Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to health care, but many people may not be clear about what health care is. They think that health care means running, massaging, and dancing. In fact, these can only be regarded as health care. sinews. Some people think that as long as they are well fed, clothed, well-fed, and well-drinked, they are maintaining good health, but they do not know that this is just maintaining good health.
What is health preservation? It is recorded in ancient books: "Those who are good at health preservation nourish the mind at the top, the body at the middle level, and the muscles and bones at the bottom." It can be seen that we often put enough effort into the latter two, but fail to focus on the key points. The place has lost its kung fu. Nourishing the bones and body is the foundation, nourishing the mind is the key. Only by nourishing the mind and nourishing the mind can we truly nourish our lives and achieve real health effects from bottom to top.
The knowledge about nourishing the spirit not only exists in various ancient books, but also common people have relevant experience summaries. As one of the traditional cultural proverbs, there are many wise sayings about health preservation. Even today, these aphorisms are still thought-provoking and can always provide guidance to those who seek health preservation. For example, this sentence "If you have enough energy, you will not think about sexual intercourse, if you have enough energy, you will not think about food, and if you have enough spirit, you will not think about sleep." It has been widely circulated among the people, and it profoundly explains the nourishment of "essence, energy, and spirit" that is crucial in health preservation.
Nowadays, health care has become the focus of people's attention, which can be seen from the endless variety of health care meetings that are popping up all over the country and are expensive. However, today's health care mostly only focuses on the concept of health. It is believed that as long as you exercise properly and eat properly, you are healthy. Having said that, it is regrettable that no one has said that living longer and living more comfortably is a healthy point of view. So how long does it take to live?
In fact, many Taoist records have explanations about "long". They also call it Tiannian. They believe that human life cannot last forever, and there is a limit. They also clearly point out the extent of this limit. It's geometry. In "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Su Wen" it is mentioned that "it will last until the end of one's life and a hundred years old", and it is believed that this limit is one hundred years old. It is said in "Shangshu" that "shou is one hundred and twenty years old", and it is believed that only when one lives to 120 years old can he truly be said to have reached the age he deserves to live. Wang Chong, a famous philosopher in the Eastern Han Dynasty, said, "A life span of a hundred years is a positive number of human years. Just like an object dying in autumn, it is also a positive period of its life." Ji Kang, a famous person in the Jin Dynasty, also proposed that "a lifespan of one hundred years can be as long as a hundred years." Twenty, the same as in ancient and modern times."
It is not difficult to see that the real age should be between 100-120 years old. However, reality proves that few people can achieve the longevity they say. Everyone has a lifetime, but why they cannot enjoy it to the fullest? The fundamental reason is that they cannot follow nature. The society is developing rapidly, the pace of life is tense, and the pressure is huge. We can only occasionally pay attention to our mind and health in our spare time. Although we know how to take care of ourselves and keep in good health, we are often restless and infighting, even if we have done enough to maintain our body and bones. It also cannot achieve the effect of health preservation. How to achieve it is to have enough of the three "vital energy and spirit" as the saying goes in the question.
Cultivating "energy, energy and spirit" is the process of constantly replenishing the vitality of the relevant organs and ultimately realizing the balance between water and fire, thus indifference to the five desires. After the mind is calm, the Qi will be even, and the Qi will be even, and the spirit will be gathered. After the spirit is gathered, the essence will be sufficient. If the essence is sufficient, you can prolong your life. This is similar to what we call intention in daily life. Intention is not to move the mind but to meditate. Things done with intention can make people feel alive. Only through meditation can the essence, Qi and spirit be sufficient. When the essence and Qi are sufficient, lustful desires will not be easily aroused. This coincides with the view of traditional Chinese medicine that excess sexual fire damages the kidney qi. If kidney qi is sufficient, there will be less desire. Secondly, when qi and blood are sufficient, transportation and transformation will occur. Good, you won’t feel hungry easily.
It is said that Zhang Sanfeng can eat several meals in one meal, and can also go without food for several days; Shenzu is full of energy, rarely feels tired, and will not feel drowsy. Jing, Qi and Shen have been called the three treasures of life since ancient times and play a vital role in people's health and longevity. Only by having a broad mind and maintaining a cheerful spirit at all times can one be able to meditate and maintain stable emotions. Only by letting nature take its course and meditating without fighting can one truly enjoy the years of life.