| I'm not sure dragging chrisitian views into this thread is particularly helpful.
The Chinese do not have the kind of history or mind-body duallism that we in the west have inherited since Cartesian times.
Yin and Yang are not seperate things as such, chi can mean anything on a scale from solid matter, liquids, gasses to energy fields on the other end of the scale and can represent things which are commonly almost imperceptible to those who have not had the required training to perceive it.
Internally there are may types of Chi which are associated with various organ systems and various souls or spirits such as the hun and po which are related to the internal organs.
Can anyone tell me in the field of Chinese Medicine what exactly is the difference between the 'soul' and the 'spirit'? |