The three months of Summer are called the period of luxurious growth.
The breaths of Heaven and Earth intermingle and are
beneficial.
Everything is in bloom and begins to bear fruit.
After a night of sleep people should get up early in the
morning.
They should not weary during daytime and they should not
allow their minds to become angry.
They should enable the best parts of their body and spirit
to develop; they should enable their breath to communicate with the outside
world; and they should act as though they loved everything outside.
All this is in harmony with the atmosphere of Summer and all
this is the method for the protection of one’s development.
From The Yellow
Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, translated by Ilza Veith (Berkeley,
1966).
