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The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic
2022-02-11【Chapter】Su Qing Qi Tong Tian Theory Chapter III
[sic] Therefore, the Yang Qi is one day and the Lord is outside, the Pingdan people are popular [61], the Yang Qi is long in the middle of the day, the Yang Qi is empty in the west of the day, and the valve is closed [62]. It is the reason for the twilight and rejection[63], there is no disturbance to the bones, no fog dew, and the reverse is three hours[64], and the shape is trapped and thin[65].
[61] Pingdan: When the sun comes out. Qing Zhang Zhicong: "A day is divided into four hours: the dynasty is spring, the middle of the day is summer, the day is autumn, and the night is winter." Therefore, "Pingdan is popular, the sun is in the middle of the day and the yang is rising, the sun is west and the yang is empty, and the valve is closed."
[62] Valve: Refers to sweat holes.
[63] Rejection: It means to take back the yang qi and hide it inside to ward off external evils.
[64] Three hours: refers to the above three periods of Time: Pingdan, Nichiren, and Nisshin. The behavior that people should do in these "three hours" is, "In the middle of the day and the day, the qi travels in the yang, and the qi that can be moved is moved; the qi in the day and the west is in the yin, and when it is quiet, it is quiet", "If the movement is obedient, the qi is weak and bad" (Qing Yao Zhi'an).
[65] Sleepiness: Sleepiness and weakness.
【Translation】 The yang qi of the human body mainly plays the role of guarding the muscle surface during the day. Every day when the sun has just come out, the yang of the human body also begins to move; at noon, the yang of the human body also reaches its peak; when the sun sets, the yang of the human body is weakened, and the sweat holes are closed. Therefore, after dark, people should stop their activities and go to rest in order to maintain yang qi and defend against external evils; they should not disturb their bones and bones, and should not touch the mist dew. Whoever violates the laws of movement and stillness that should be followed in the three periods of the day, morning, noon and twilight, will become more and more sleepy and weak.
