Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Wow. Well said > acupuncture > > Message: 1 > Fri, 7 Jan 2005 07:58:07 EST > AcuTkd > Opioids > > > In a message dated 1/7/05 4:53:24 AM, acupuncture writes: > > << so to speak in TCM > for when opioids' warming nature turns cold??? >> > > Lon: A person turns to this type of drug specifically to avoid facing things > and retreat from life. It already siginifies a lack of will (zhi) and > therefore, a diminishment of the fire in mingmen. There is then a circuar > effect where > the lack of will (inner strength-heart fire) leads to opiate use and the > opiate use further brakes down the will via the addicition. > It could be said that use of any substance, or even addiction to thought > forms involves lack of will, or at least will not properly informed by > Reality. However it should be clear that coffee, speed, or tobacco use, for > example, > could reinforce activity Whereas the opiates reflect a person turning their > back on the evolutionary impulse (mingmen) and saying " No " to life. What > colder > act could there be? > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > > ------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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