Sanpaku
Sanpaku (shortened from Japanese 三 白眼 , sampakugan , German "three-white eyes") describes a symptom according to the teaching of macrobiotics , especially according to Georges Ohsawa , by which an energetic (i.e. physical or mental) imbalance should be recognizable. Depending on the direction in which the imbalance tends, the Chinese natural philosophy of yin and yang speaks of yin-sanpaku or yang-sanpaku.
The yin sanpaku gaze is characterized by the visibility of the white conjunctiva below the iris . On the other hand, when looking straight ahead in a relaxed manner, this area is covered by the eyelids in most people .
In Yang-Sanpaku, which is said to be less common, the white can be seen above the iris.
According to followers of macrobiotic doctrine, a number of celebrities who died tragically or violently exhibited this supposedly ominous mark, including John F. Kennedy , Abraham Lincoln , Martin Luther King , John Lennon, and Princess Diana .
criticism
There is currently no medical evidence that could provide a scientific explanation for the phenomenon. The preoccupation with energetic imbalances as a cause of illness is, however, a branch of esotericism , as a result, no scientific statement can be made whether Sanpaku is a symptom of this. Ohsawa, the founder of the doctrine, was also not a doctor. The observation of the phenomenon in various celebrities who did not later naturally die cannot be generally transferred either, since the group is not chosen at random and is subject to some peculiarities, e.g. B. More frequent publication of pictures. In this way, on the one hand, both private individuals and celebrities who did not show the phenomenon but died violently, and on the other hand people who showed the phenomenon but died a natural, late death, are disregarded. A broad study that corresponds to a scientific approach would be required to investigate Sanpaku.
literature
- Georges Ohsawa (Nyoiti Sakurazawa): You too are Sanpaku . Mahajiva, 1992, ISBN 3924845204