Understanding Shen in Classical Chinese Texts AAssssoocciiaattee PPrrooff. MM.DD. LLaann FFeennggllii Shanghai University of TCM 1 To see a world in a ggrain of sand,, And a heaven in a wild flower, HHolldd iinffiiniitty iin tthhe pallm off your hhandd, And eternity in an hour. ‐‐‐ Auguries of Innocence by William Blake (1757‐ 11882277)) 2 A patient with SHEN is apt to recover from iillllnneessss, wwhhiillee aa ppaattiieenntt lloossiinngg SSHHEENN hhaass aa poor prognosis. ‐‐‐The Chapter of Moving Essence and Changing Qi ffrom HHuang DDii’’s IInner CCllassiic • BBasiic QQuesttiions 3 Outline Introodduucctioon too Meeaninggss oof SSheen Etymology Understanding Shen in Classical Chinese Texts SHEN and Psychotherapy in Chinese Medicine 4 SSHHEENN ggoodd oorr ssuuppeerrnnaattuurraall bbeeiinngg;; the law in the nature; spiiriit; maggic,, supperb,, excellent ‐‐‐DDiiccttiioonnaarry ooff CCoommmmoonnlly UUsseedd CChhaarraacctteerrss iinn Archaic Chinese 5 SSHHEENN AA ccoolllleeccttiivvee tteerrmm ffoorr mmaann’ss lliiffee aaccttiivviittiieess iinn aa broad sense; and MMaann’’ss tthhiinnkkiinngg aanndd aawwaarreenneessss aaccttiivviittiieess iinn aa narrow sense ‐‐‐ A CCoonccissee Diccttioonaaryy ooff CChineessee Meeddiccinee 6 SHEN in The Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine Transformations, changes, and fRunuclteiosn osf ocfh thaen gmeast eorfia tlhs e i nn tahteu re nature AAAAllllll lloo aaff cctttthhiieevv iiaattiicceettssii vvooiiffttii eehhssuu mmooffaa mmnn aalliinnff‘eess lliiffee Thinking and awareness of Thinking and awareness of mmeenn mmaann 7 Meanings of SHEN Shen Gods Laws of Gods & Ghosts Marvelous LLaawwss nature changes of the Spirit nnaattuurree 8 示示 申 9 The Original Meaning of 示 示 示 二(上) ||| Sun Upper Moon HHeeaavveenn Stars 示:Offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors, or to rites. 10
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