"Qu Limin's Essential Lecture on the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic"
In the previous section, we learned the "sixteen-character mantra" that can "eliminate disasters and cure diseases" in " Huangdi's Internal Classic HTML ". The specific content is "Transip and nothingness, follow the true qi, keep the spirit inward, and be safe in the disease." This passage tells us that we must develop a peaceful and peaceful lifestyle and take good care of our body and mind so that we can avoid diseases.
So, in the next section, we will further deepen the discussion of the theme of "spiritual inner peace" in this passage to see how to apply the principles to our mental health.
Method of keeping the spirit inward: Cultivate the mind
Some time ago, a popular video about "Rural Second Uncle" was circulated on the Internet. The theme was: "Three days after returning to the village, the second uncle cured my mental internal friction." For a time, the word "spiritual internal friction" became popular on major media platforms. Netizens are also talking about this new word that sounds a bit strange.
So, what is "mental internal friction"? The so-called "mental internal friction" refers to our mental and psychological pressure, and we are constantly undergoing self-consuming.
In fact, for those who work on the front line, we all have a very obvious feeling, such as long-term overtime work, excessive requirements of leaders, continuous work tasks, coupled with the pressure of life, high housing prices and rents, and even daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, all make people feel overwhelmed, making people feel that "the blood trough is empty" and "the pressure is huge."
It can be said that the popularity of "Second uncle video" just shows the universality and seriousness of "mental internal friction" in today's society, and it has seriously affected the mental health of most of us.
So, how should we crack the "mental internal friction"?
In fact, the "Huangdi Neijing" has long provided us with a corresponding solution to this problem, that is, the "spiritual inner guardian" in the "Sixteen-character Mantra" we mentioned in the previous lecture.
In the previous reading, we have briefly talked about the basic content of "spiritual conservation", analyzed the differences between "sophistication" and "god" in the word "spirit", and also talked about why "spiritual conservation" should be "spiritual conservation" and what are its benefits.
So, in the following content, we will continue this topic and talk in detail about how to truly achieve "spiritual protection".
Simply put, the "spiritual inner preservation" advocated by the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic is to cultivate our minds, and to achieve a higher spiritual state through the conditioning and cultivation of the inner world, so that we can get rid of the many troubles that plague ourselves in the past.
Ambition and peace of mind, and work tirelessly
The word "cultivating the mind" sounds easy but is more difficult to do. Fortunately, the "Huangdi Neijing" provides us with specific methods and a series of precautions to tell us how to cultivate our hearts.
The first step in cultivating the mind is to achieve "free ambition but less desire, peace of mind but not fear, and labor-intensive but not tired." This is a description of the living conditions of those who attain enlightenment in ancient times, and it is also the life goals we need to set when we cultivate our minds and ourselves.
"Lucky ambition but less desire" means relaxing your mind and reducing unnecessary desires. This is the basis for relaxing your body and mind. On the contrary, if we "think more and desire more", it will not only cause our psychology to bear too much burden, but will also directly affect our physical health and cause various diseases.
"Safe in your heart but not afraid", which means that you are calm and calm in your mind, and you have nothing to fear. To achieve "peace of mind", you can calm your mind, make your body more kidney qi , and your spirit will be better. Therefore, we must calm our minds down and not worry about gains and losses or worry about nothing.
The third article "working without tire" means that when the body is working, you must also maintain a peaceful state of mind and not be disturbed by complex things in the external world.
This requires us to calmly look at the troubles we encounter and learn to "coexist peacefully" with them, rather than having to "fight to the death or fight head-on". This is also a basic spirit of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment.
Let the "heart" gain freedom and self-discipline
"Lonely aspirations but few desires, peace of mind but not fear, and labor-working but not tired". By doing these three things, we are far from "mental internal friction", but we cannot reach a state of mental health 100%.
If you want to truly heal "mental internal friction", you should pay attention to a few details, that is, "Beautify your food, let it be submissive, and enjoy the customs."
, let’s explain it one by one.
The first sentence "beautiful food" does not mean that we eat good food or drink good food, and eat big fish, meat and food all day long, but that we should provide the most suitable food to the body and provide corresponding nutrients to different organs.
For example, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart takes blood as beauty, the lungs as beauty, the small intestine uses liquid as beauty, and large intestine feces as beauty. Once the nutrients of these organs are disordered, our physical health will be destroyed.
so we should pay attention to our diet, know what to eat and what not to eat. Just like some people go to the hospital to visit the patient and bring protein powder , but if a weak patient eats high protein, it will accelerate the deterioration of his physical condition. For some patients, protein powder is not as good as dilute rice porridge.
The second sentence "let it wear" means wearing clothes that suit you and what clothes you wear in where you are. This point is also a metaphor, which can be applied to the organs of the body. For example, if the heart is red, it means wearing red clothes; if the lungs are white, it means wearing white clothes, and so on, the liver is blue, the spleen is yellow, and the kidney is black.
In the body, the colors of each organ cannot be disordered. Once the color changes, there will be a problem. For example, if the color of the heart turns from red to white, it is ischemia and will be very weak; and if the heart turns blue, it is "cold condensation" and black, it is "invasion of the kidney water". No matter which color changes, it will be a huge harm to the body.
The third sentence "please enjoy the vulgarity", which is easy to understand, is to let our body organs focus on doing what they should do, and ultimately let our entire physical and mental system live according to our nature. For example, the characteristic of the heart is "dispersed", which means enthusiasm, which should disperse energy, like the sun. Nowadays, many people like to run and do aerobic exercises. In fact, they are using this characteristic of the heart to accelerate the blood circulation of the heart and make the whole person healthy.
So, in addition to "beautify your food, let your food be treated, and enjoy your customs", there is another very important reminder for cultivating your mind in the "Huangdi Neijing", which is to "the upper and lower levels do not admire each other."
"The upper and lower levels do not admire each other" means that the organs of the body must stick to their posts and play their own roles, and also means that each of us should reduce jealousy and not compare ourselves with others in social life.
In other words, we must work hard to live a life that goes with the flow, work hard and live happily, never fight or grab, and return to nature. The final life state, to summarize it in one sentence, is: "There is incomparable freedom and incomparable self-discipline in the heart."
