The Mastery of Medicine from the Yellow
Emperor’s Classic
Huang
Di said, "Indeed. Do not forget that the myriad things of the universe
have an intimate relationship with one another. They may present as varied as
yin and yang, internal and external, male and female, upper and lower, but they
are all interconnected, interdependent, and intertranscendent. Let us take
medicine, for example. As a medical practitioner, one should master the
cosmologies of heaven and earth, understand the human mind and spirit, and
grasp all sciences of nature. In this way one will have a holistic, integrated
perspective, and will grasp the Tao. One can then teach the wisdom and allow it
to survive everlastingly. But putting the knowledge in books becomes a precious
medium of transmission."
From the Yellow Emperor's Classic page 287---