What is a good mood? Heart qi refers to the function of the heart to promote human blood circulation. The heart is the official of the monarch, and its weakness will affect the function of the heart to control blood vessels, accelerate aging and induce various diseases.
"Lingshu Tiannian" Day: "At the age of 60, the heart begins to decline, suffering and sorrow, and blood is lazy."
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, summer belongs to fire, and the corresponding viscera is "heart", so nourishing the heart has also become a key point of summer health preservation. How to say in TCM: The "heart" for nourishing the heart in summer is not the concept of "heart" in modern medicine, but the whole nervous system and even mental and psychological factors of "God" including heart.
So, how to protect your heart?
Massage and moxibustion protect the heart.
massage
There is a key point in the human body to protect the heart-Zhongshan point. Massage Zhongshan point can protect the heart qi and enhance the heart function.
Location: Zhongshan point, located at the midpoint of the connecting line between the two nipples, is not only the sliding door point of pericardium meridian, but also the meeting of qi at the intersection of eight veins and the gathering place of qi of human viscera. Regular massage of Zhongshan point can regulate human qi, stimulate heart qi and enhance heart function.
Massage method: put four fingers together, with the middle finger as the main point and the other three fingers as the auxiliary points. First do 36 times clockwise circular massage, and then 36 times counterclockwise massage. 1 Once every morning and evening, long-term adherence can prevent cardiovascular system, respiratory system and other diseases.
moxibustion
Moxibustion can nourish the heart, soothe the nerves and dispel the heart fire. At the same time, the first thing to do in summer is to calm your heart. Even as the saying goes, "peace of mind is naturally cool", clearing the heart and closing the eyes is beneficial to the maintenance of the "heart".
Moxibustion experts suggest that moxibustion at Shenmen point and Shaofu point can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves and dispel the heart fire.
1, Shenmen point
Location: It is one of the acupoints of the heart meridian of the hand shaoyin, located at the wrist, the ulnar end of the wrist palmar striation, and the radial depression of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
Efficacy: nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
2. Shaofu point
Location: One of the acupoints of the heart meridian of the hand shaoyin, located on the palmar surface, between the 4th and 5th metacarpals, and at the fingertips when making a fist. When taking a point, raise your palm, bend your fingers to the horizontal stripes of your palm, and press your little fingertips down, which is a point.
Efficacy: invigorating spleen and removing dampness, distracting fire.
Use meditation as a tool to cultivate the power to control the "mind"
What is meditation? Meditation is the most effective tool for us to develop wisdom. Many of us have studied for many years, received doctorates, and were rated as professors and doctoral supervisors, but many questions are not necessarily understood. What don't you understand? Is that we don't have a correct understanding of the true colors of our lives. Usually we say that a person's life is divided into three parts: body, mind and spirit. I'm talking about the body.
What is the core part of life? Mind and spirit. The so-called heart here mainly refers to the mind. As soon as you sit down, you know that your heart can't stop Our minds can't control ourselves. The so-called person, who can be independent, must make the mind a tool you can use, not a tool you are used. Most of us now, this kind of thinking usually seems to be controllable. I am thinking, thinking and feeling, as if the mind is the tool we are using. When you sit down, you will understand that you can't control the thoughts in your head. You have been controlled by your mind. Only when the mind becomes your faithful slave and faithful tool can you become a normal person. This is the spirit.
What is the core thing of a person?
Is to understand what is the master of life.
Whether each of us can be our own master.
This is the core issue.
But how many of us can be our own masters. When a person is carried away by social trends and social evaluation of right and wrong, you are a collective unconscious participant, a social compromise, and definitely not a master. Because you are completely manipulated by society.
So what is the wisdom of Buddhism and Taoism, including Confucian wisdom? Mind. In other words, we must be able to control our hearts. Hold our thoughts tightly in our own hands and become our tools, not our tools. Because we have been brainwashed and controlled by various social concepts. Therefore, the core purpose of meditation is to improve the cultivation of mind, that is, our spiritual cultivation.
Meditate and learn Zen just to be a normal person. There are no immortals, no Buddhists, no saints, only ordinary people. If everyone wants to become a Buddha, an immortal and a saint, frankly speaking, it is all wishful thinking and out of mind. So, is there a so-called immortal Buddha saint? These are the honorifics of our descendants for some people with great wisdom.
If a saint thinks of himself as a saint, he is no longer a saint. Because the so-called saint, he is just a person who knows his own mind and can be the master of his own mind. He is a very ordinary person. So what saints know, saints don't know. He doesn't consider himself a saint himself. I'm amazing. There is no such thing. As far as ordinary people know, ordinary people can't be their own masters because they have become ordinary people.
Therefore, ordinary people and saints have a knowledge, but saints can control this knowledge, but ordinary people can't. He didn't know that he could be his own master. So what ordinary people know, ordinary people don't know Ordinary people know that it is sacred. If he can do this, he will be like a saint. Therefore, a true saint doesn't need to put on airs. He may not be in a temple, a university, a mountain forest, but among us.
Being happy can also nourish the heart.
In summer, laughter is a good medicine for health. "Smile, ten years younger" makes sense. Laughter is a sign of spiritual pleasure. It is sultry in summer, and it is easy to raise blood pressure and get upset. At this time, if you can laugh often, you can improve your mood and coordinate the functions of various organs of the human body. In my spare time, I like cartoons, browse joke books and laugh heartily. I feel relaxed and happy, and my heart is calm, like a "fairy". ?
Sleep can calm the mind.
Get enough sleep in summer. It is better to eat American ginseng than to have a good sleep on a hot day. Good sleep and good mood contribute to inner peace.