The three months of winter, one calls “the shutting and storing away.”
Don’t put a strain on the Yang.
Sleep early, rise late,
Be sure to wait for the sunshine.
Keep an intent as though lurking and hiding,
As though it were a private thought,
As though you had succeeded already.
Avoid the cold, stay near the warm,
Don’t allow seeping through the skin,
Which lets the Qi be quickly stolen away.
