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Human body in the light of Yin and Yang

One of the best miracles of the universe happens in this earth when a Mobile spermatozoon from a Male, the Tiniest cell, Positive(+) and Yang in nature, enters the Static Female ovum, which is the Largest cell, Negative(-) and Yin in nature. I would request readers earnestly to read the previous post regarding Yin and Yang for a complete comprehension of the discussion here.

We often miss out about the concept of Yin an Yang that not only to Amplitude, Quality or Form but it applies equally to Position also. Yin representing the Inner portion of anything and Yang the Outer, they combined constitute the very concept of space. Just like the initial disturbance of Dynamicity(Yang) within the supreme Consciousness(Yin) gave birth to its physical counterpart Vibration and unitedly sustained this space-time matrix or the cosmic egg; the very imbalance created by Positive(+) spermatozoon within Negative(-) ovum generates the potential to germinate further cells and they together sustain the wonder of nature called life.

The prime or the battery cell of life gets divided into Two and from two into a Quadruple. This quadruple acts like a Four cylinder electricity producing atomic reactor. Further it reproduces cells in quadruples only and goes on to form a more than 60 billion times magnified full grown human body than its initial size. With the driving potential difference safely maintained in the grey and white matter cells of brain(The exact + or - polarity correspondence not yet discovered), bio electricity or 'chetana' flows towards and back from the whole body through 12+2 approximated lines called Meridians. Each of the 12 meridians attributing to the control of each of the 12 organs in the 5 elements chart, they together control the functionality of the body. There are also 2 hypothetical central meridians.
12+2 meridians in human body

It is my view that, the approximation of the meridians had been done based on the resultants of the flow vectors of bio electricity within the complex neural network, which are subjected to specific organs.

Like the nuclease of an atom the DNA which is deterministic of a living identity follows the same principle of creation. In the genes a sequence of Four bases (guanine, adenine, cytosine, and thymine) codes for the synthesis of amino acids in proteins. When that information is copied into RNA, these sequences surprisingly become triplets contributing to a total of 64 possible codons for amino acid synthesis.

No wonder we observe a 5 elemental pattern in human brain cells and thus in the whole body. Each of four of the elements controls a pair of organ in the body while the element Fire controls a double pair.

Disturbance in any of the elements that leads to diseases is well defined by disturbance in the corresponding organs and vice versa. Acupuncture/pressure/magnet therapy, Moxibustion therapy etc. adopted the idea of controlling any disease by controlling the respective organs by treating certain points on the Meridians called Acu points or 'Marma bindu'.

The pairs of organs controlled by the Elements are by themselves Yin and Yang pairs. Evidently similar to the nature of Femininity, Yin organs work relentlessly through the entire span of our lives while Yang organs act as check valves to the Yins. Similar to the nature of Masculinity Yang organs work in burst mode only when there is load and go to rest otherwise. Without proper rest they get damaged. Yang organs are situated in comparatively lower positions in the body than their Yin counterparts.

It may render no surprise that an imbalance in any organ is of Two types i.e. Excess, representing more flow of bio electricity to it than necessary and Deficiency, representing less flow. In the previously mentioned therapy methods this excess or deficiency is treated by sedating(decreasing conductivity) or toning(increasing conductivity) proper acu points of that organ or by giving neutral energy and letting the feedback system of our brain to decide what is necessary to restore balance. Each organ is further divided into Yin and Yang by means of position and nature of energies it possesses.

These sublayers allow sufficient in-depth analysis of any disease and cure of the same from the root. E.g. Fatty Liver syndrome is a case of Liver Yang(outside) Excess. The excess is Earth(humidity/fat deposition) in nature. This situation can be tackled by Sedating liver Yang, sedating liver Earth, passing the excess energy from Liver to Gall bladder, decreasing the energy of Liver(Wood, Yin organ) by increasing the energy of Lungs(Metal, Yin organ) as per the controlling cycle and some further intricate combinations, all applied through specific acu points in the meridians.

Both anatomically and psysiologically our bodies are so aligned with the Yin Yang theory that our sets of skills and abilities also follow the same. There are 64 types of classical arts, mentioned in Indian theology, 64 aspects of sexual unions in Kamasutra, 64 chequers in the most intelligent game Chess, maximum 64 number of strokes in any Chinese character, 64 golden discs in the Tower of Bramha puzzle and so on.

Isn't it remarkable that the most complicated yet ornate system known to human kind is the human body itself? Isn't it even more enthralling to know that even before 5000 years from now our sages had had complete control over their bodies? Control demands crucial understanding. I finish here with the hope that this Duality approach shall pave the way towards the same.

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