Life is but a thought: Nan Huaijin's 15 Life Wisdom Lessons

Chapter 39
In the past, when the old blacksmith lay on a chair and drank water, he always closed his eyes.After drinking, put the pot on the small table.Now, when he puts the jug on the table, he always has to sit up and take a second look, which is a real pain!What he can't stand is that when people know that he has a priceless teapot, they flock to him, wanting to buy the teapot or ask him if he has other treasures.Some people even borrowed money from him...

In this way, the life and work of the old blacksmith were disrupted.There are many people in his home every day.For this reason, the old blacksmith was very troubled. He didn't know what to do with the pot.

When the cultural relic dealer came to the door for the second time with 20 yuan in cash, the old blacksmith could no longer sit still.This must be resolved quickly.Then, the old blacksmith called the people around the shop and the neighbors in front and back, picked up an axe, and smashed the purple clay pot to pieces in public.

Now, the old blacksmith is still selling iron pots, axes and chains, and at this time, he is 102 years old.

Although the old blacksmith smashed the purple clay pot, he brought life back to normal.Just like before, I feel much more relaxed physically and mentally.For him, a peaceful life is much more precious than 20 yuan.What would happen if the old blacksmith sold the teapot to a cultural relic dealer for 20 yuan?Someone will come to visit him to see if he has other cultural relics.Or, there will be many people borrowing money from him, to borrow or not to borrow?Who do you lend to and who do you not lend to? ...these are some questions.So, it's better to smash the purple clay pot, break everyone's thoughts, and relax yourself.In the noisy world, we also have to be alone, quiet and inactive, get rid of the noise of the world, sit quietly and close our eyes.

Whether it is meditation or meditation, the word "quiet" is emphasized.This is the connotation and core of "maintaining health through tranquility". If this is achieved, no matter what method you use, you can achieve the purpose of self-cultivation and self-cultivation.And this, isn't it the so-called "immortality"?

less food is better medicine

The food eaten by one person is like the garbage in the house, it will always accumulate.Therefore, we have to clean up regularly, so as to keep the body clean.

There is a proverb that goes well: "If you want to be healthy, you must always have an empty stomach; if you want to live a long life, you must have no feces in your intestines." That is to say, don't overeat when eating, but empty your stomach properly.Regarding the way of diet, Mr. Nan Huaijin also said: "Eat less and eat more. Eat a little when you are hungry, and the amount should be small."

Dr. Revere, MD, also believes: "Most human diseases are caused by the retention of feces in the intestines. Good excretion is the secret of health and longevity."

The food eaten by one person is like the garbage in the house, it will always accumulate.Therefore, we have to clean up regularly, so as to keep the body clean.If garbage is always produced and not cleaned up, then the garbage in the body will produce many germs due to corruption, which will harm the human body.For example: dizziness, full stomach and stagnant stomach.

Therefore, it is said that "eating less food is good medicine" and "eating eight percent full" will lead to "longevity without aging"; no burden on the stomach can lead to less illness and health and a longer life.

Looking at the present, all longevity people have a certain relationship with health preservation. They are well aware of the importance of good health, and the most direct way is diet therapy.For example, Run Run Shaw, one of the founders of the Shaw Brothers film company, retired at the age of 103 and died at the age of 107; the famous scientist Qian Xuesen died at the age of 98.Their longevity is inseparable from diet.

Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, died at the age of 74.At that time, it was considered a long life.His longevity is due to "cleaning the intestines with food rest".In their view, proper fasting can not only preserve health, but also enhance wisdom.

When it comes to fasting, some people feel scared, thinking that if they fast, how can their body bear it?In fact, "fasting" is not a hunger strike, but eating in moderation. It is to make a diet plan without starving.

During fasting, it's not that you can't eat anything, but that the structure and state of food are changed.Just like when we usually eat, we will be full, but if we are not full during the fasting period, of course we cannot go hungry.

After a period of fasting, our tired internal organs can be rested and adjusted, so that our body, mind and spirit can be healthy and reborn.

In addition, we also need to pay attention that during the fasting period, it should be carried out under the guidance of a professional nutritionist.Moreover, during the fasting period, do not eat foods with high fat content; the minimum age of the fasting group should not be less than 10 years old, and the maximum should not be higher than 80 years old.

Master the requirements and methods of fasting, and believe that your body will maintain an optimal state.

In Japan, there is a very famous monk named Master Yuten.When he was very young, he came to Edo from a remote country to become a young monk. His mind was dull and he could not recite scriptures.In desperation, he could only fast for 21 days.

During the 21-day fasting period, not only did he not become duller, but his eyes became brighter than before. 21 days have passed, Youtian seems to have been reborn, he has become wise and wise, he can recite the scriptures by memory, and he can't hear the knowledge, and finally he was promoted to No. 30 sixth-generation monk of Zengshang Temple.

We have no way of verifying the truth of the story.But the method of fasting does help people's body and mind to a certain extent.

The so-called "eat [-]% full" will "live a long life without old age"; if there is no burden on the stomach and intestines, you can live a long and healthy life with less disease.

When your body appears: moderate fatigue; nervousness, forgetfulness, unclear mind; sudden increase in food intake, gastrointestinal indigestion; headache, muscle tension or stiffness, local numbness, throbbing pain; unexplained hotness, flushing or chills ;Emotional fluctuations, prone to frustration, depression...then you have to pay attention.At this time, you may wish to use the health regimen of fasting and fasting to find the joy of body and mind.

Work and rest rules, follow your biological clock
People's life activities follow a certain period or rhythm, that is, they unfold according to the biological clock.If we want to break the original biological clock, it will only affect our own health.

What is a biological clock?It is the ability to control the quality and quantity of time and space development in the living body.Simply put, it is a physiological mechanism of the body, a 24-hour cycle rhythm.Our circadian rhythms of sleep, waking and eating behavior are all due to the role played by the biological clock.People's emotions, physical strength, and intelligence all have certain time rules. Many physiological indicators of the human body, such as EEG, body temperature, blood pressure, respiration, pulse, and hormone secretion, etc., all change according to the laws of seasons and day and night. Changing rhythmically.

People's life activities follow a certain period or rhythm, that is, they unfold according to the biological clock.If we want to break the original biological clock, it will only affect our own health.For example, the human biological clock requires that people should be awake during the day and sleep at night.If you insist on being awake at night and sleeping during the day, what will happen?You will become dizzy, lethargic, have trouble concentrating, etc.

Sun Simiao, a famous medical scientist in my country, died at the age of 102.One of the main secrets of his longevity is the regularity of his work and rest.He set his own work and rest time as "although it is cloudy to get up early, don't get up before the cock crows; even though you get up late, don't get up after sunrise."

Good work and rest habits are not only beneficial to your own health, but also beneficial to your life and work.Do not underestimate the habit of rest, it directly affects your destiny.

Luo Jian is a senior manager of a foreign company, 35 years old this year.Luo Jian is very busy with his work and often flies around the world. Not to mention enough sleep, it is difficult to guarantee three meals a day. He often gets up hungry in the middle of the night and eats a lot of food.Sometimes, there is no food for a day.

One day, during a meeting to discuss the project, Luo Jian suffered a sudden myocardial infarction and was taken to the hospital by his colleagues.After one day and one night of rescue, Luo Jian finally saved his life.However, after this operation, his heart is very fragile, and his body is not as good as before.It can be said that his life is in danger at any time, and even a slight cough at ordinary times can cause a blood vessel to burst.Under such physical and mental torture, Luo Jian was about to collapse.

One day, the lost Luo Jian complained to the doctor: "Why is God so unfair to me? I am only 35 years old, so young, and my career is also on the rise. People who are much older than me are living well, Why am I the only one who is sick?" Luo Jian controlled his emotions when he said these words.

The doctor understood his feelings very well, but he still said: "God is the fairest. The God I said refers to the laws of nature. The laws of nature are the same. Many things in the world are unfair, but God is fair. Why do you It is very simple to get sick, it is because you have violated the rules of work and rest, rules are iron, whoever touches will bleed."

Hearing this, Luo Jian was thoughtful.yes!He paid too much for his work.Staying up all night and working overtime, traveling around the world, even having a full meal is a problem.Although the career has been rewarded, but my body... is really not worth the loss!

Seeing this, do you have any insights?Career is important, but it would be foolish for us to sacrifice our health.Whether it is to conform to our own biological clock, to sleep, to rest, or to adapt to the changes of the four seasons, to add clothes when we are cold, to drink water when we are thirsty, we should conform to it, adapt to it, and not do the opposite .Otherwise, only whoever does not obey will be punished.In our daily life, we should learn the lesson and not wait until the punishment falls on us, and then regret it.

Mr. Nan Huaijin once said: "Our bodies have four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter at any time. If we study dullly, we will not understand this truth. For example, we work during the day and sleep at night. This is the rule of heaven and earth and cannot be violated." If we If you can follow the "four seasons of the human body" as Mr. Nan Huaijin said, and take care of and maintain your own biological clock, then health preservation will no longer be difficult.

Improve sleep quality
If the quality of sleep is high and the sleep is good, the spirit will also become better.When the spirit is good, the body will become healthy.At this time, the disease will also be far away from oneself.

Sleep is a physiological need and a physiological phenomenon.In a person's life, 1/3 of the time is used for sleep, which shows the importance of sleep.Sufficient sleep can reduce the basal metabolic rate of the whole body, reduce energy consumption, and the body's anabolism exceeds catabolism, providing energy for fatigue elimination and physical recovery; adequate sleep can enhance the body's immune function.In the process of sleep, the body will secrete a series of substances, which can promote the body to produce antibodies, thereby improving the body's ability to resist diseases; adequate sleep can improve intelligence, improve work efficiency, and help people's creative thinking; sufficient A good amount of sleep, for children, can promote the growth and development of the human body, and for adults, it can promote protein synthesis; adequate sleep can prolong life.

Mr. Nan Huaijin mentioned in "The Secret of Sleep" that during the Warring States Period, Wen Zhi, a famous doctor, said to King Qiwei: "My way of health preservation puts sleep in the first place. Humans and animals grow only when they sleep. Sleep helps the spleen and stomach digest food. So sleep is the number one supplement for health preservation, if a person does not sleep for one night, it is difficult to recover from the loss of a hundred days."

Li Yu, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, also pointed out that sleep should be the first key to health preservation.Sleep can restore energy, sleep can nourish qi, sleep can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and sleep can strengthen bones and tendons.

Even ordinary people know that "food supplements are not as good as medicine, and sleep supplements are not as good as food supplements." People should follow the laws of nature and follow the sun.

In life, most young people do not understand the importance of sleep, and even have some misunderstandings about sleep.For example, in their eyes, they don’t need to sleep for so long, as long as they don’t fall asleep, they don’t go to sleep; it doesn’t matter if they stay up late at night, just make up for sleep during the day; Getting more and more energetic, simply staying up until dawn... In fact, this kind of behavior is a big mistake!In a short time, there will be dark circles under the eyes, dry eyes, fatigue, dizziness, headache, mental fatigue and inattention, etc. In severe cases, visceral imbalance and various diseases will appear.

For those who suffer from insomnia or staying up late, train yourself to fall asleep even if you can't.Otherwise, in the early morning, you don't sleep.At dawn, you are sleepy again.After a whole day, you can't do anything.

We must follow certain sleep principles to sleep healthy.For example, the amount of sleep varies from person to person.The timing and duration of sleep varies greatly from person to person.According to the report of physiologists, newborns need 18-20 hours; children need 12-14 hours; adults need 7-9 hours of sleep per day and night; the elderly need 5-7 hours.Of course, this is not absolute. The sleep time varies from person to person and varies greatly.

Another example is proper exercise.Regularly strengthen some exercise and participate in some physical labor, such as walking, running, swimming, mountain climbing, cycling and other sports, which can promote blood circulation and metabolism of the human body, relieve mental pressure, make the spirit in a relaxed state, and help to fall asleep .

In addition to these, the sleeping environment also has a certain relationship.For example, the cleanliness of the room, the circulation of the air, the presence or absence of noise or light, all of which have a certain impact on the quality of sleep.No matter how well adapted a person is to sleep well, the room is noisy, dark, damp, poorly ventilated, smelly, too hot or cold.Therefore, we must strive to create a quiet, comfortable and harmonious sleeping environment.

If the quality of sleep is high and the sleep is good, the spirit will also become better.When the spirit is good, the body will become healthy.At this time, the disease will also be far away from oneself.From now on, improve your sleep quality!

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