Friday, October 8, 2021

What I learn

 

heritage in chinese civilisation

3.3 Relationship between the five emotions and the five 'zang' organs
i. relate to the five elements, for control and generation
ii. to regulate the five emotions, relate to Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism as Buddhism advocates impermanence, Confucianism kind-heartedness and humanity and Taoism laws of nature
iii. the existence of the five emotions is natural just as a baby when born into the world enters with clenched fist and crying; when a man leaves the world, he no longer clenches his fist, there is abandonment; so there is sorrow and happiness, there is obtainment and abandonment

3.3.1 Five 'zang' organs and five emotions
i. e.g. to manage anger/liver (wood), one needs sorrow/lung (metal), i.e. need to be sad to manage anger
ii. to regulate the emotions, fall back on Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism
iii. from crying (at birth) - smiling; abandonment - obtainment (clenching of fist at birth)
i.e. understand that nothing is permanent, law of nature, then one can regulate one’s emotions


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