The Emotional Health-keeping Method of Huangdi in Neijing
Psychological adjustment
"Su Wen? Ancient naive theory "cloud:? If you are calm and empty, follow the true qi and hide your spirit inside, you can stay away from the disease. It is based on leisure and less desire, inner peace without fear, tireless work and obedience. Everyone has his place, and everyone has his place. Therefore, eating is beautiful. Let it serve, enjoy its vulgarity and compete with each other. Its people are so simple. Therefore, lust can not satisfy people's eyes, lust can not confuse people's hearts, ignorance, wisdom and virtue are not worthy, and they are not afraid of things, so they conform to the Tao. ? Among them, it is proposed. Nothing? 、? Leisure and less desire? Two special physiological methods of psychological adjustment. ? Nothing? Calm means quiet, nothingness means not being distracted, that is, avoiding emotional excitement. ? Leisure and less desire? Idle, the original meaning is a barricade, and it is extended to control and restrict, that is, to control and restrain oneself and reduce all kinds of unrealistic desires. Neijing also gives further examples from a specific way of life, namely? So, eat beautifully, let it serve, enjoy its vulgarity and compete with each other, and its people are so simple? . In ancient times, people who could keep in good health had a peaceful mind. No matter the thickness of food, they felt delicious, regardless of beauty and ugliness, they felt very fit, and various customs and habits made people comfortable. Since then, no one cares about their status, struggles for power and profits, and jealousness and jealousy. Everyone lives a simple and simple life, hiding in their internal organs in a state of no delusion, and being in harmony with each other without interference from external stimuli. Not afraid of things? Spiritual realm.
The spiritual adjustment of Neijing has three main lessons for contemporary people: first, it reminds people to face up to reality and set their life and work goals in the near future, which is more operable and not too ambitious; Secondly, don't compare with others, don't be too eager for success, if you indulge in it, it will disturb the air and destroy the tranquility of the air. In daily life, we should control excessive bad desires, make ourselves feel comfortable, cultivate our emotions, be quiet and have less desires, which is conducive to nourishing our spirit. Secondly, because people's desires are inevitable, in order to pursue health, we must reduce the desire value. If the desire value is too high, once the goal is not reached, there will be too much sadness, sadness, distress and thinking, which will hurt the body and cause diseases. Therefore, we should concentrate on our career and work, dilute our fame and fortune, do more good deeds and make more contributions, and we will be calm and noble in spirit, which will bring physical and mental health. Thirdly, we should find a suitable lifestyle and experience the fun of life. The most important thing to choose fun is to do what you can, not force yourself.
Emotional adjustment
Neijing holds that happiness, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock are seven normal emotional responses to mental stimulation. Under normal circumstances, these are seven different emotional reactions of people, which will not only cause diseases, but also regulate the spirit. Neijing emphasizes that cheerful and optimistic personality is the basis of emotional regulation. Happiness is anger and ambition, prosperity is benefit, so it is slow. ? It shows that optimistic mood is the best spiritual nutrition for conditioning spirit, relaxing mood, preventing aging and resisting aging. Spiritual optimism can make the camp and health circulate, the qi and blood flow smoothly, and the vitality is vigorous, so as to be healthy physically and mentally. If you want to keep an optimistic mood forever, you must first cultivate a cheerful personality, because an optimistic mood is closely related to a cheerful personality. Broad-minded, spirit can be happy. Secondly, we should cultivate fame and pleasure? Happiness lies in contentment? Thought, understand? Less than last time, more than next time? The truth makes you feel life and psychological satisfaction. Third, cultivate a sense of humor, the direct effect of humor is to produce a smile. Only sudden, intense or lasting bad emotional stimulation, which exceeds the psychological endurance and adjustment ability of human body, will lead to the occurrence of diseases. The seven emotions directly act on the five internal organs, and the basic law is that the liver governs anger, and excessive anger will hurt the liver; Spleen dominates thinking, and excessive thinking hurts spleen; The lung governs sorrow, and too much sorrow will hurt the lung; The kidney governs fear, and too much fear will hurt the kidney. Therefore, an important aspect of regulating the mind in Neijing is to regulate bad emotions.
Depression and great anger: Neijing attaches great importance to the harm of great anger to human body, such as Su Wen? Anger in the sky "cloud:? Yang qi, great anger leads to exhaustion, while blood accumulates in the body, which makes people faint. ? "LingShu? Pathogenic viscera and disease form "cloud:? If there is a lot of anger, it will not go down, and it will hurt the liver if it accumulates under threat. ? Anger not only hurts the liver, but also hurts the heart, stomach and brain, leading to various diseases. It can be seen that anger is very harmful to the body, so controlling anger is a key point of emotional health. The way to quit anger should be to control anger with reason and often relieve depression. Encourage individual rationality to overcome emotional impulses. In our daily work and life, we can rationally control our excessive emotions and make them reflect if we think about their adverse consequences? From love? ,? Stop at reason? If you are angry, you must reflect, learn a lesson and avoid making mistakes again. In addition, when you are unhappy and angry, you can go for a walk in a park with beautiful scenery or the seaside with wide vision, which can eliminate depressed emotions and produce an open-minded and clear state of mind. Therefore, angry people who go out for a walk every day will vent their anger and calm down.
Sadness: Sadness is also one of the bad emotions, such as soul pivot? This god "cloud:? Is it because people who are worried will hurt the spirit, people who are hurt by the spirit will be afraid of prostitution, and people who are moved by sadness will be exhausted and lose their lives? People who are worried are blocked and can't do it. ? "LingShu also like it? "Cloud all diseases begin? Worried and sad? Because the heart hides the spirit, sadness will eventually lead to mental damage. It is very necessary to maintain emotional stability and mental health, so we must pay attention to vent our grief and anger, which can be directly vented. For example, when a person encounters misfortune, his heart will be very sad and cry, so that his heart will be more comfortable. " Uncle ling? Five body fluids don't "cloud:? Sorrow is accompanied by crying. ? Crying is the best way to vent sadness. In addition, Neijing thinks? Joy wins sorrow? Therefore, people who are often sad must always be accompanied by happy things, so that over time, they will be in forget the sorrow.
Overthinking: Thinking is also a bad emotion, which is harmful to the mind. In addition, Neijing also pointed out that people who often think have their own characteristics, such as spiritual pivot? Oral question "Cloud:? Worry leads to anxiety in the heart, and anxiety in the heart leads to an agreement in the airway, which is unfavorable. I take a deep breath and prolong it. ? In view of the harm of thinking to human body, we should also take corresponding measures. Because "Su Wen? "Pain Theory" cloud? Thinking is a gas knot? Therefore, for thoughtful people, we should give priority to persuasion and use correct and ingenious language to persuade and encourage. Like "Uncle Ling? Teacher biography:? People's feelings are so happy, tell them that they have been defeated, speak with their kindness, guide them with their convenience, and open them with their suffering. Although there are people who can't help it, don't they listen to evil? In other words, persuasion should be targeted at different people's psychological state and personality characteristics, targeted and lively. In addition, Neijing thinks? Anger beats thinking? , "Su Wen? On pain: Anger is anger? Thinking leads to qi stagnation. ? After people's depression and anger, qi and blood go up, which is easy to adjust the image of thinking leading to qi knot. Therefore, after people get angry, excessive thinking can be alleviated.
Panic: panic is also a kind of bad mood that is harmful to human body. Panic and fear are two different abnormal emotional manifestations. Panic is caused by external invasion, and fear is bred by one's own psychology. Surprise can be transformed into fear. Neijing thinks that except? Afraid of hurting the kidney? In addition, it can also spread to multiple organs, such as "Su Wen? Meridian theory:? Fear of falling, wheezing out of the liver, Yin Qi hurting the spleen. I was frightened and panting, and I was very sad. ? "Su Wen? Blood and qi form a will. Panic of form and number, impassability of meridians and non-human diseases are treated with massage and mashing drugs. ? It can be seen that panic is harmful to human body in many ways. For the treatment of panic, "Su Wen? To really talk about "Cloud:? Those who are surprised are flat. ? Use the method of calming the nerves, or let people treat their habits as normal and not feel afraid. Like modern psychology? Systematic desensitization therapy? If the panic caused by a stimulus is within the range that the human body can bear, it can be presented repeatedly and intentionally. After getting used to it, it will no longer be scared by the stimulus. In addition, Neijing thinks? Thinking over fear? You can get rid of the feeling of panic by thinking about other things, so correct thinking guidance is a very important treatment for panic patients.
It can be seen that Neijing regards regulating mental mood as the first essence of health preservation, and summarizes methods from regulating mental activities, avoiding excessive emotions and maintaining spirit, which are followed by future generations.
The way of emotional health preservation
Optimistic and cheerful
"Su Wen? On the naivety in ancient times: Take pleasure as service and self-satisfaction as merit. ? Keep inner peace and happiness, and don't let material desires affect your mood. If you can do it? It doesn't matter if you don't work outside, you have no thoughts inside? , can maintain physical and mental health, live to 100 years old. In real life, most people who live a long life are cheerful and optimistic, while impatience, anxiety and depression are often the breeding ground for diseases and even the cause of early death. Therefore, it is the first priority to maintain an optimistic mood and avoid impetuousness. Senior officials are not as good as high salaries, high salaries are not as good as longevity, and longevity is not as good as happiness? Very consistent with the health care of traditional Chinese medicine.
help others
"Su Wen? On the naivety in ancient times: Therefore, eating is beautiful. Let it serve, enjoy its vulgarity and compete with each other. Its people are so simple. ? Don't admire each other? It shows the ideological realm of ancient saints and people being kind and pursuing good interpersonal relationships. Good interpersonal relationships can meet people's spiritual needs.
"LingShu? Tian Tong divided people's physique into five types: sun, shaoyang, lunar, shaoyin, yin and yang, among which yin and yang are the best. ? Obey things or not argue with them? , showing the emotional characteristics of people who are peaceful in yin and yang, what can they do? Keep pace with the times, respect and modesty? It shows that being kind to others and having good interpersonal relationships are important conditions for maintaining health.
Treat love with affection.
The emotional regimen in Neijing is mainly based on the theory of five elements, which holds that the liver belongs to wood and corresponds to anger; The heart belongs to fire, and it should be happy; Spleen belongs to soil, corresponding to thinking; Lung belongs to gold, corresponding to anxiety; Kidney belongs to water, corresponding to fear. According to the law of five elements, the human body can actively adjust the seven emotions to maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body. "Su Wen? Yin and Yang should be like a big theory. Anger hurts the liver, and sorrow is better than anger? Love sadness, fear wins joy, and put forward the principles and methods of actively regulating the seven emotions. According to this principle, Dr. Zhang Jinyuan put forward: Sadness can control anger and feel it through sad words; Happiness can cure worries, with empty words and cases, entertaining and entertaining.
When you are idle, you have less desire.
"Su Wen? On the naivety in ancient times: It is based on leisure, less desire, peace of mind without fear, perseverance, obedience and desire, and each has his own place. ? Less desire for safety can ensure the normal operation of qi in the body, emphasizing that the will is not greedy and content. ? Therefore, lust can not satisfy people's eyes, lust can not confuse people's hearts, ignorance, wisdom and virtue are not worthy, and they are not afraid of things, so they conform to the Tao. ? Don't be burdened by material desires, and don't have delusions. No matter how talented people are, they all conform to the way of keeping in good health.
Neijing, right? Desire? Among them, the understanding includes material desire and sexual desire, and describes the consequences of indulgence of sexual desire, such as Su Wen's theory of impotence: I have so many thoughts that I can't do anything I want. I'm crazy about the outside, and I'm too crazy about the room. Muscles are flabby, hair is weak, and it is white. ? It is pointed out that excessive indulgence will cause reproductive system diseases such as impotence and nocturnal emission. What if? Do what you want to do, get drunk, get into the house, run out of energy and dissipate its truth? What can this cause? Half a hundred and decline? .
Chinese medicine believes that sexual desire should be moderate. Things in the room can give birth to people or kill people, such as fire and water. Those who can use it can preserve their health, and those who can't use it can be used as corpses. .
collect one's thoughts
Concentration refers to concentration and concentration, not being dispersed; Convergence is to concentrate and engage in moderate mental work. What does Neijing emphasize? Less desire? What is the basis? Focus on thinking? Do it? If the heart is harmonious, the spirit will be straight, the soul will not leave, and the five internal organs will not be affected by evil. . Long term maintenance? Spirit is straight? Status, reachable? Can't bear to regret anger, and the five internal organs are free from evil? Effect. Experiments have proved that fishing, qigong and other self-regulation methods can keep the nervous system undisturbed, make the human physiological function in the best state, help lower blood pressure and restore the heart and brain function, so Chinese medicine has? God values evil, thinking of evil? Said.
Respect God.
There are many health preserving theories and methods in Neijing, which more or less contain the Confucian doctrine of the mean, that is, not to go to extremes. Reflected in the theory of emotional health preservation, as follows? Less desire? Not emptiness; ? Focus? Not overworked. Both advocate? Spirit is straight? , and against too much bother, emphasize? Are there any festivals of God? , moderately pleasant. If you can't properly adjust your spirit and emotions, you should obey the gods from time to time, follow your inclinations, live a life that is contrary to life and unrestrained? What else can it cause? Half a hundred and decline? . Also, excessive pursuit? Focus on thinking? Is it possible to go? Labor leads to gas consumption, and thinking leads to gas stagnation? The other extreme. Therefore, the best state of emotional health preservation in Neijing should be: appropriate restraint of spirit, combination of work and rest, not overwork and damage of spirit.
Adjust the spirit according to time.
The relationship between emotion and four seasons can be found in many articles in Neijing, but it is based on Su Wen. The most concentrated and complete expression is:? Spring and March? To live, live without killing, give without taking, reward without punishment, this spring spirit should be, and the way to keep fit is also. ?
Avoid the rage and melancholy in spring, be open-minded, optimistic and happy, so that the mood will be born with the opportunity of spring, which conforms to the law of budding in nature. Everything is thriving in summer, and the mood should be full with the midsummer, but it is hot in summer and easy to cause irritability. You should be calm and calm, not impatient, right? Not angry? Prevent the fever from getting worse. In autumn, the climate gradually dries up, the temperature gradually drops, the grass leaves fall, the flowers and trees wither, and it is easy to produce bleak emotions, such as depression and irritability. You should be mentally restrained, not affected by the cold, and be calm and restrained. Calm down pool? . In winter, the cold wind blows hard and everything sleeps. In order to ensure that it is cloudy in winter, people's emotions should also be hidden in order to be quiet.
Dredge and exhaust
Proper venting of bad emotions is an important method of health care. Psychologists believe that venting is a normal psychological and physiological need of people. "LingShu? In the teacher biography? Tell them defeat, say good things, guide them to convenience, and open their suffering? , all belong to the category of language consultation. Hippocrates, the father of western medicine, also pointed out that doctors have two treasures, one is language and the other is medicine, emphasizing the important role of language in psychological maintenance. For people with qi stagnation, explanation, chat, suggestion, guidance and wishes are particularly important.