The Yellow Emperor's Classic: Grand Basis (Huangdi Neijing Taisu), Vol 1

Preface to the Inner Canon

By integrating Principle, Vital Energyoriginal: 氣 (qi). The fundamental life force or breath that flows through all living things and governs health in Chinese medicine., Form, and Substance, and smelting them together in a single furnace, this work is uniquely capable of enabling the people of the entire world to dispel pestilenceoriginal: 殄戾 (tianli). Refers to calamities, diseases, or "evil airs" that cause illness. and together enter the Realm of Longevityoriginal: 壽域 (shouyu). A poetic term for a society where everyone lives to a natural, healthy old age.. This is my deep and earnest hope.