[:en]This is the primary term we use to interpret PaidaLajin, and it is also one of the secrets to the success of self-healing we advocate. A person with an understanding of this concept will not bluntly ask questions like “Where should I slap to heal ××× disease?” Instead, he/she will do PaidaLajin systematically, and not just focus on slapping a certain part of the body or healing a particular disease.

Regardless of what disease a person has, he/she must first ignore its name. Please note that it is the name that should be ignored, not the disease itself. A disease name is just the tip of an iceberg; there are likely other, more severe underlying diseases that even doctors and patients themselves are unaware of. Disease names are only labels affixed in modern medicine using existing measures based on known pathological indicators and statistics, yet these labels do not necessarily identify the actual diseases. A set of symptoms, or a disease with a particular name, may have different contributing causes. Dispensing prescriptions based solely on a disease name with no regard to its causes may worsen the condition.

Disease names can be very misleading. Here, I will use two very common ones—diabetes and hypertension—to exemplify my point.

Diabetes is misleading due to the use of blood glucose level. Your doctor tells you that you are diabetic and should take hypoglycemic drugs, and if your blood sugar is not under control, it can easily lead to heart problems, even glaucoma (an eye disease) in severe cases. This is the kind of knowledge taught in medical schools all along.

However, it has turned the causality upside down. By practicing PaidaLajin, we have learned that in all diabetics, Sha (colorful toxic waste that comes out during Paida, see also CHAPTER III Section II Sha and self-healing) will appear when the inner elbows are slapped (Heart and Pericardium Meridians run along the inner elbows). This signals that they already have heart problems but are unaware. When these people practice Lajin in reclining posture, they will feel pain at the root of the thighs and the back of the knees, which indicates that the Liver, Spleen, Kidney, and Urinary Bladder Meridians are all blocked, i.e. the corresponding organs all have problems. Problems with these organs are the real causes of diabetes.

Further investigation reveals that all diabetics suffer from emotional disorders, to varying degrees, such as tension, anxiety and depression. Such emotional turmoil leads to endocrine disorders. Let alone adults, most teenage students are stressed out before sitting for a major exam, thus suffering endocrine disorders and abnormal blood glucose levels.

In short, diabetes is caused by endocrine disorders, which is related to the Heart, i.e. a condition due to emotional problems. Some people are overly obsessed with money, power, social status or their children, and these obsessions make them tense and anxious all the time; some people eat and drink too well, too much. How can the endocrine system function well?

If hypoglycemic drugs are taken without taking into account the causes, it will further damage the functions of the heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and pancreas.

As a matter of fact, doctors and patients themselves are aware of the negative effects of medication. Drug descriptions clearly state that they are damaging to the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and other internal organs. Once the internal organs are damaged, the limbs and sensory organs will be affected. According to Chinese medicine, the Liver opens into the eyes. As long as the liver is functioning normally, the eyes will be healthy as well. Taking drugs or injecting insulin will damage the liver and lead to such eye problems as glaucoma and retinal detachment. Many diabetics take medicine as prescribed and end up with eye and internal organ problems. When the condition worsens, their feet will ulcerate and they could even end up being amputated.

To cure diabetes, we must not be misled by its name, but should instead identify the real causes. Diabetics should first be happy and self-assured, and learn to let go; and practice PaidaLajin to unblock the Heart, Liver, Spleen, Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians. When the internal organs are functioning well, the blood glucose level will return to normal.

Another good example is hypertension. To doctors and patients of hypertension, it is natural that antihypertensive drugs be taken to control blood pressure. The relationship between blood pressure and the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and other organs are simply ignored. As a result, the body’s internal organs are often damaged by the drugs taken.

Almost all antihypertensive drugs are diuretics that could weaken the functions of the kidneys. This will firstly lead to lowered libido, declined sexual function, prostate disorders and such urinary disorders as frequent and involuntary urination, etc.; Secondly, it will lead to insomnia, tinnitus, hearing loss, hair loss, bone loss, Alzheimer’s disease, and shortened lifespan; in addition, western medicine is acidic, and the acidity will destroy the tissues of blood vessel walls, causing blood vessel ruptures that could lead to stroke and heart disease.

The cause and effect mentioned above could be hard to grasp with only knowledge of Western medicine; however, it is clearly stated in the theory of Chinese medicine that “the Kidney governs the bones; its health is shown in the hair; it opens into the ears; and it controls memory, the urinary and excretory functions, and governs natural lifespan (how long a person is supposed to live).” The blood pressure will return to normal as long as the Heart, Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians are cleared of blockages.

In effect, there is no definitive standard for “normal” blood pressure; it relates to a person’s age, physique and many other factors. It changes from day to day, and fluctuates with the person’s mood and activities. Taking antihypertensive drugs inevitably induces more disorders, such as eye, liver, kidney, and stomach problems, and even more drugs will be needed to treat these new diseases. Many hypertensive patients die after years of medication, yet it is found that their deaths are not caused by high blood pressure. In this sense, the name “hypertension” is quite misleading.

All diseases with known names are so labeled according to identification and classification of modern medicine based on known standards, using known measures. And no matter how accurate the diagnoses of modern medicine or medical appliances are, there are still realms of the complex human body where their diagnoses and treatments are yet to cover holistically. The key to curing a disease is not in knowing the name, but rather in locating the root causes.

We advocate “ignoring the disease name”, in order that you can ignore the name of a disease, not the disease itself. It also reminds us that there are many diseases behind one particularly labeled disease. The names “diabetes” and “hypertension” imply that there is an underlying group of other diseases, and this phenomenon is referred to as “Complex Diseases”. All diseases are complex diseases, i.e. a complex of many diseases.

A disease indicates the blockade of many meridians, and its causes are also varied. We should be cautious not to leave out any blocked meridian, or be misled by a particular indicator or disease name; instead, we should strive for holistic health enhancement. We should try to unblock all blocked meridians and not just one of them. In fact, the only real healing is holistic healing; targeting a particular disease or a part of the body and ignoring the whole is always inviting endless trouble. PaidaLajin should be practiced on all parts of the body in a “carpet bombing” manner, so as to activate our internal “anti-virus mechanism”, i.e. the self-healing power, to clear away all diseases in the body.[:zh]

This is the primary term we use to interpret PaidaLajin, and it is also one of the secrets to the success of self-healing we advocate. A person with an understanding of this concept will not bluntly ask questions like “Where should I slap to heal ××× disease?” Instead, he/she will do PaidaLajin systematically, and not just focus on slapping a certain part of the body or healing a particular disease.

 

Regardless of what disease a person has, he/she must first ignore its name. Please note that it is the name that should be ignored, not the disease itself. A disease name is just the tip of an iceberg; there are likely other, more severe underlying diseases that even doctors and patients themselves are unaware of. Disease names are only labels affixed in modern medicine using existing measures based on known pathological indicators and statistics, yet these labels do not necessarily identify the actual diseases. A set of symptoms, or a disease with a particular name, may have different contributing causes. Dispensing prescriptions based solely on a disease name with no regard to its causes may worsen the condition.

 

Disease names can be very misleading. Here, I will use two very common ones—diabetes and hypertension—to exemplify my point.

 

Diabetes is misleading due to the use of blood glucose level. Your doctor tells you that you are diabetic and should take hypoglycemic drugs, and if your blood sugar is not under control, it can easily lead to heart problems, even glaucoma (an eye disease) in severe cases. This is the kind of knowledge taught in medical schools all along.

 

However, it has turned the causality upside down. By practicing PaidaLajin, we have learned that in all diabetics, Sha (colorful toxic waste that comes out during Paida, see also CHAPTER III Section II Sha and self-healing) will appear when the inner elbows are slapped (Heart and Pericardium Meridians run along the inner elbows). This signals that they already have heart problems but are unaware. When these people practice Lajin in reclining posture, they will feel pain at the root of the thighs and the back of the knees, which indicates that the Liver, Spleen, Kidney, and Urinary Bladder Meridians are all blocked, i.e. the corresponding organs all have problems. Problems with these organs are the real causes of diabetes.

 

Further investigation reveals that all diabetics suffer from emotional disorders, to varying degrees, such as tension, anxiety and depression. Such emotional turmoil leads to endocrine disorders. Let alone adults, most teenage students are stressed out before sitting for a major exam, thus suffering endocrine disorders and abnormal blood glucose levels.

 

In short, diabetes is caused by endocrine disorders, which is related to the Heart, i.e. a condition due to emotional problems. Some people are overly obsessed with money, power, social status or their children, and these obsessions make them tense and anxious all the time; some people eat and drink too well, too much. How can the endocrine system function well?

 

If hypoglycemic drugs are taken without taking into account the causes, it will further damage the functions of the heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and pancreas.

 

As a matter of fact, doctors and patients themselves are aware of the negative effects of medication. Drug descriptions clearly state that they are damaging to the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and other internal organs. Once the internal organs are damaged, the limbs and sensory organs will be affected. According to Chinese medicine, the Liver opens into the eyes. As long as the liver is functioning normally, the eyes will be healthy as well. Taking drugs or injecting insulin will damage the liver and lead to such eye problems as glaucoma and retinal detachment. Many diabetics take medicine as prescribed and end up with eye and internal organ problems. When the condition worsens, their feet will ulcerate and they could even end up being amputated.

 

To cure diabetes, we must not be misled by its name, but should instead identify the real causes. Diabetics should first be happy and self-assured, and learn to let go; and practice PaidaLajin to unblock the Heart, Liver, Spleen, Kidney and Urinary Bladder Meridians. When the internal organs are functioning well, the blood glucose level will return to normal.

 

Another good example is hypertension. To doctors and patients of hypertension, it is natural that antihypertensive drugs be taken to control blood pressure. The relationship between blood pressure and the heart, liver, spleen, kidney and other organs are simply ignored. As a result, the body’s internal organs are often damaged by the drugs taken.

 

Almost all antihypertensive drugs are diuretics that could weaken the functions of the kidneys. This will firstly lead to lowered libido, declined sexual function, prostate disorders and such urinary disorders as frequent and involuntary urination, etc.; Secondly, it will lead to insomnia, tinnitus, hearing loss, hair loss, bone loss, Alzheimer’s disease, and shortened lifespan; in addition, western medicine is acidic, and the acidity will destroy the tissues of blood vessel walls, causing blood vessel ruptures that could lead to stroke and heart disease.

 

The cause and effect mentioned above could be hard to grasp with only knowledge of Western medicine; however, it is clearly stated in the theory of Chinese medicine that “the Kidney governs the bones; its health is shown in the hair; it opens into the ears; and it controls memory, the urinary and excretory functions, and governs natural lifespan (how long a person is supposed to live).” The blood pressure will return to normal as long as the Heart, Liver, Spleen and Kidney Meridians are cleared of blockages.

 

In effect, there is no definitive standard for “normal” blood pressure; it relates to a person’s age, physique and many other factors. It changes from day to day, and fluctuates with the person’s mood and activities. Taking antihypertensive drugs inevitably induces more disorders, such as eye, liver, kidney, and stomach problems, and even more drugs will be needed to treat these new diseases. Many hypertensive patients die after years of medication, yet it is found that their deaths are not caused by high blood pressure. In this sense, the name “hypertension” is quite misleading.

 

All diseases with known names are so labeled according to identification and classification of modern medicine based on known standards, using known measures. And no matter how accurate the diagnoses of modern medicine or medical appliances are, there are still realms of the complex human body where their diagnoses and treatments are yet to cover holistically. The key to curing a disease is not in knowing the name, but rather in locating the root causes.

 

We advocate “ignoring the disease name”, in order that you can ignore the name of a disease, not the disease itself. It also reminds us that there are many diseases behind one particularly labeled disease. The names “diabetes” and “hypertension” imply that there is an underlying group of other diseases, and this phenomenon is referred to as “Complex Diseases”. All diseases are complex diseases, i.e. a complex of many diseases.

 

A disease indicates the blockade of many meridians, and its causes are also varied. We should be cautious not to leave out any blocked meridian, or be misled by a particular indicator or disease name; instead, we should strive for holistic health enhancement. We should try to unblock all blocked meridians and not just one of them. In fact, the only real healing is holistic healing; targeting a particular disease or a part of the body and ignoring the whole is always inviting endless trouble. PaidaLajin should be practiced on all parts of the body in a “carpet bombing” manner, so as to activate our internal “anti-virus mechanism”, i.e. the self-healing power, to clear away all diseases in the body. 

 

 

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