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“Cun” Measure in Acupuncture Point Location

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Acupuncture points affect therapeutic treatment results, and therefore, precision in their location is of great importance. The earliest record of proportional measurements to locate points can be found in Chapter 14 of the Celestial Pivot. The length and width of physical proportions are divided into equal, definite units determined by each patient’s own anatomical landmarks and the equivalent spaces in between.

Divisions are made by the second finger phalange of the index finger of the patient, and are a standard for point location.

The measurement of the width of their thumb joint would also equal one cun.

A four finger width measurement is used to locate acupuncture points who’s locations lie on the 4 limbs and the abdomen.

 

 

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Stillness of Heart and Mind

The Heart never stops storing impressions and yet it also knows emptiness. From birth, we have the capacity to know things by creating distinctions, differentiations, divisions, partiality, and thus duality; and yet also the Heart presence knows unity. In its experiencing, the Heart keeps moving, and yet also knows stillness. When the mind is used, it reflects. When the Heart sleeps, it dreams. When it takes its ease, it indulges in wandering in reverie. The pure essence of the present instills unification of Heart and mind.

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