FAQ

Visit here for answers to some common questions.

Answers

The Books

Essential books for study

View the List

Paths to Climb the Mountain

You can choose to Learn in a modular way by taking individual courses or You can apprentice.

Learn more here.

Chapter 75 How greediness injures

民之飢,以其上食稅之多,是以飢。民之難治,以其上之有為,是以難治。民之輕死,以其求生之厚,是以輕死。夫唯無以生為者,是賢於貴生。 1. The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine. 2. The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them). It is through this that they are difficult to govern. 3. The […]

Continue reading

Li Chun – Spring Commences

立春 Li Chun Spring Commences February 4-5

Continue reading

Bai Lu – White Dew

báilù 白露 165° Sep 7 – 9 condensed moisture makes dew white

Continue reading

Herbal Competencies

[pdf-embedder url="https://mountain-u.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HerbComp.pdf"]

Continue reading

Resources

www.anatomyarcade.com https://www.free-anatomy-quiz.com/index.html   http://www.journal.ac/ https://www.scopus.com/home.uri https://doaj.org/ https://www.e-sciencecentral.org/index.php   http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/front/index.html https://www.sacredlotus.com/ https://www.iep.utm.edu/ https://ctext.org/ancient-classics https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm https://www.khanacademy.org/  

Continue reading

Herbs contraindication in pregnancy

Herbs contraindication in pregnancy 1. absolute contraindication 1) herbs with toxicity or drastic action( shui yin, xiong huang, ban mao, ma qian zi, chan chu, chuan wu, cao wu, li lu, gu di, ba dou, gan sui, da ji, yuan hua, qian niu zi, shang lu) 2) herbs that move qi and blood strongly: (such […]

Continue reading

Chapter 6 The completion of material forms

谷神不死,是謂玄牝。玄牝之門,是謂天地根。綿綿若存,用之不勤。 The valley spirit dies not, aye the same; The female mystery thus do we name. Its gate, from which at first they issued forth, Is called the root from which grew heaven and earth. Long and unbroken does its power remain, Used gently, and without the touch of pain. [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Derek Lin” style=”fancy”] […]

Continue reading

V. ENERGY

V. ENERGY 1. Sun Tzu said: The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers. 2. Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a […]

Continue reading

Chapter 78 Things to be believed

天下莫柔弱於水,而攻堅強者莫之能勝,其無以易之。弱之勝強,柔之勝剛,天下莫不知,莫能行。是以聖人云:受國之垢,是謂社稷主;受國不祥,是謂天下王。正言若反。 1. There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it; — for there is nothing (so effectual) for which it can be changed. 2. Every one in the world knows that the […]

Continue reading