The concept of "God" is involved in pre-Qin works such as Lao Zi, Zhuangzi, Guan Zi, Mencius and Huangdi Neijing from different angles. For example, Su Wen Nu Tian said: Yin Pingyang is the secret, and Qi is the rule. Sun Simiao, a doctor in the Tang Dynasty, once pointed out: "Essence, qi and spirit should not be damaged, and damage will hurt life." . Therefore, maintaining the essence and spirit is an important guarantee for our healthy life. Huangdi Neijing does not link the three words "essence and spirit", but the concepts of "essence and spirit" can be seen everywhere. So how can we raise our spirits? What is the relationship between essence, qi and spirit?
What is the essence?
Generally speaking, essence is the material basis that constitutes the human body and maintains human life activities, including kidney essence, blood and body fluid. We generally call essence "true yin", and essence is the foundation of the body. Without this most basic fine substance, there can be no human body. "Jing" has two sources. One is congenital, inherited by parents and inherited by parents. It plays the role of the root of life in the whole life activities.
One is acquired, that is, the food people eat and the water they drink after birth, which is called Shui Gu essence, and it is a nutrient. When the kidney essence is sufficient, it can be fully reflected from the skin, bones and other organs of the human body. For example, the elderly have strong walking steps, such as smooth and ruddy skin, which is the embodiment of sufficient kidney essence. Huangdi Neijing said: "When a person is born, he becomes refined first". Kidney essence is the source of life. "The kidney governs water (blood) and is hidden in the essence of the five internal organs." There are two factors in the amount of "essence" in the human body: one is innate. The second is self-cultivation or aftercare.
What is qi?
Qi is actually a state between essence (tangible) and spirit (intangible). Qi has two meanings, that is, it is a tiny and invisible substance running in the body, and it is also the ability of various organs and tissues of the human body to move. Therefore, the qi mentioned by Chinese medicine is both a substance and a function. Qi has important functions in the human body, such as bringing forth the old and bringing forth the new, warming the viscera, resisting external evils, preserving essence and blood, transforming nutrition, etc. "People's life depends on this gas." People who are full of kidney-qi have strong speech and quick thinking, and are competent for social work and family service.
People who are deficient in kidney-qi are often depressed, have no interest in anything, and are prone to insomnia and dreaminess at night. Human qi can be divided into two categories: one is innate, such as essence; One kind is acquired, such as English (Rong) Wei Zongqi. The acquired qi is produced by people's diet. Qi can be endless, and if it is endless, the human body will be healthy and disease-free.
What is God?
God is the expression of life vitality. Broadly speaking, the external expression of all life activities is called God, and God governs all life activities such as human spirit, will, intuition and sports. The heart is the supreme commander of the human body, and God occupies its primary position. A healthy heart is full of air, full of air is strong, and air is weak. All our actions begin with the heart, and the pericardium contains the brain. We often say that "keeping healthy first raises the heart", and peace of mind is peace of mind.
What is the relationship between the three?
Essence, qi and spirit complement each other and are closely related. Essence is the source of life, qi is the motive force of life, and God is the embodiment and master of life activities. Spirit is the three treasures of human body. Fine rise is enough, and the spirit is prosperous; Deficiency of essence leads to deficiency, while deficiency of qi leads to deficiency of qi. It can be said that "essence, qi and spirit" are the foundation of human life.
How to keep mental state?
Exquisite, full of gas and vigorous spirit are the guarantee of health; Deficiency of essence, qi deficiency and mental fatigue are the causes of aging. Less desire to nourish essence, less words to nourish qi, less thoughts to nourish the heart, and nourishing essence focuses on nourishing the kidney, because the kidney is a device for storing essence, which is innate. Invigorating qi is important in nourishing the spleen and stomach, because the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Nourishing the heart focuses on nourishing the heart and brain, because the heart is a device for hiding the gods, and the brain is the house of the Yuan gods. Peace of mind, open mind, self-regulation and control of body and mind are good means to nourish human vitality.
It requires high concentration of thoughts, meditation, getting rid of distractions and relaxing all over the body, so as to achieve the goal that all thoughts are empty and make the cerebral cortex in a protective and inhibitory state. If you do it for a long time, you can get the effect of maintaining your spirit. Therefore, the key to maintaining essence, qi and spirit lies in self-cultivation. The heart is pure and has no desire, the heart is not chaotic, the feelings are not moving, and the gas is not consumed. More health knowledge, welcome to pay attention to Xiaoqing.