The whole article is divided into three parts: firstly, the necessity of "nourishing qi" is explained from two aspects: general law and actual creation. Second, about the harm of virtual loss and gas injury. People's energy is limited, and excessive use will cause mental fatigue. Thirdly, according to the characteristics of literary creation, the principles and methods of "nourishing qi" are discussed.
"Kidney Disease" once put forward the viewpoint of invigorating qi, which was further elaborated in "Yang Qi". His principle of "nourishing qi" is "citing ambition to make peace" and opposing "overcorrection", that is, his writing should be natural and should not be excessively carved and hurt. His specific proposition is that writing should be "pure and smooth, give up when you are bored, and don't let him stagnate." If he feels good, he writes with a pen. If he feels good, he throws a pen and curls his arm. The needle is happy and the medicine is tired. " But at the same time, it affirmed the spirit of "self-motivated" and advocated studying hard. Because only by studying hard at ordinary times can you be "calm and flexible" when writing.
It is qi, as strong as it is, and it is harmless to raise it directly, so it is stuffed between heaven and earth. It is also qi, which is consistent with righteousness and Tao; It's okay. I'm sorry, too. It comes from the collection of righteousness and also from the attack of righteousness. If you don't care, you will be embarrassed. I used to say that the accused son didn't know the meaning and went beyond it. Don't be right, don't forget, and don't encourage it.
Righteousness exists between heaven and earth, giving the body all kinds of things. Rivers and mountains on the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars in the sky. People are upright and noble, and the world is beautiful. When you are born, you will be peaceful and effective in the court. When the country is in trouble, it will be remembered as the class name. Qi Taishi is not afraid of death, and Cui Yaojun carries historical records; Hu Shan's history in the eastern part of Jin Dynasty holds the pen of "calligraphy is not hidden"; Han Zhang was humiliated and killed; In the 19th year of Hu's reign, Su Wu held the Han Festival all day. Ba county satrap old Yan Yan, willing to behead; Ji Shao, a middle-level official in the Jin Dynasty, drank blood to save the country; Zhang Xun was watching the sun, gnashing his teeth and fighting thieves; Yan Gaoqing, the satrap of Changshan, cursed the enemy and broke his tongue three inches; Guan Ning in Liaodong "wears a soap hat" and is clear. Is self-excited; Zhuge's Introduction returned to the Han Dynasty, and he did his best! Zu Ti vowed to attack when crossing the river, and Wei Fen generously swallowed Hu Jie; Shi Xiu caught the crazy thief, and his head was broken. The lofty spirit is majestic, and the name of a man with lofty ideals will last forever. Whenever righteousness permeates the sun and moon, who cares about life and death?
The earth stands by righteousness, and the heaven stands by righteousness. The three cardinal guides and the five permanent members are maintained by this, and morality is based on this. Alas, I was born in troubled times, unable to save myself. I was caught, wearing a southern hat, and the prison car took me to the north. Torture destroys homes, and torture only drinks syrup. The cell is dead, the fire is burning, and the spring is closed and dark. The old cow likes the horse's trough, and the phoenix lives in the chicken nest. Once you get sick, you will die. Abandon the wild bones and grieve. If you are imprisoned in such a bad environment for two years, all kinds of poisons will not hurt. The cell is gloomy and sad, and it is my happy paradise. Is there wisdom and ingenuity to prevent the harm of evil poison to the body? Frankly speaking, I regard life and death as clouds. My heart is sad, as if heaven has no edge. Although Tessa is gone, the example has strengthened my heart. Reading sage books under the eaves is radiant.
Mencius said: "Obedience to work in the fields is selected from the work of building walls, glue from the work of selling fish and salt, Guan Zhong from the prison, Sun Shuai from the seaside, and Prissy from the market. Therefore, God wants to land a great mission on someone, so he must first temper his will, make his bones and muscles tired, make his body hungry, and make himself suffer from poverty, and things are always not smooth. This will shake his mind, exercise his temperament and increase his talent. People always make mistakes before they can correct them. If you are depressed, you will be extremely anxious, and then you can work hard; Expressed in the face, expressed in the voice, and then understood. A country, without law-abiding ministers and auxiliary saints, and without the worries of hostile countries outside, is often prone to national subjugation. It can be seen that anxiety makes life, but ease and enjoyment are enough to make people die. "
Mencius said, "Shun was born in an acre of land, raised between buildings, glued to fish and salt, Guan Yiwu raised in the soil, Sun Shuai raised in the sea, and raised in the city for a hundred miles. Therefore, when the sky falls, people must first suffer their minds, their bones and muscles, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and mess around. Therefore, patience has benefited them a lot. People are unchangeable, and then they can change; Trapped in the heart, balanced in consideration, and then made; Color label, sound hair, and then metaphor. A country, if there are no ministers and wise men who can assist the king, will often be in danger of the collapse of its neighboring countries and the misfortunes from abroad. Then I know that I was born in sorrow and died in happiness. "
Mencius said, "A gentleman is a gentleman. Haven't you learned manners? The husband's crown is also the father's life; When the woman got married, she was sent to the door by her mother, and was warned:' When you go to your daughter's house, you must be respectful and restrained, without violating your master's intention!' He who takes obedience as the right path is also a concubine. Live in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best in the world; Success, with the people; Go your own way when you are frustrated. Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman. "
He said: "deceptive words know what you are hiding, obscene words know what you are trapped in, heterodox words know what you are away from, evasive words know what you are poor." -born in his heart, harmful to other politics; Originated from its politics and harmful to its affairs. When the saints rise again, they will follow my words. "
As Mencius said, "There is no need for Miao elders." Throughout the ages, the world is so big that there are too many people who can't get quick success and instant benefit. "I remember when I was a child, the teacher often told everyone the truth: even if I stood in front of it and observed it at any time, I would never see it grow with my own eyes; But over time, I look at it every once in a while, but I can find that it has grown taller. The same is true of a person's height. At that time, the teacher told us this truth and encouraged everyone to study hard. Just ask about planting, don't ask about harvest, and don't swallow dates in haste. Now that I think about it, of course, it also includes the teacher's painstaking efforts not to encourage young people.
In fact, it is not only the accumulation of knowledge, but also the learning of skills. Everyone goes to Germany to study, and it is the same in all aspects of the world.
The key lies in the absorption of nutrition and the enhancement of annual strength. There are always rules in everything, and wishful thinking can't get what you want.
Looking around the world, the world of mortals is rolling. Looking around again, those who pursue fame and gain, who are in a hurry, are all Song people who "return home".
From this, it is not difficult for us to understand that the so-called noble spirit is noble spirit, human meaning and virtue meaning. Mencius believes that a person with eternal spiritual strength can be calm and calm in the face of all great temptations and threats from the outside world, and reach the realm of "unmoved". That's what Mencius once said: wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent.
There was once a long poem that vividly described Mencius' lofty spirit in literature. This is the Song of Benevolence and Righteousness written by Wen Tianxiang, a national hero with integrity. The poem wrote: "Heaven and earth are upright, and there are many chores. Below is the Yuehe River, and above is the sun star. In the month of people, it is awesome and overwhelming. ..... "This means that integrity exists in all kinds of ever-changing forms in the universe. In nature, it is vitality that constitutes the sun, moon, stars and mountains; In human society, when the world is peaceful and politics is clear, it shows the spirit of peace, and when the country and nation are in danger, it shows the integrity of people with lofty ideals who would rather die than surrender. Social order depends on it, and morality is its foundation. He also listed many touching historical figures in the history of China, such as Dong Hu, a historian of the State of Jin, who was not afraid of decapitation. Faithful and unyielding, he has been herding sheep in Suwu for 19 years; After being captured, he shouted: "There are only beheaded generals in Shu, and there is no Yan Yan who surrendered to the generals; He led the Northern Expedition to cross the river and hit China directly, vowing to recover Zu Ti, a famous Eastern Jin star in the Central Plains, and Zhuge Liang's "model" full of loyalty and integrity. As an example, it shows that the noble spirit always exists between heaven and earth.
"Tai Shang Yin Shu" says: The heavens and the earth are turbid, and non-qi is not enough to transport Yin and Yang; The sun and the moon are fractal with light and shade, and non-qi is not enough to pay attention to the soul.
The use of qi and breathing are natural. The poultry rushed into the air, and its abdomen was empty. Fish jumped into the water, and if you wear water, it's like nothing.
Those who are withered, pine and cypress are the only ones, and those who are prosperous are strong in spirit; Everyone was quiet, but the tortoise and the crane were not tired and angry. Shape is the house of keeping qi, and qi is the symbol of keeping shape. If you want to keep fit and live in the world, you must first keep your breath. To the extreme, it is filled between heaven and earth; Gather together in God and walk outside the dust. Those who are good at keeping in good health, raise their shape; Those who are good at keeping fit should keep fit.
"Xishan Ji" says: people who keep in good health in ancient and modern times are inevitably killed by diseases and don't know their way. In the past, people used to keep their minds silent, which kept them alive and irrational; It is very important to enter and clear the turbidity and nourish the qi, and this ventilation is lost. Faint people, angry, really tired, and finally do not return. If you are empty, you will not be real, you will breathe in vain, and you will never be good. More in and less out, attacking its disease can also be; It is wrong to think of fetal interests. It's wrong to swallow Tibet, but it can also gather qi, which means returning Dan. If it is continuous, save it and make peace with God. If you want to rest, you don't have to go, but you can't hold your breath and refine your shape. Swallow one mouthful after another, and fold two clips in half. Yan Shu is the method, and it is also the technique of taking water from gas for irrigation. Sitting up, full of gas, that gas, and often, is also a way to send out gas to burn us. If it's not nourishing qi. The way to nourish qi is to raise it when you are alive, so that qi will not weaken. You can't live without it. For example, when Yang was born in ancient times, but he didn't stretch, he took it off the chariot and nourished his spirit. For example, the blind in ancient times were dark and unknown in a group of shadows. Therefore, it is necessary to take it at dusk and seek the meaning of Yang. If you are not here, you will be insensitive, thinking and hurting; If you can't do it, you will get hurt; Sorrow and haggard, hurt also; Excessive joy hurts; It hurts to take whatever you want; What are you pregnant with; It hurts too. Or talk and laugh for a long time, when insomnia, draw a bow and draw a crossbow.
When you are drunk, you vomit, when you are full, you lie down, jumping and panting, cheering and crying, and you die young when you don't meet Yin and Yang. Therefore, those who are good at nurturing are indifferent and lonely, and have their own interest in loving foreigners. In winter, the sun is born, and after the vernal equinox, the yang is full and the yin is scattered, preventing the rest of the yin from entering the abdomen and becoming a disease of bitter cold. It is cloudy in summer, and after the autumnal equinox, the yin is full of yang, preventing the rest of the yang from entering the abdomen and suffering from summer heat. Don't look at the dead to prevent them from getting angry; Don't go near dirty places to prevent dirty gas from touching true qi. The true qi is not strong, but it is not empty, and it often fills the mouth; I was so angry that I didn't eat at dusk and often cut my mouth. However, regulating qi, harmonizing, regulating qi, swallowing, gathering qi, promoting qi, preserving qi and breathing are all methods of nourishing qi. Husband's anger is like a thread, which will break when touched; If gas is like smoke, it will disperse when disturbed. If you can't support it, you will be out of shape. But it is not enough to nourish qi, and qi is not enough to refine qi. Recover gas, return it to yuan, and refine it into Dan medicine. When refining, it comes out of the shell and becomes a feather guest. Pick before refining and raise before refining.
The ancients said, "Those who are angry are the foundation of human beings". This shows that "Qi" plays a very important role in human body. This function not only refers to the "qi" in physiological function, but also refers to the "qi" in spiritual level. The two are not independent and isolated from each other, but have a magical relationship that complements each other.
In Su Shi's poem Farewell to Dongchuan, the first two sentences are written like this: "He is full of life, he is full of poems and books." It means "although the clothes are simple and simple, but the knowledge is profound and profound, the temperament will naturally be elegant and glorious."
Cao Piyun: "The prose is dominated by qi, while the qi is clear and turbid." In other words, no matter whether you read or write, you can keep your breath. Supplementing qi itself is a way of keeping in good health. I know how to solve this problem. "There will be room for recovery!" It is the way to keep in good health, and so is the abbot's Taoist meditation. So, what does it look like for a scholar to keep in good health? In fact, the methods of health preservation are different, but all roads lead to the same goal. It's just that it's a very profound realm to nourish the spirit with literature, which is not easy for others to do.
If the article is compared to the universe opened by Pangu, then for the sky, a clear air can float upwards. When reading these articles, my mind is open-minded, my mind is clear and agile, and I have a romantic feeling of "Heaven is strong, gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement", such as "Guan Gui" in the Book of Songs. Another kind of article, like the land where the heavens and the earth are divided at the beginning, is turbid and sinking. The "turbidity" here is not what we usually understand. Confusion "is an inclusive spirit of" vast terrain, gentlemen carry things with morality ". When reading, people can be calm, calm and calm, the lungs can be moistened and the liver can be clear. For example, Wei Wudi's Watching the Sea, Master Roshi's longevity, Yu Xin's Ode to Dead Trees and Ouyang Xiu's Ode to Autumn Sound are all muddy. Therefore, if we can distinguish the turbid body when reading articles, we can combine the turbid body with the rigid and soft body in the process of appreciation, make up the deficiency and eliminate the disadvantages, and make the qi of the hundred skeletons wander freely in the second pulse of Governor and Ren. After a long time, you can feel that your appetite is greatly increased, your mood is comfortable, your face is rosy, your body is light and healthy, and the foundation of longevity is natural. This is called reading gas.
If you are writing an article, you'd better choose a quiet and elegant room, be calm, don't concentrate, and draft with your heart is the first step. At this time, you can learn from the monk's meditation method, with the back of your chair leaning back slightly and your abdomen satisfied. You can imagine in your mind that a searing gas rises from the Baihui on your head, passes through Yufu, Shenzang, Pyloris and Zhongzhu points, and makes the kidney. The successful process of outstanding works of American literature, like brewing Maotai Xinghua Village, needs a careful logical process. The works of famous writers can enter and exit freely, or they can be in no hurry or slow. If the breeze blows on their faces, the water waves will stagnate; Or, open wide and open wide, wanton Wang Yang, "She begins like a thunderbolt, venting her anger, and ends up like a sparkling and calm river and sea". When it is true, Yin He haunts each other between the lines when writing. "Emotion leads to air." To impress readers, an article must first impress one's own feelings, which are closely related, so that the evil spirits in one's body can be seen in a glance and open-minded. Since ancient times, there has been a saying: "Reading breaks thousands of books, writing is like a god", and the pen of "God" originates from Qi. How can such an article not make readers change color? This is called the qi of composition.
However, the anger of the article is also related to the age. "Every child is shallow and ambitious, but Ai Long is firm and fragile." This is a fact. Therefore, it is very necessary to arrange reading and writing time reasonably. If you just pursue nourishing qi in ignorance, you will lie in bed to nourish your life, which really loses the progressive significance of "nourishing qi with literature"