength, named fire. The person born at this time is relatively full of fire, the Yang fire is full, it is bright and open, generous; Yin fire is full, it is vain, good reasoning, good exaggeration, good face. It is this energy in the human character of the analogy, so named Yang fire nature of people, or Yin fire nature of people . Spring is the ruling fire, early summer is the phase fire, the ruling phase is a process of energy development, an analogy, a metaphor, we have to deeply appreciate. A country, without a monarch, will be in chaos. Therefore, this Yang energy of early spring, which is the ruler fire, is very precious and extremely important; corresponding to the human body, it is the kidney energy, that harmonious Yang energy in the kidney. A country with a good ruler, without a good phase, cannot flourish, but without a good phase, the ruler works hard, and the country can develop more slowly and not fall into chaos. So, the phase fire is the fire that aids development and flourishes more, the icing on the cake, the fire of prosperity. We experience together, Chinese medicine on the five movements of the six qi naming, very classical, without the slightest superstition monarchy, we more from the nature of things themselves to experience, it is not superstitious. Third, the strength of the earth, the nature of the earth After half of the summer, gradually into the volcano days, the summer heat fumigation; summer heat is fire, fumigation is water, the fire is too big, the water between heaven and earth are steamed up . Therefore, during this period, our bedding is damp and it is hard to sleep at night. The land is also very moist, if there is too much water in the earth, many plants that do not like water will have to drown and will not grow. Therefore, the earth corresponds to our body’s spleen and stomach, if the spleen and stomach wet and hot, does it correspond to the long summer heat fever? The summer heat fumes, we do not want to eat, and we do not sleep well, the body consumes a lot; if the heat fumes in the stomach and intestines, you can imagine that the internal environment, can not be properly transported, so a series of stomach problems . Gastrointestinal disease is heavy, the body is yellowish, and the color of the Qi is yellow, corresponding to the yellow color of the Central Plains. Therefore, the time of the day and geography of this break is a period of wet earth, which is not good for the human body. This is also true of our nature. The Yang earth nature is the ability to accommodate and transform, to grow everything, and to be faithful (the faithfulness of the earth: accompanying everything to sprout in spring, to grow in summer, to fall in autumn, and to collect in winter); the Yin earth nature, due to the great grievances, the spleen and stomach dampness and heat, and rigidity, is foolish and rude, unable to raise children properly, unable to do things sensibly, and to let things grow naturally. This strength is the strength of the earth, named the nature of the earth; we correspond to the five elements of the family, in the “five elements of the family”, grandparents are in the earth position, have the strength of the earth, the characteristics of the earth . Usually, they love and care for our grandchildren in particular, and they work tirelessly to raise us up. The five elements are the five elements of the family, which is the starting point for a harmonious family. If we learn the five elements, starting from the five elements of the family, it will be easier to deal with family troubles and the family will be harmonious sooner or later! When the family is in harmony, everything will be prosperous, and then the business will be easy to do! Please practice deeply to experience. Fourth, the strength of gold, gold temperament Now is the golden autumn. I do not know if you have observed, last week, early in the morning up, see the roadside car a layer of fog, wet like just under the general, wet ground without water, feel the “cold dew” season has arrived. Beijing is to the north, the festival time is a little later than the Central Plains, check the calendar, is after the cold dew festival. The solar season is a visualization of the position of the sun and the earth relative to each other, allowing us to see clearly the changes in heat and water vapor around us, so that we can plant crops. I wonder how this calendar is so accurate, given that a thousand years ago, there were no astronomical telescopes or cosmic physics, and our ancestors did not know that the Earth revolved around the Sun, which makes me admire and wonder about the sages. Jin Jin’er came when summer had passed, the sun gradually away from us , the air gradually cold; summer summer this section, the very hot energy has been fumigated gradually seeped into the underground soil. At this time, if we dig a cellar, a few meters later, will feel very warm, many mosquitoes in the summer, early autumn are hiding in the cellar to avoid the cold . This energy / heat of the sun, began to collect from the ground down , with the conduction of this heat , everything is no longer growing , leaves , also with this heat , fallen leaves to the roots . The roots of the plants, getting warm air and water vapor, begin to develop and take root, and with this heat, take deep roots in the direction of the ground water, preparing for the next year’s growth and prosperity. We people are the same. After autumn, Chinese medicine tells us to put on autumn fat, now it is the golden autumn, we eat more white food, more yam, to benefit the lung gold, in order to strengthen the kidney water. Therefore, it is customary to take tonic in autumn. The human body is also, after a summer of fumigation and consumption, unable to eat and sleep well, in autumn, it is time to harvest well, work well, and at the same time eat well white food, not necessarily eat a lot of meat, but let the body work regularly, live regularly, rest well, take proper tonic, let the yang energy in the body take root; after a good rest, the lung gold energy is sufficient, the kidney water comes from a source. The temperament of people is also like the temperament of this energy, Yang Jin: righteousness, as long as friends need, all my fruit and food, I give you, you all take, loud and righteous, clear sky, open and bright, not tired of material desires; in case of problems, looking for the benefits of people, clear and clear, open-minded, is the strength of Yang Jin people; Yin Jin: good discrimination, talk mean, take people’s The good things of people as branches and leaves all cut off, only for their own selfish desire, in order to collect all the fruits of the world for their own, use all means, hypocrisy, changeable, ruthless; all his changes, seemingly unreasonable, difficult to understand . In fact, if you look at his greed, you will know that all the changes have a source and are prompted by greed; he is such a character, such a person, and it is right for a person of this character to do so, which is natural. I look at his changeable hypocrisy and treachery, not used to see, it is really I do not understand the nature of this type of people, he was not wrong to cheat. That is God arranged him, so that I grow knowledge it! This kind of temperament to the extreme, the right to chaos, treacherous people, more from this out. Five, the strength of the water, the nature of the water The heat, conducted to the ground in the soil, continue to pass down, to the groundwater conduction, gradually into the water, because the earth and water are poor conductors of heat, relatively stable; the heat of the strength, through the air, through the soil, and then into the water, after a great loss along the way. Therefore, the final Yang Qi, heat, transmitted into the water is relatively small; but it is this Yang Qi heat that is the valuable energy for the germination of seeds in the coming year. When this energy is transmitted to the water, it is the coldest season on earth, the “winter solstice”, and we eat dumplings around the fire to avoid the coldest air. During the 24 hours of the day, this energy corresponds to 23:00 at night – 1:00 the next morning, after we are asleep, the body, the kidney water to start a small Yang Qi; this small Yang Qi, if not consumed by interference, 01 – 03:00 this time, began to nourish the liver (wood), this is the body’s spring; this Yang Qi gradually grows, the body gradually repair yesterday’s fatigue, it is the liver meridian period of detoxification. If we are not asleep at 23:00 – 1:00 a.m., this Yang Qi is disturbed and consumed, causing the Liver Qi to be uncomfortable, and we really can’t sleep during the period from 1 – 3:00 a.m. This Yang Qi corresponds to the 12 zodiac signs of the Rat. That is to say, this very precious Yang Qi, like the rat, is timid, once you disturb it, it cannot grow into a “cow” (cow-like Yang Qi) to build a career, this is a metaphor, and you will laugh. Therefore, this is a very precious and crucial moment, which is the foundation for the birth of everything in a year, the foundation for the repair of the body in a day, and the foundation for the activation of yang energy in a cycle of 12 years and a great cycle of 60 years. We need to think about it and appreciate it. The same is true for the human nature. Yang water people: wisdom, soft nature, handy, good at fine arts, willing to be low and down. This is a warm Yang water temperament, a warm water strength; Yin water people: easily frightened, foolish, slow, retreat, worry a lot and suffer from anger in life. It also corresponds to this energy, experience it, and we will know ourselves. The essence of “Five Elements” is to grasp the energy of the five categories “wood, fire, earth, gold and water” and the nature of these five categories; to understand this energy, if we look at it from the perspective of energy, when energy comes, it is Yang, and when energy goes, it is Yin. Grasp the law of energy operation, you can use the law of heat conduction to understand, you can grasp the mutual waxing and waning of yin and yang. Yin and Yang of the waxing and waning grasp, you can naturally understand the five elements, eight trigrams, I Ching 64 trigrams of nature. In fact, all the signs in heaven and earth, not only 64 trigrams. A yin and yang, a 0, 1, how many rich and colorful world of communication was birthed? If we study the communication voice, picture, video, not to study the 0, 1 (that is, yin and yang) the fundamental laws of operation, where can be reached to understand, today’s communication world is what is going on? Then we study the 64 trigrams, study the 8 trigrams, study the five elements, not to the root, the operation of energy, yin and yang to pursue. How can we learn to understand it? The fascinating thing about the world is that we do not have our own position, so we can observe the laws of energy and the transformation of yin and yang, and then we will naturally come out with endless wonders. I am in Beijing, in the north, so there are some differences. What about the southern brothers? The difference lies in the difference of the home position. We all have a home, a middle ground, and an origin. Mr. Wang Fengyi made it very clear to us that the most important origin is the origin of filial piety, which is the son/daughter before marriage, and the most important origin is the origin of the husband/daughter-in-law after marriage; by grasping these two origins, you are standing in the middle ground of your family world. If you observe the family carefully, the yin and yang of this and that, and grasp the leadership, the family will naturally be harmonious. This is the fundamental reason why we stop all advertising interference and accompany you to return to your original position together in our activities. To return to one’s original position together, not to covet the mysterious and the subtle, not to recite the words of the enlightened, is to stand in one’s original position, to observe, experience, experiment and practice in detail, to understand one’s own human nature, to understand the way of all things, everywhere is a wonderful use. The above is a discussion of how to learn the five elements from the perspective of the nature of the five elements themselves and the strength of the five elements themselves, for your reference and guidance. If, however, such an article, also look at the effort, it is often our own wisdom is covered by garbage pollution. From the point of view of nature, we must admit our mistakes, to our parents, elders, to have our contradictory elders sincerely confess our mistakes; a thought of sincerity, can be the top to the head of the qi and blood to guide back to the yuan, also no longer dizzy brain; if confused by the desire for sex, when cut off the evil, sincere confession of mistakes, natural recovery of intelligence and wisdom. If you want to understand human nature and the five elements as soon as possible, always remember to honestly do: obey people, love people, and let people be. Naturally, wisdom will prevail and all things will be prosperous. If you can serve others, you will not be good if you do not serve them; if you can love people, you will not be virtuous if you do not love them; if you can let people in, you will not let them be meritorious; if you can do these three things, you will naturally be in the realm of constant happiness and carefree, and if you can open up your wisdom, you will naturally be able to achieve all things; if you are attentive to human nature, you will naturally be able to achieve human nature. All things are learned, and human feelings are written. In fact, the reason is one, to serve people, love people, let people, based on the original, meticulous grammar opposite the human path is good oh. Thank you for your company, this personal experience for your reference, think about it, we work together to understand human nature, the world of insight, this life in the realm of the unmoving mind, in the end, free from trouble. I wish you all the best of luck in grasping the nature of your own mind and realizing the five elements soon. Use the five elements as a tool, and if you are sincere, you will be enlightened. I wish you all to break through your misunderstandings and become enlightened, and may all those who are willing to learn the five elements be able to attain them; I hope my humble understanding will be helpful to you in your enlightenment. This is my guidance from three bright masters, picking up the wisdom, for everyone, we think about enlightenment together, through the human nature of the count! Tian Yajie, Department of Rehabilitation, Songwon Chinese Medicine Hospital