2025.02.10 - Everyone Can Be a TCM Practitioner

2025.02.10 – Anyone Can Be a Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Selected Reading:

“When one knows when to stop, steadiness follows; with steadiness comes tranquility; with tranquility comes peace; with peace comes reflection; with reflection comes attainment.” — The Great Learning

Xi Jinping: Emphasize the Family, Family Education, and Family Traditions https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ei6fFy81WuOXakvO6Vj3qQ
The Chinese nation has always placed great importance on the family. As the saying goes, “The foundation of the world lies in the home.” Respect for the elderly and love for the young, a virtuous wife and a peaceful husband, a compassionate mother and a filial son, fraternal brothers, a legacy of farming and scholarship, thriftiness in household management, cultivated manners, obedience to law—these traditional family virtues are etched in the Chinese psyche and run through the blood of the people. They constitute a vital spiritual force that sustains the continuity of the Chinese nation and are a precious cultural asset for building a civilized family life.

Ni Haixia Uses the Kun Hexagram to Teach the True Spirit of “I Do” https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1T14y1W7uf https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8fr1jj59Rha-CBTs15ADag
When getting married, one swears before God, a judge, or a priest. The priest asks, “Do you wish to marry him?” and she answers, “I do.” Then the groom is asked, “Do you wish to marry her?” and he replies, “I do.” After the ceremony, back home, the words “I do” are forgotten and turn into expectations: “You are my husband, so you must…,” “You are my wife, so you must…,” and the cycle continues.

Anyone Can Be a Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nI8VZt4o4-L4ne9Uwmyxpg https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4hXC7s45vZQw3TZyt3TgjA
When I thought TCM was merely a set of techniques for solving health problems, study and experience showed me I was wrong. Our health is only a series of waves and storms in life; the deeper, quieter “life” is what truly deserves our exploration. TCM can still guide us, helping us pursue a fulfilled existence. It is not just about health—it is a worldview, a way of thinking, a lifestyle, a mode of interpersonal relations, a channel between humanity and the cosmos, and a path for each of us to explore the wholeness of life. Everyone should spend a little time to understand, learn, and practice TCM, and remain devoted to it for a lifetime. After all, we have become the “parents” we once were, we have children, and we hope they grow up healthy and strong…

Finding Philosophy in Text, Insight in Life https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ei6fFy81WuOXakvO6Vj3qQ
As I grow older, I increasingly admire—no, I revere—the structural quality of the character “回” (huí, meaning “return”). Look at its outer form: square, angular, crisp. Look at its interior: also angular and square. It never relies on pretension or falsehood; it presents a consistent, sincere demeanor. This open‑hearted, upright spirit is truly commendable.

Why We Climb Mountains https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/51JmQt-kqfIreXCxuwe9AA
In the Qing dynasty, Yao Nai braved snow to ascend Mount Tai and watch the sunrise, witnessing the spectacular scene of “the blue mountains bearing snow, bright candles lighting the southern sky.” President Xi Jinping once quoted a couplet from a pavilion on Mount Heng (one of the Five Great Mountains) to inspire people: “Follow the Way and keep moving; when you reach the halfway point, press on; the heart’s understanding is near, so strive for the summit without shirking effort.” “When I climb to the peak, I become the summit.” In today’s unprecedented era of change, as we embark on a new journey of Chinese‑style modernization, we look toward the highest peaks, daring to scale them, believing that “though the dream is distant, pursuit makes it reachable; though the wish is hard, perseverance can fulfill it.” “I see the green mountains as charming; surely the green mountains will regard me likewise.” In the coming year, without avoiding hardship or danger, when we finally stand on the bright summit, we will discover: the green mountains await, and the spring hills are within sight.

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Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on 拾一集 (Weekly Reflections). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.