Beliefs vs Principles in Birth, Life and Medicine

There was recently a discussion among Chinese medicine practitioners about whether there is a purpose to gestation beyond the physical development of the fetus, in other words, is there a connection between a mother and her fetus beyond the placenta and umbilical cord? Instead of thought provoking answers to the question at hand, the discussion was continually pulled toward religious and superstitious beliefs, such as Buddhism and karma, conditioned souls and the mythical ghost fetus of Chinese lore, who waits under the bed for the moment of birth to unite with his physical body.   

If instead we can first look for the principle underlying life, then when we discuss life, health and the application of medicine, we can easily differentiate truth from superstition and religion. Further, starting from the principle of life, it naturally follows that we can see a greater purpose for gestation and birth that is both strikingly simple and deeply profound. With these principles at hand, gestation and birth are no longer mystical processes that require religious or superstitious beliefs to explain a natural process, which allows expectant mothers to connect to the real process occurring within.

Contemplating the complexities of life is not simple work, but it is a greatly satisfying and rewarding pursuit of Chinese medicine and Hunyuan medicine!