The ancients had a very persistent pursuit of longevity and wanted to live forever. This desire for immortality was even deeply reflected in ancient novels, such as "Journey to the West". It is said that eating Tang Monk meat can lead to immortality, so all kinds of monsters and monsters along the way want to capture Tang Sanzang and eat him alive.
The most famous deeds of ancient people seeking immortality are Qin Shihuang sending Xu Fu to the east. Legend has it that in order to find the elixir of immortality for the first emperor , Xu Fu brought three thousand boys and girls to Yingzhou . Even more impressive is the Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty . Because he was superstitious about the elixir of alchemists and only wanted the way to immortality, he actually ignored the government affairs for more than 20 years. He really regarded immortality as a top priority that was more important than the country and the country.
Collect yin and replenish yang
In order to seek immortality, ordinary people will abandon their homes and children and hide in the mountains and forests to practice Taoism and refine elixirs. Those who are more sensible will not abandon their homes and homes. However, the art of "picking yin and replenishing yang" was later lost and turned into a witchcraft. Is this so-called "picking yin and replenishing yang" a science or a witchcraft?
When it comes to "harvesting yin and replenishing yang", the first thing many people think of is the bad guys who practice evil arts in martial arts novels, such as Liang Ziweng in Jin Yong "The Condor". In order to pursue immortality, he practiced the art of harvesting yin and replenishing yang, which harmed many innocent girls. Fortunately, Hong Qigong took action and forced him to swear to stop doing evil, so Liang Ziwen did not dare to continue to harvest yin and replenish yang.
Collecting yin and replenishing yang
There are also rumors that Taoist monks and Buddhist Tantrics all have their own secret methods of "dual cultivation". I am afraid there is no way to verify whether these rumors are true or false, but the art of "harvesting yin and replenishing yang" does exist in history, and it is not as mysterious as the legend says.
As we all know, yin and yang are a basic concept of ancient Chinese philosophy . The ancients believed that everything can be divided into two sides, yin and yang. Yin and yang can be opposite, convertible, and interdependent. Yin and Yang are not theories imagined by the ancients, but evolved into the theory of "Yin and Yang" by observing nature, such as heaven and earth, sun and moon, men and women, cold food, day and night, etc.
Collect yin and replenish yang
" Yi Zhuan " says that "one yin and one yang is the way." The night is yin and the day is yang, thus forming the day and night alternation ; throughout the year, there are hot summer as yang and cold winter as yin. The changes in climate and temperature constitute the four seasons; and for human beings, men are yang and women are yin, so they can reproduce and continue their bloodlines.
Why did the ancients think that "taking yin and replenishing yang" can prolong life? This is because our ancient traditional medicine is actually derived from the theory of Yin Yang and Five Elements. Ancient medicine does not only have the concept of "taking yin and replenishing yang". To be precise, it should be "seeking yang from yin and seeking yin from yang". This is because ancient doctors believed that yin and yang interact with each other. If the two are balanced, people can live a long and healthy life. Once the balance is broken, people will get sick and shorten their lives.
Collecting yin and replenishing yang
According to the theory of yin and yang, men are yang and women are yin. Therefore, if a man has a physical problem, he often lacks yang energy, so he needs to replenish yang. The doctor will prescribe some prescriptions that warm and replenish yang.
However, this theory was later distorted and processed by some evil-minded alchemists, and it became a mysterious practice, and the so-called "Fangzhongshu" was developed based on this. In ancient times, men who wanted to live forever used women as "cauldrons" and imagined that they could easily achieve the effect of prolonging life by practicing this evil magic.
Collecting yin and replenishing yang
In fact, as early as the Jin Dynasty, the representative figure of Taoism Ge Hong had pointedly pointed out in his book "Baopuzi" that "it is extremely foolish to use yin and replenish yang to increase years and extend life." He told the world very clearly that it is nonsense to think of cultivating yin and replenishing yang in order to live longer by practicing Fangzhongshu and other methods!
Later, some people with evil intentions even brought trouble to the palace under the banner of harvesting yin and replenishing yang, so it was eventually banned, and has since been slowly lost and turned into a fictional metaphysics in novels.
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