We all know the six arts of the Western Zhou Dynasty: rites and music shoot the number of imperial books, but do you know why the ancients practiced the six arts? In fact, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the nobles attached great importance to the Xiandao culture, in which Jiang Ziya played an important role. Jiang Ziya's profound Taoism helped Zhou Wang unify the country and made it last for 800 years. In fact, the Six Arts is also a very concrete and perfect Taoist practice system.

In Taoist practice, essence and spirit are the three treasures, and the specific methods are six arts, that is, ritual and music perform spirit, shoot and refine spirit, and count books to nourish essence.

First of all, rituals and music play the role of God.

Rites and music refer to etiquette, music, songs and dances and wishes. Rites and music are the expression of social civilization, representing people's respect for nature, heaven and earth, and mutual respect among people. Rites and music are pleasing to God and blessed by God. Music is nature, and its traditional form is "music". According to legend, the oldest musical instrument in China is the cucurbit flute. Gourd means longevity. "White" means spirit, the God of the day after tomorrow, and the God of the day. Etiquette is dedicated to the innate god, while music can treat the acquired god. Rites and music constitute the yin and yang aspects of playing with God.

? Later Taoist doctors/Chinese medicine practitioners used the six-character regimen to nourish their spirits: Yi/Lung, Ha/Heart, Hu/Spleen, Shu/Liver, Blowing/Kidney, and Triple Jiao, which also originated from this.

Second, shoot the imperial practice.

The core of archery and defense is riding and shooting, driving chariots and archery. Its training includes horse riding, archery, qigong, acupuncture, Tai Chi, martial arts and the art of war. Exercise and shape a strong body, an open mind and harmonious wisdom, and train military talents and leaders.

Third, the number of books is refined.

? Books and figures include calligraphy and painting, symbols, literature, numerology, Yijing/Yi Shan fortune telling. Style is known by softness (brush) All these knowledge and skills need persistent efforts, and only by accumulating sand can we achieve something, that is, accumulating energy to make it come true.

? Physiologically speaking, the brain is the marrow sea, which stores essence, exercises and develops the brain, and nourishes essence.