生氣通天論篇第三(吳奇教授英文版學習筆記5)和題外話
陽氣者,煩勞則張,精絕,When one is over-worked, the Yang energy in his body will become hyperactive and excretes outside(張:亢奮且外瀉) causing the exhaustion of Yin(精絕:陰耗盡). 辟積于夏,使人煎厥,目盲不可以視,耳閉不可以聽,潰潰乎若壞都,汩汩乎不可止。If the disease is protracted, and the weather is hot in summer, the disease of anterior jue will occur. The disease is characterized by the syndromes of hearing nothing as if the ears are being stopped, and seeing nothing as if the eyes are dim-sighted(目光昏花), like the dash of water in swift and irresistible momentum which can hardly be controlled. 像洪水水勢兇猛不可控。陽氣者,大怒則形氣絕;而血菀于上,使人薄厥。The Yang energy will rush upward when one is in a great rage, and the blood will go upward in the wake of it. If the blood stagnateds in the chest, the physique and the activating vital energy will become obstructed. In this case, the confusion of vital energy and blood is called syncope (薄厥:氣血上逆而暈厥) due to emotional upset. 有傷于筋,緃,其若不容,If the tendon is hurt, it will be slow in contracting and can not be used wilfully. 汗出偏沮,使人偏枯。If one side of the body of a man is usually obstructed and no sweat appears when one should perspire, he might contract hemiparalysis (偏癱) in the near future. 只有半邊身子出汗,未來有偏癱的風險。汗出見濕,乃生痤疿。When one is perspiring and sweat pores are opened, if by this time, he takes a cold bath, the evils of wetness and heat will be stagnated withing the muscular striae. 如果一個人很熱,正在出汗,毛孔全開,此時洗個冷水澡,濕邪和熱邪就會被困在肌肉腠理。 It will cause furuncle(痤:癤子) when the case is serious and cause prickly heat(疿:疿子) when the case in slight. 嚴重會長癤子,輕會長疿子。膏粱之變,足生大丁,受如持虛。The one who is addicted to delicious food often has stagnated heat inside and is apt to contract cellulitis(蜂窩性組織炎) and the stagnated heat stemmed from asthenia(虛). 因虛致郁熱。勞汗當風,寒薄為皶,郁乃痤。When one sits or lies against the wind and perspires after doing hard labour, the cold evil may invade his skin and muscular striae. 運動或勞動出大汗後對著風吹,寒邪就會侵入肌膚和腠理。It will cause comedo(粉刺) when the case is slight, and cause sore(肌肉等發酸) when the case is serious. 輕則長粉刺,重則肌肉、關節等發酸。這段總結了幾種不良習慣帶來的影響,對現代人也非常有參考價值。除了這些,其實第一段說的也是沒事不要隨便練氣功,練岔氣,陽氣亂跑是非常危險的事情。