常用引文　Commonly Used Citations

万物之生，皆禀元气。

[wàn wù zhī shēng, jiē bǐng yuán qì]

Everything is produced with the endowment of genuine qi.

气始而生化，气散而有形，气布而蕃育，气终而象变，其致一也。

[qì shǐ ér shēng huà, qì sàn ér yǒu xíng, qì bù ér fān yù, qì zhōng ér xiàng biàn, qí zhì yī yě]

When qi starts, there is generation and transformation; when qi moves, the shape of a thing is formed; when qi spreads, there is multiplication; when qi ends, the shape of a thing is changed: such a correspondence is ubiquitous.

生之来谓之精，两精相搏谓之神。

[shēng zhī lái wèi zhī jīng, liǎng jīng xiāng bó wèi zhī shén]

The original substance of life is called essence, and when yin and yang essence combine, vitality emerges.

积精全神。

[jī jīng quán shén]

Preserve the essence and perfect the spirit.

得神者昌，失神者亡。

[dé shén zhě chāng, shī shén zhě wáng]

Preserving vitality guarantees health while loss of vitality leads to death.

升降出入，无器不有。

[shēng jiàng chū rù, wú qì bù yǒu]

In all visible things, qi ascends, descends, goes out and comes in.

根于中者，命曰神机，神去则机息。根于外者，命曰气立，气止则化绝。

[gēn yú zhōng zhě, mìng yuē shén jī,shén qù zé jī xī。gēn yú wài zhě, mìng yuē qì lì, qì zhǐ zé huà jué]

When the vitality originates inside, it is called the mechanism of the spirit; if the spirit moves away, the mechanism ceases. When the vitality originates outside, it is called the establishment of qi; if qi stops, transformation ends.