Tracing the Roots of a Hundred Ailments

Teacher Qin Shuyuan is a practitioner of China's outstanding traditional culture. She is currently principal of the Xiaoti Training School in Feng County, Jiangsu; a senior lecturer at the Henan Provincial National Studies Research Association; a lecturer for the Zhejiang Vegetarian Association; an expert lecturer at the Tianjin National Culture Promotion Center; and a Ministry of Education Central Audio-Visual Education Center-certified teacher of Chinese traditional culture, specializing in Confucian culture.

Years ago, she entered the world of Chinese traditional culture. Over the past several years, she has traveled throughout the country, tirelessly sharing its teachings without seeking fame or profit. She explains the principles behind everyday life and speaks directly to the dust and grime deep within people's hearts. Countless people have come to recognize mistakes they had never noticed before and correct them through study, gaining health of both body and mind. Learn the best of traditional culture and become a Chinese person of virtue. As the ancient sages of China said, “A family that accumulates good deeds will have blessings to spare; a family that accumulates evil deeds will have misfortune to spare.”

Teacher Qin has held public lectures across the country under the title “The Way of Health and Well-Being for Body and Mind in Chinese Traditional Culture,” showing people the way to a healthy life, harmony of body and mind, a family that benefits society, and true happiness. Countless people have made astonishing improvements to their physical and mental health through learning. This book brings together the many examples Teacher Qin Shuyuan shared while teaching in different places. The Standards for Being a Good Student and Child says, “To draw near to the benevolent is infinitely good: virtue grows day by day, and mistakes grow fewer.” Being able to draw near to those who are truly benevolent is a blessing for us all.