The famous aphorisms about self-cultivation are as follows:

1. Running water does not rot, and it does not bite. The same is true of qi. If the shape does not move, the essence will not flow, and if the essence does not flow, the qi will be depressed.

The flowing water will not rot and stink, and the rotating door shaft will not rot, which is due to constant movement. The same is true of human body and essence. If the body is inactive, the essence in the body will not run, and if the essence does not run, the qi will stagnate. That is, people often say that life lies in exercise.

2. Spring grows in summer, and autumn harvests in winter, which is normal for people. A day is divided into four hours, the morning is spring, the day is summer, the day is autumn, and the midnight is winter.

Our country's health-preserving theory especially emphasizes "the harmony between man and nature". Ancestors believed that people lived between heaven and earth and were in harmony with nature. When nature changed, the human body would change accordingly. Only by conforming to nature, people would live a long life. Health preservation should not only conform to the changes of all seasons, but also conform to the changes of four seasons a day.

3. Five grains are for nourishment, five stores are for help, five vegetables are for filling, and five fruits are for benefit.

five grains: wheat, millet, millet, hemp and glutinous rice (rice is used instead of hemp). Five dishes: leek, onion, sunflower, onion, and epimedium.

five animals: cattle, dogs, sheep, pigs and chickens. Five fruits: plum, apricot, jujube, peach and chestnut. The meaning of this sentence is that grain (staple food) is the foundation of people's survival, while fruits, vegetables and meat are all auxiliary, beneficial and supplementary as staple food.

4. Be idle and have little desire, feel at ease but not afraid, work tirelessly, be obedient, follow your desires, and get what you want.

The mind is at ease with little desire, the mind is stable without fear, and the body is tired but not tired, so the true qi is in harmony, and everyone can satisfy his wishes as he pleases.

5. People who are good at cultivating their sexuality eat first when they are hungry, drink first when they are thirsty, and have a small appetite, but don't want to eat too much. I often want to satisfy my hunger, and hunger fills my ears.

people who are good at self-cultivation know how to eat before they are hungry and drink before they are thirsty. The more times you eat, the less food you eat, the less times you don't want to eat, and the more food you eat. If you want to eat often, you will feel full, and if you are very hungry, you will eat a lot.

6, the thickness of clothes, you want to fit at any time. Therefore, summer months should not be completely thin, and cold months should not be extremely thick.

Chinese ancient medical scientists have long understood the relationship between clothes and health preservation, and thought that the thickness of clothes should be frugal and moderate at all times. Don't wear too thin in summer and too thick in cold weather. Clothes should be adapted to the external climate, not too extreme.

7. If you are at peace, you will feel light about things, while if you are at peace, you will be obedient to things. If you are light outside, you will be obedient inside, but you will be physically prepared.

Su Dongpo, a writer in the Song Dynasty, believes that people are born with the words "security" and "harmony". "Peace" means meditation, and "harmony" means satisfaction. Pursuing peace makes foreign things move me lightly, advocating harmony makes me feel comfortable with foreign things, and then the truth of life is available.

8. The reason why benevolent people live longer is that they have no greed outside, but are quiet inside, and their hearts are peaceful without losing their integrity, and they take the beauty of heaven and earth to support their health.

The reason why benevolent people live long is that they have no greed outside, but their hearts are clean, their minds are calm and smooth, and they take good things from heaven and earth to maintain their health, so they live long and are healthy.