Principle of Equilibrium of Chinese and Tibetan People.
People view life as ideal when it is in equilibrium. Almost all peoples believe in the principle of equilibrium, wherein everything should be in balance. They believe that only in balance can one find harmony. Some believe that this is achieved when an excess is balanced by another force. The principle of equilibrium mainly focuses on the persons personality and health, wherein these depend on all of the humors. Thus, when there is an excess or deficiency in one or more of the humors, the human body becomes ill.
The Tibetan term nyes pa, which means defect, is translated in English as humor. There are three classifications of humors, namely wind, bile and phlegm. These three humors have five sub - classification. The five classifications of wind humor are life-sustaining, pervading, fire-accompanying, ascending and descending wind. On the other hand, the five classifications of bile humor are digestive e, accomplishing, color-transforming, complexion clearing, and sight giving. Also, the five kinds of phlegm are the supportive, experiencing, decomposing, satisfying, and connective phlegm. These three humors are believed to come from three mental afflictions of attachment, delusion and hatred. Tibetans believe that attachment is the primary cause of the imbalances that results to wind humor. On the other hand, delusion produces imbalances of phlegm humor and hatred is the cause of bile imbalances. At equilibrium, these humors sustain the human body thus a person has good health but during illness, the humors produce cold and heat disorders (Dondes, 2000).
The Chinese has a different perspective on the principle of equilibrium. As discussed in class by Pam Kemp, they believe that the body structure of a human being is composed of a Yin and a Yang. It is believed that the front of the body is Yin and the back is Yang. This also applies on the body organs. The Yin organs are those you cannot live without, while the Yang organs are those you can live without, example spleen. The Yin and
Yang are of opposite nature however, they depend on each other.
Thus, different races believe that an imbalance to the elements sustaining life and good health leads to illness. There are different etiologies of illness, as discussed in class. On naturalistic point of view, illness is caused by an imbalance of the elements, which may be humors, dosha, or yin and yang. On the other hand, the personalistic point of view believes that illness is caused by the intervention of a non-human or supernatural agent.
These different views on the cause of illness guide the treatment done by the health care provider before the modern medicine. As Diane Mandel said, healing is recognizing that there is an interrelationship of all things. This is important to remember because an illness is not only localized in one area or aspect but it can also affect the whole system of the body and even the mental health of the person. The Tibetans has a way of treating illness that uses sound. The sound bowl healing is a therapy wherein healing with sounds brings us to consciousness of oneness. This sense of wholeness is perceived as a divine light energy that we came into existence with. They also believe that this energy continues to exist in the physical world even after a person leaves his body because they believe that energy is finite and doesnt leave the planet. On the other hand, one of the treatments that Chinese do on the ill person is acupuncture. Pam Kemp discussed in class that although there are hundred of points in the body, it is not necessary to stick needles in all these points. The Chinese believe that through these needles, the negative energy can flow out of the body, thus balancing the forces within the body and in the process healing the person.
It is widely accepted that different races have different belief on the forces that brings ones health and the world into balance. There is no cardinal way in treating an illness even in modern medicine. Although the Tibetan and Chinese way of treating an illness is not well supported by research studies done scientifically, years will tell us that these methods of treatment are effective.
The Tibetan term nyes pa, which means defect, is translated in English as humor. There are three classifications of humors, namely wind, bile and phlegm. These three humors have five sub - classification. The five classifications of wind humor are life-sustaining, pervading, fire-accompanying, ascending and descending wind. On the other hand, the five classifications of bile humor are digestive e, accomplishing, color-transforming, complexion clearing, and sight giving. Also, the five kinds of phlegm are the supportive, experiencing, decomposing, satisfying, and connective phlegm. These three humors are believed to come from three mental afflictions of attachment, delusion and hatred. Tibetans believe that attachment is the primary cause of the imbalances that results to wind humor. On the other hand, delusion produces imbalances of phlegm humor and hatred is the cause of bile imbalances. At equilibrium, these humors sustain the human body thus a person has good health but during illness, the humors produce cold and heat disorders (Dondes, 2000).
The Chinese has a different perspective on the principle of equilibrium. As discussed in class by Pam Kemp, they believe that the body structure of a human being is composed of a Yin and a Yang. It is believed that the front of the body is Yin and the back is Yang. This also applies on the body organs. The Yin organs are those you cannot live without, while the Yang organs are those you can live without, example spleen. The Yin and
Yang are of opposite nature however, they depend on each other.
Thus, different races believe that an imbalance to the elements sustaining life and good health leads to illness. There are different etiologies of illness, as discussed in class. On naturalistic point of view, illness is caused by an imbalance of the elements, which may be humors, dosha, or yin and yang. On the other hand, the personalistic point of view believes that illness is caused by the intervention of a non-human or supernatural agent.
These different views on the cause of illness guide the treatment done by the health care provider before the modern medicine. As Diane Mandel said, healing is recognizing that there is an interrelationship of all things. This is important to remember because an illness is not only localized in one area or aspect but it can also affect the whole system of the body and even the mental health of the person. The Tibetans has a way of treating illness that uses sound. The sound bowl healing is a therapy wherein healing with sounds brings us to consciousness of oneness. This sense of wholeness is perceived as a divine light energy that we came into existence with. They also believe that this energy continues to exist in the physical world even after a person leaves his body because they believe that energy is finite and doesnt leave the planet. On the other hand, one of the treatments that Chinese do on the ill person is acupuncture. Pam Kemp discussed in class that although there are hundred of points in the body, it is not necessary to stick needles in all these points. The Chinese believe that through these needles, the negative energy can flow out of the body, thus balancing the forces within the body and in the process healing the person.
It is widely accepted that different races have different belief on the forces that brings ones health and the world into balance. There is no cardinal way in treating an illness even in modern medicine. Although the Tibetan and Chinese way of treating an illness is not well supported by research studies done scientifically, years will tell us that these methods of treatment are effective.
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