The ancient Greeks thought that the world was only a simulation of the conceptual world, and it was not worth nostalgia at all. So what was there to raise? Christian culture will not be associated with health preservation, they have to overcome their physical desires in order to go to heaven; The asceticism tendency of Indian culture is more obvious. It is more important to keep fit and get rid of it.
It can be said that China people are the most secular, and the concept of health preservation was first established.
For example, the hexagram of Yi in the Book of Changes systematically points out the content of health preservation, and its Xun Zhuan says:
Cheng Yi said: "Keeping in good health, keeping in shape, caring about morality and caring about people are all ways to support yourself. Announce with interest to keep in good health; Eat and drink clothes to keep fit; Wei Yi is courageous and supports virtue with virtue; Push yourself and things to support others. "
It can even be said that as long as you are alive, you must "raise". Health preservation is not only the maintenance of the body, but also a political concept and method. Therefore, the meaning of health care is very broad. Now we only care about the health care of the body, which is a narrow concept of health care, but this concept of health care comes from Confucianism rather than Taoism.
Confucius has pointed out the close relationship between health preservation and the rise and fall of blood gas here.
The Core Monument of Dai Yi's Life is more clear about the relationship between physical and mental health and qi: "Those who eat grains are wise, and those who eat qi live longer." In fact, this is already a method of refining gas for breathing.
In the Analects of Confucius, Confucius even pointed out the relationship between health preservation and psychological adjustment: "Those who know enjoy water and those who are benevolent enjoy Leshan. Those who know move, those who are good are quiet. Those who know are happy, and those who are benevolent are longevity. " According to Dong Zhongshu's explanation, a benevolent person, "his heart is at ease, his heart is calm, his spirit is harmonious, his desire is frugal, his things are easy, his way is easy, so he is omnipotent and peaceful and rational."
It can be seen that the "benevolence" pursued by Confucius is not only a moral criterion, but also a principle of health preservation. The reason why benevolent people can live long is that their hearts are harmonious and relaxed, and their qi is smooth.
According to this truth, Yan Yuan, Confucius' favorite disciple, should live a long life, because he can "be inhuman in March". Even in Master Zhuangzi, Yan Hui has surpassed Confucius, and his story is famous for "forgetting".
Of all the disciples, he should be the closest to the standard of "long life for the benevolent", but he died early.
History:
Yan Hui turned white in his twenties and died at the age of forty. Confucius felt very sad about his death and felt very sorry.
He is a very important example. Is it true that "the benevolent lives long"? If so, why did Yan Hui die so early? This question must be answered!
Chen Chun recorded a quotation from Zhu:
The explanation given by Zhu is that benevolent people only live long in theory, but this may not be the case in practice. However, as I said before, the longevity of the benevolent is the inevitable effect of kung fu, which means that longevity is not just a theory, but a reality. There are contradictions in this. Unless you think that longevity is not what Confucianism pursues, you can have the best, and it doesn't matter if you don't have it. The key is whether you can have a neutral atmosphere and be honest with each other when you are alive.
This attitude is what Confucius emphasized: "Do your best and listen to your destiny". The length of life is fate, but the quality of life is personnel, and we can do something to realize it. Zhu quoted "The Analects of Confucius Yongye" to explain that "life is straightforward, and those who miss it are lucky not to die". "beginning of life is straight", that is to say, people live because of integrity, which is a logic with "benevolent people live long". If a is, b is. A person, if "straight", is "born"; If "benevolence", then "longevity". Logically speaking, A is a necessary condition for B, but it is not a sufficient condition. That is to say, not only is there a way to get B, but C can also get B..
By the same token, a person can live for a long time, not only because honest and frank is kind, but also because he is heartless. However, Confucius and Zhu Xi believe that the "life" and "longevity" achieved by other means are just a fluke, not the right way.
Despite this explanation, people still feel unconvinced, because many great sages in Confucianism have lived for a long time. For example, Confucius lived over 70 years old, Mencius lived over 80 years old, and Xunzi even exaggerated, 100 years old. It can be seen that the Confucian way of keeping in good health is still effective and can really make people live longer.
So we must find the reason from other aspects. According to the literature, we can see that Yan Hui is actually very poor:
The Analects of Confucius Yong also said that he:
Although life is really poor, he doesn't care about it himself, and "people will be worried if they can't bear it, and they won't have fun when they go back." Year after year, his health naturally collapsed.
As we all know, Confucius advocated:
Confucius himself attached great importance to the aftercare of material and diet, but Yan Hui just ignored it.
In fact, keeping in good health should not only nourish the heart and restore energy, but also strengthen the body, otherwise there will be problems in Yan Hui. In fact, Confucianism has long noticed this problem. The "Yi" divination mentioned above mentioned keeping in shape and paying attention to diet and clothes. Xun Yue of the Han Dynasty concluded:
The key point of health preservation is: appropriate, not excessive, that is, neutralization. The doctrine of the mean is actually the truth of keeping in good health. People should be neutral, so that they can live long and well.
From the above, we can know that longevity, good mood and optimism are very important. However, we must not neglect diet: eat on time, go to bed early and get up early, don't eat spoiled food, don't deal with meals casually, and pay attention to the nutritional collocation of food. These are common reasons, but it is difficult for people to do it, because there are too many distractions and temptations in modern society, which make us eat badly and sleep badly.
then what
Finally, to sum up, spend less money and rest more. Life is basically static, "life lies in static". As long as you know a little common sense of economics, you can know that your energy has two kinds: absorption and consumption. When absorption is greater than consumption, you are naturally healthy and energetic. On the contrary, you are sick and unhealthy. People's absorptive capacity is actually very difficult to exercise, and it deteriorates with age. The only thing we can do is to consume less, rest more, eat less greasy food, run without sweating, exercise without fatigue, and do not exercise casually at night. , all in order to reduce consumption.
Don't be fooled by "life lies in sports".
Off topic, I still want to mention philosophy. The essence of philosophy is "concept clarification" and "premise reflection". Clarification and reflection are often the most basic concepts and presuppositions in our minds. In this way, we can not be shaken by all kinds of wonderful statements from outside. For health, for exercise, for exercise, and even for life, I hope to continue to reflect and finally get a definite solution. Also welcome to discuss and communicate with passers-by.