從《備急千金要方‧養性》論疾病的因應之道

Expound of Coping with Disease from“The Essential Prescription for Emergency: Nurturing”

人體之「氣」暢行無阻，則不易產生病痛。當外邪侵襲時未必致病，因形體與情緒相互影響的「氣不暢」才是生病主因。現代能量醫學證實，「病氣」成形於腦部的不愉快記憶，例如，情緒起伏所致的氣不暢，身體容易脹氣。反之，穩定的情緒可以切斷不良的精神連結，使「炁」傳導於全身細胞。道教養生稟持上工「治未病」的要旨，體現了疾病的認識與養生的實踐，本文以「氣」為問題發想，從《備急千金要方．養性》論疾病的因應。

The smooth flow of“qi/chi”(energy) can prevent one from getting sick. When the external“evil spirit”(hsieh) attacks a person, it would produce some“obstacles”in the body, resulting in the mental unstableness. The so-called“Energy Medicine”nowadays proves that the“evil qi/chi”on the one hand can produce the unhappy memories in the brain; for instance, the unstable emotion would result in flatulence in abdomen. On the other hand, stable mental state can prevent the link of all“evil spirit”together, resulting in the smooth flow of“qi/chi”through every cell in the body. The main principle of“Taoism”for forming“well-being”of a person is the“prevention”of any possible“sickness”in that person. This explains the importance of knowing the connection between the practice of well-being formation and sickness. Thus, this essay intends to take“qi/chi”as the main focus through the close reading of“Well-Being Forming”in Invaluable Prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of sickness.