Do we really understand our biological selves?
This question makes me think of that ever-asked question: what is qi? We try to define it, make it concrete, something a person can grasp, but it's not. We may be coming close, but certain things are so complicated/simple or so large/small that it is difficult to get our brains around their meanings, structures, functions. Sometimes the more abstract concepts, such as the ones we use in Chinese medicine, are better at explaining life than the dissected terminology of western science. Are meridians just nerve pathways? Is jing (essence) our dna? etc. etc.
We see this a lot with nutrition fad. Studies say fat is bad. Wait, no carbs are bad. Umm, meat is good??? Ultimately, eating unprocessed food that is grown nearby is the best. Grass-fed beef. Raw milk. Living more in tune with nature, perhaps would give us a truer knowledge of our biological selves than reading the latest study would. Although, I have to admit, they are fun! Kind of like the quizes in women's magazines.
1 comment:
Yes... how does one explain qi, a challenge I have had for some time now, but we must be the chosen ones, eh? Am in complete agreement with living with the rhythms of nature and the seasons... makes the most sense to me... hai!
Carol
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