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The Heart

in Ling Shu chapter 8

Plot

This book presents the central position of the heart in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, Neijing Lingshu chapter 8. The heart is seen as a void, a silent centre, yet the root of the spirits. Framed within the traditional structure of the Emperor's questioning and his Minister's answers, the chapter contains an important discussion of the thirteen fundamental concepts of Chinese medicine: de (virtue), qi, sheng (life), jing (essence), shen (spirit), hun (soul), po (bodily soul), xin (heart), yi (purpose), zhi (will), si (thought), yi (reflection) and zhi (wisdom). -- website.