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His eyes are his spies with speaking power resembling a
king. His ears are his informants; his tongue is his translator; his
heart is his divan of knowledge; his stomach is his treasury; his
gall bladder is the source of his patience so that his flesh will not
rupture. It is the bond and treatment of the body. His lungs are
his fan; the hands are his guards and his legs are his vehicle.
His flesh is equivalent to earth; his bones are like mountains;
his hair is like plants; his arteries are like medicine, and his
abdominal organs are like metals.
His body consists of nine jewels built on nine circles inside
one another. The outer circle encompasses the flesh, the bones,
the muscles, the nerves, the brain, the skin and the nails. The
brain fills the cavity of the bones. Its function is to maintain
energy and flexibility of bones. The function of bones is to hold
and stabilize the flesh around them. The function of the muscles
is to tie up joints and move organs. The function of the flesh is
to seal the defects in the body and protect the bones from
fracturing and dislocation. The function of arteries is to deliver
blood to various parts of the body. The function of the blood is
to regulate the temperature of the body, maintain life, adjust
temperament and generate motion. The function of the skin is to
guide the extremities, hold them and bundle them to protect
them from splitting and scattering.
The body has twelve holes equivalent to the number of
constellations. Since there are six northern constellations and six
southern constellations, there are six holes in the body on the
left side and six on the right side similar to the arrangement of
the constellations qualitatively and quantitatively. Also, the
seven moving planets which control the laws of the celestial
bodies affecting and regulating all beings, are similar to the
human body which has seven influential forces stemming from
the human mind to promote the well-being of the body.
Additionally, these planets, which have spirits, bodies and souls
acting upon and influencing metals, animals and plants, are
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