THE FUNDAMENTAL SUBSTANCES
The
Ancients had a way to understand our substantial Qualities,
They
called them fundamental: Blood, Fluids, Spirit, Jing and Chi.
All
life has movement, and a coherent way;
The
energy of integration is chi at play;
For
chi is the expression of light, sound and electricity;
Magnetism,
mechanics, hydraulics and all forms of energy;
The
chi functions to contain and help activation;
It
wards off and warms, and moves towards transformation.
Chi
likes especially to keep a healthy flow;
As
it courses through the meridians, and allows the organs to go.
The
chi can be stagnant, empty or full;
Over
exuberant, rebellious, a very useful tool.
Weakness,
depression, luck-luster fatigue,
Are
signs of a weak chi and low vitality.
The
blood is the nectar that’s pumped by the heart;
It
nourishes the organs right from the start.
When
full and strong, blood enlivens the brain;
Enriches
the muscles and tendons or else we feel drained.
The
Blood can be empty, toxic, congested or cold;
Stagnant,
exuberant, hot or too old.
For
the blood does like freshness, movement and air;
It
likes to be clean, good foods, and care.
Pallor
and dizziness, low pressure and tired;
Are
signs of a weak blood longs to be inspired.
Chi
is the father that pumps blood through it’s course;
Blood
is the mother nourishes chi’s force.
The
fluids keep us bathed in protection;
Lubricating,
moistening and making secretions.
Saliva,
tears, sperm and enzymes,
Sebum,
sweat, mucus and chyme.
These
are a few of the fluids we make;
And
so many others
where liquid partakes.
Even
our joints need liquid to work,
Or
else there is friction where dryness does lurk.
For
fluid can run dry and set a flame;
Or cause things to swell
up, when edema’s to blame.
Fluid
is reflection of the state of our Yin,
and
can get murky where the Yang hasn’t been.
If
we run dry the Yin must be nourished,
If
we get stagnant, allow the Yang to flourish.
At
the seat of our Consciousness, clear and bright;
Lies
the Spirit, giving us sight.
The
Spirit Animates us to sorrow or joy;
It
even motivates us with the body in it’s ploy.
A good strong clear
spirit, drives us straight down our path;
While
the weak and decrepit, is depressed or in wrath.
A
Spirit in balance is happy and upright,
A
Spirit unsettled is unfocused and uptight.
At
the core of our being is the essence called Jing;
It’s
the source of development, and our aging.
Some
Jing is acquired through food, love and the air;
Other
is inherited, by ancestral care.
If
Jing is strong, we can live a long life;
But
if it is weak or drained, it shortens our plight.
A
strong Jing means coherence and longevity,
A
body put together well with vitality.
A
weak Jing can drain us or cause malformation;
Retardation,
disease and deformation.
As
we age we begin to sag,
our
hair turns gray and our libido may lag.
This
is because Jing is spent on our youth,
A
wise one will guard Jing as much as the Truth.
For
Jing kept protected will lengthen our life,
While
Jing that is wasted will lead one to strife.
While living remember these
life’s greatest treasures:
the
Fundamental Substances which allow life’s true pleasures.