Methods of Treatment (1)

"Uncle Shun, you are a man of great wisdom."

Su Ziyang respectfully asked, "You've just talked so much about the correspondence between personality traits and illnesses. According to your views and methods, how should these illnesses be treated?"

"Hmm. Let's talk about the headache you saw this afternoon!"

Ren Qushun thought for a moment and continued, "Headache. Getting angry with elders or superiors, being dissatisfied with the weather or society, cursing the heavens and the earth, even the wind and rain—the solution is repentance and crying. Crying out the negative energy will make it better. That's why I made her cry!"

"Don't underestimate crying; it's one of the best ways to release emotions. Headaches can also be caused by anger or fright."

"If you haven't neglected your filial duties, then it's just anger rising up. You'll feel like there's a lid or a ring on your head. You need to find the cause of this anger, such as not achieving your goal in something, or getting angry because of a family member. Whether it's anger or resentment, the solution is: repentance and laughter. Laughter allows negative energy to flow out from the top of your head or through your pores."

It might hurt more when you first start laughing, which means the lesion is moving. Keep laughing and it will gradually get better.

"Fright or stimulation can leave toxic substances in the body. Laughter can expel yin substances, which come out as mucus from the upper gums. Every time you get angry or stressed, a misty substance will surround your brain."

"When the heat is strong, the thin membrane on the head is thicker; when the heat is weak, the membrane is thinner, making the brain increasingly dizzy. When we repent, cry, or laugh, our brains vibrate, and at the same time, the yang energy enters and pushes the yin energy outward. When yang is sufficient, yin will inevitably exit; when yin is sufficient, yang will inevitably return. After a good laugh or a good cry, some yin phlegm will be expelled."

"Illnesses in the shoulders, arms, and legs indicate a lack of filial piety towards siblings. Or perhaps you've tried your best, but the other person didn't understand, causing you to get angry and upset."

"In this situation, the first thing to do is to repent. Filial piety is the bow of the boat, and brotherly love is the stern. Filial piety and brotherly love are on the same boat. Even if you do filial piety well, you've only done half the job; the other half lies in brotherly love. Filial piety nourishes the lungs, and brotherly love nourishes the heart."

"Because fraternal love cultivates a heart that can care for the elderly. After repentance and crying, laughter can also expel illness. When laughing, one's shoulders, arms, and legs may feel like they are emitting wind. This is because when one is angry, the energy flows downwards and turns into cold."

"Without internal causes, external ailments cannot be contracted. For example, arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are both caused by anger. When you get angry with peers or younger people, the energy flows downwards and turns into cold. You can expel illness by crying or laughing. When expelling illness, you will feel a cool breeze coming out, and after crying, your legs, waist, and soles of your feet will feel warm. This is the body adjusting after the yin energy is expelled."

"Sometimes, during periods of fluctuating illness, the more you repent, the worse it becomes. This is because the illness is moving outwards, so there's no need to worry or be afraid. When a person repents, they are filled with yang energy, which, once it enters the body, pushes the illness outwards. Therefore, even the most heinous sins can be absolved through repentance. When a person gets angry, it means they have already made a mistake. When you see others' faults, you are making mistakes yourself. You must learn to be tolerant and forgiving."

There are some people who, no matter how you try to persuade them, won't cry or laugh; they just remain unmoved!

"This is because the yin energy is too strong, and the yang energy is insufficient to move it. At this time, you need to make it laugh first. If it can't laugh, try a fake laugh. Every day, look in the mirror and ask yourself why you have a gloomy face and can't laugh. Over time, it will start to laugh."

"Crying can dispel grievances. Laughter can clear heat and increase yang energy. First, laugh; if you can't laugh, fake a laugh. As you laugh, you'll be able to cry."

"I've met people like that before, but that person was more sincere. After listening to me and laughing for half an hour, he burst into tears. Scenes of his past filial impiety flashed through his mind like a movie. The more he cried, the more remorseful he became, and the more remorseful he became, the more he cried. From then on, his illness improved day by day."

"Let me give you another example, cholecystitis, but it has to be a mild case, not a particularly severe case."

"First, ask yourself who made you so angry? Because the gallbladder is the official in charge of impartiality, and the liver is the official in charge of strategy; the liver and gallbladder are interdependent, and together they are responsible for planning and strategizing. At this time, don't be angry, just smile."

"Let's talk about another common minor ailment: a toothache. A toothache isn't a disease, but when it hurts, it's excruciating. At this point, you should be ruthless with yourself. Serves you right! Who told you to be so angry? Who told you to be so bossy? Who told you to be so autocratic? Serves you right! Let it hurt, let it hurt so much you die, then I won't care about you anymore."

"If you do that, the toothache should be gone in less than half an hour."

"Therefore, if one wants to repent, repent, and reform one's nature, one cannot be clever and cunning; one must be sincere."

A person who is quick-witted and perceptive may seem to have a good personality, but in reality, such a person is not good. They are often good in every aspect, but they cannot have a true reliable person to depend on.

"To truly transform yourself and become a new person, you need to undergo a complete metamorphosis. Honestly, it's difficult to find happiness without this transformation. You must not only love others, but also all things. All parents in the world are my parents, and all children in the world are my children. They should all be cared for and loved."

"This is what the sages meant when they said, 'Respect the elderly in your own family, and extend that respect to the elderly in other families; care for the young in your own family, and extend that care to the young in other families.'"

"The reason we are sick is because we have a discriminating mind. We are happy when we see good things or gain advantages, and we are unhappy and aggrieved when we suffer losses or injustices. This is what makes a wicked person."

"One should first repent and recover from illness, then undergo a miraculous transformation to become a respectable and upright person."

"As the saying goes, 'It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature.' To change one's nature requires hard work. One must restrain oneself and return to propriety, controlling oneself and remaining steadfast. One must work on the depths of one's own soul. One can find the good in others and the faults in oneself."

"This is what the sage meant by 'investigating things to acquire knowledge, and unifying knowledge with action.'"

"When I advise people, I usually start with filial piety, beginning with the first thing. The first thing is the head of the family—the parents, the guiding light for everyone. No matter what kind of parents they are, no matter if they are right or wrong (there are no inherently wrong parents). If you have parents like that, and someone else has in-laws like that, that's just fate."

"If you want to change your parents and in-laws, you must lead by example. If you truly do it, you will touch their hearts, and they will naturally change without your intervention. The younger generation cannot control the older generation."

"These days, most of the time, it's the younger generation who finds fault with the older generation and ends up getting sick from it. If you want to get better, you need to find the good in the other person. Finding the good in the other person is like opening the road to heaven, while acknowledging your own faults is like closing the gates of hell."

Su Ziyang didn't know if Ren Qushun had said those last words specifically because of his relationship with Fairy Li, but Fairy Li nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Although the two lived together, their parents were not involved. Looking ahead, Su Ziyang really didn't know if Fairy Li would be able to get along with his mother.