Theoretical Research On "Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou"

Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou which literally means that Yin-Essence ascends and people there live a longer life is a classical Chinese medicine theory talking about the relationship between Jing and longevity.The theory comes from Wuchangzheng Dalunpian of Plain Conversation of Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Medicine.Since the theory as a part of the Seven Major Discourses was added by Wang Bing into the Plain Conversation of Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Medicine,it has been interpreted by doctors and scholars in various respects,for instance,the relationship between geography and longevity,the relationship between spleen and kidney,or the imbalance between heart and kidney.Although the explanations extend the theory,the theory itself turns incomprehensible.As a result,people can hardly touch the core of the theory and apply it to clinical practice.The research aims to the theory,studies its basic concepts,organizes the interpretations,digs out the core ideas and its mechanisms,and discriminates between the theory and other similar theories.This process will reveal its theoretical,practical and methodological meanings,and turn it to be comprehensible and practicable.The research based on hermeneutics of Gadamer carries on from different perspectives.Literature research method is used to gather classic and modern literatures.Philology method is used to explain the basic concepts.Cognitive metaphor theory is used to analyze the concepts and theoretical basis.Method of comparative study is used to distinguish the theory from other similar theories.The idea on meta-synthesis is used to extend the theory’s connotation,for example,using Western medicine,Tao medicine and other disciplines.Under the guidance of these methods,the research divides five chapters in detail.The chapter of concepts explanation makes main concepts of the theory clear.The chapter of theoretical basis study clarifies the theory’s backgrounds which involve the formation of the theory.The chapter of mechanisms of reaching longevity is related to the theory’s work mode.The fourth chapter is theory distinguishing mainly talking about confusing concepts and theories compared with Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou.The last chapter is about theoretical meaning.It is conclusive and prospective on the chapters mentioned above.1.Concepts explanation involves the meaning of Jing,Feng and Shou which are the basic concepts of Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou.In this part,the theory is interpreted as a road to longevity,on which Jing is the vital role which links up human body with nature.Jing is the metaphor concept which causes ambiguity when interpreters try to explain the theory as a whole.Yin Jing,the compound word,limits Jing’s effect as Yin.Feng which has its metaphor function expresses superiors,but does not mean "up" directly.Jiang,the opposite of Feng,which also has the metaphor function,means inferiors instead of "down".Feng shows its influence on Jing’s effect.Yin Jing Suo Feng means the road to longevity tends to Yin’s characteristics.Shou which means longevity in English shows a life state in the connection of human and nature,rather than a certain age range.2.Theoretical basis study talks about the theory’s background which comes from Tian Bu Zu Xi Bei,Di Bu Man Dong Nan which means that the heavens is insufficient in the northwest,while the earth is insufficient in the southeast.The state of world is created mythically by Gonggong who hits Buzhou Mountain,which makes the earth thick and the heavens low in the northwest.The background refers to the thoughts on nonequilibrium,order,emphasizing Yin and activating Yang.Although the thoughts describe the feature of environment primitively,the characters are projected by the method of cognitive metaphor onto human body.As a consequence,human body shares the same characters with environment.Nonequilibrium describes lots of asymmetrical life phenomena.The idea of order explains the nature of nonequilibrium.The relationship between nonequilibrium and order are actually phenomenon and hypostasis.The idea of order further leads to the thoughts on emphasizing Yin and activating Yang,which cut "order" into two layers.The lower layer is Yin which is considered as the basis of body,while the upper layer is Yang which refers to what life is.As a result,human life contains body realm and spirit realm.The research integrates the cognitive backgrounds above with each other.and constructs a theoretical model which explains the theory’s mechanisms of reaching longevity and its application.3.Mechanisms of reaching longevity using the theoretical model above refers to the move of Jing in a nonequilibrium way and the body-spirit sequence.Under the mechanisms the way to keep relationship between human and nature turns the connection of rules,rather than the connection of Jing which is only the substance.Jing moves ceaselessly,and has its passage,structure,moving trend and rhythm.Shaoyang and Shaoyin take charge of Jing’s move.To keep the body-spirit sequence needs to deal with the relationship between Jing and body,and to handle the relationship between Jing and spirit.Taiyin and Shaoyin take charge of the former,while mental concentration is the key to the latter.When Jing,body and spirit can hardly keep harmonious,the mechanisms may be broken,which is generally caused by flesh,disease and incorrect way to personal health management.Human comes to die because of the flesh.Disease may break Jing,body and spirit,and therefore impact on the mechanisms of Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou.The incorrect way to personal health management can also break the mechanisms and lead to early death.4.The part of theory distinguishing refers to two similar theories in Plain Conversation of Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Medicine.One is Yin Zhe Qi Jing Bing Yu Xia coming from Wuchangzheng Dalunpian of Plain Conversation.The other is Yin Zhe Qi Jing Feng Yu Shang coming from Yinyangyingxiang Dalunpian of Plain Conversation.Both of the articles share the same theoretical basis Tian Bu Zu Xi Bei,Di Bu Man Dong Nan,despite the difference of two articles in expression.The reason that two expressions are different is that their share the same theoretical background but the background is explained in an entirely different way.While the difference in expressions,the two theories trend to be same in medical mechanisms.In other words,both of them are talking about the relationship between Jing and longevity.Yin Zhe Qi Jing Feng Yu Shang aims to longevity,while Yin Zhe Qi Jing Bing Yu Xia tends to early death.They are actually two views when dealing with the same problem.This point places Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou into a relative truth,which means the theory is a scientific conclusion.5.Theoretical meaning is to guide clinical practice.Under the theoretical model mentioned above,the theory may be helpful to judge lifespan,sort out medications and formulas,and enhance the understanding of physical and breathing exercise.With the model,various and scattered methods on judging life span can be integrated.New medications or new functions can be discovered.A brand new perspective on physical and breathing exercise can extend its application range.For example,physical and breathing exercise has an effect not only on body,but also on mental concentration.On the other hand,mental concentration,that is another kind of exercise of spirit,may have influence on the shape of body.In a word,when people are doing exercise,body and spirit always stay and work together.For that matter,the theory of Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou extends the use of exercise.In addition,the model may help to understand the habitability in the view of Chinese medicine,which is a further understanding on the relationship between longevity and environment.The research process mentioned above follows the principle of hermeneutic circle,which begins with the relationship between geography and longevity,and ends with habitability issue.That is what Gadamer’s hermeneutics calls for.Interdisciplinary helps the research to realize the fusion of horizons,and therefore extends the theoretical connotation of Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou.Based on the conclusion,the role of human under the environment becomes active.Human’s ability to grasp their life,which is called dynamism,is emphasized.As a result,the theory of Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou may help to solve the habitability issue in a way of traditional Chinese medicine.Based on the findings mentioned above,the study makes the view of Yin Jing Suo Feng Qi Ren Shou on geographic determinism turn to the discovery of spiritual strength,which means theoretical pluralism.The opinion proposes a positive view of life,and means a lot for people living in modern society.