Cultivate morality when necessary. Confucius put forward that "the benevolent will live long" in the Analects of Confucius. What does this "benevolent" mean? Confucius explained: "The benevolent loves others." In other words, people should be generous and have noble moral cultivation. Confucius put it more clearly in The Doctrine of the Mean: "Great virtue leads to long life".
We often see old people living their lives because of their great virtues around them. Although their hair is silver, they are still ruddy and energetic. This is because they are highly respected, comfortable, open-minded, open-minded and peaceful. "My heart is selfless and broad", because of "selflessness", I am calm all the time, and because I am generous to others, I have no worries about being jealous of my talents, and my heart is always calm. If a person is always in a calm and calm state, he can make the "Lord" clear-headed and upright, which is the key to nourishing the heart.
Deng Xiaoping, a great man, passed away at the age of 93 after three major political setbacks, which is closely related to his love for the motherland, the noble quality of the people and his broad mind regardless of personal gains and losses. The "Three Benefits" he put forward is the concrete embodiment of China and the people of Deze. Ruthless tyrants in history generally don't live long, and there is often a saying that "famous doctors live long and emperors live short". Virtuous people are broad-minded, upright and upright, not greedy or lewd, have lofty pursuits and interests, love relatives and friends, love comrades, love the people, tolerate others, be confident and love themselves under any circumstances, and never forget all beings. This is an important factor of longevity.
Mencius once said: don't be tempted-lack desire-close your heart and finally achieve "self-cultivation". The colorful and bizarre world is full of temptations, as well as money and official positions. It may be exciting and eager to pursue. What Mencius called "indifference" is to eliminate all kinds of external interference and not be tempted by external events, so as to "not take pleasure in one gain" and "not worry about one loss", thus maintaining inner peace.
Confucianism takes Confucius as a teacher and emphasizes the relationship between self-cultivation, morality and longevity in health preservation. The Book of Rites The Doctrine of the Mean says, "Great virtue leads to longevity." Combination of health preservation and active spirit of joining WTO. "Dry a Fragrant" said: "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement." This sentence implies that people should make continuous progress and prolong life, and exercise is one of them. Confucianism takes shooting, playing music, playing the piano and dancing as fun, nourishing and strengthening the body, follows the teachings of saints, abstains from prostitution, fighting and greed, and puts health first in everything.
Dong Zhongshu is a representative of Confucian school in the Western Han Dynasty. "Spring and Autumn Annals" says: "Profit can support his body, while righteousness can support his heart." "Follow heaven to support his body." East applies material things (benefits) to nourish the body; Cultivate the mind with spiritual things (righteousness); And the theory that nature adapts to the changes of cold and summer, which is quite enlightening for later generations.
Su Dongpo, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, said: "Being idle due to illness is not evil, but peace of mind is even worse." In other words, there is no panacea for recovery after illness, and the only panacea is rest. Naturally, in today's market economy, people who suffer from occupational diseases, occupational diseases, jealousy diseases and pink eye diseases need to learn some skills of nourishing the heart and repairing the nature, which is not only beneficial to their careers, but also to their physical and mental health, and is conducive to getting rid of diseases and prolonging life.