Nanjing · The Gate of Life, Original Qi & the Triple Burner (Difficulties 8, 36, 39, 66)
The longevity heart of the Nanjing — its signature doctrine of the 命门 (Gate of Life) and the 肾间动气, the root of 元气 (original qi) between the kidneys, distributed through the body by the 三焦. This is the 'root of life' teaching that underpins all TCM longevity practice: conserve the source, nurture the root. Chinese-only study edition (wellness-focused, no prescriptions).
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The opening of the Classic of Eighty-One Difficult Issues — why the whole body can be read from the radial pulse at the wrist alone (独取寸口), the single most influential idea in Chinese pulse diagnosis. Chinese-only study edition: a plain-language framing and practical longevity applications (wellness-focused, no prescriptions).
Nanjing · Pulse Yin-Yang & the Normal-vs-Abnormal Pulse (Difficulties 11–22)
The second half of the Nanjing's pulse teaching — telling the healthy (平) pulse from the sick and the failing, why stomach-qi is the pulse's root, the 五十动 continuity test, and color-pulse correspondence. The longevity lesson: a calm, even, well-rooted baseline is health itself. Chinese-only study edition (wellness-focused, no prescriptions).
Nanjing · The Twelve Channels (Difficulties 23–26)
The Nanjing on the twelve regular channels — how qi and blood flow through the body as one continuous, looping circuit, the channels' lengths and their start-and-end junctions, and the 是动/所生 disease pairs. The longevity lesson: life is circulation — keep the loop flowing. Chinese-only study edition (wellness-focused, no prescriptions).