Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76 [Original]
Man is weak in life and strong in death, and the life of plants and trees is brittle, and his death is withered.
Therefore the strong are dead, and the weak are alive.
If the soldier is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. Where the strong are below, the weak are above.
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76 and the Month of Equilibrium ^11
Today, we enter the third level, and what can determine life and death is "whether there is a way".
7. The secret of health preservation is "weakness".
Lao Tzu said, "Man is weak in life, but strong in death", this sentence speaks to the core of the way of health.
Everyone wants to live a long and healthy life, and a person's vitality is characterized by softness, not only soft muscles and bones, but also soft heart, and soft face.
On the other hand, if the vitality is exhausted and tends to die, it is characterized by hardness and strength. For example, if you don't feel well in your body, you don't need a doctor, you can feel a hard bump when you press it with your hand, and if you do it in traditional Chinese medicine, where there is a nodule, it will be blocked, and it will hurt when you press it.
Therefore, if you want to live a long and healthy life, the only secret is to avoid being hard and strong.
In the 30th and 55th chapters of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu repeatedly reiterates this point:
"If things are strong, they are old, but they are not Tao, and they are not Tao. ”
The so-called "strong" refers to being strong, and "old" refers to declining.
This sentence means that when people are born, their hearts are single-minded and simple, and their harmony is full of energy, so their bones are weak and their muscles are soft and firm.
But as you grow up, your self-consciousness becomes stronger and stronger, your prejudices become more and more, you begin to be filled with separation, judgment, and paranoia begin to fill your heart, and your words and deeds become more and more powerful, and you always want to control others.
The "already" in "not to be long" refers to cessation, which has two meanings:
One refers to early death, that is, strong backsliding and unrepentant words will interrupt the journey of life prematurely.
Another meaning is to say, if you are aware of your backsliding, is there any way to deal with it? Yes - since you know that "if you are strong, you will be old" is wrong, you should quickly step on the brakes, turn back to the shore, and return to the right path of dedication and softness as soon as possible, and everything will still have a chance.
How?
- First, keep the body flexible, the tendons are one inch long, and the life span is ten years.
- Second, maintain a harmonious relationship, follow all beings, and rejoice immeasurably.
- Third, keep your heart soft, forgive others, and return to you.
True health preservation is not only to train the muscles and bones externally, but also to refine the essence and spirit internally.
The human body is a holographic small universe, each part corresponds to a relationship, and each relationship needs a quality;
Quality is the "god" of life, and the way to maintain health is to open yourself with a gentle heart and let all gods return to their places.
Once the chief officers of each viscera return, they will be able to use their own qi and blood, support each other, and bring everything back to order.
When you reach this state, you can reach the highest level of health preservation:
- The first is "fine", which represents vitality;
- The second is "harmony", which represents a perfect balance.
Therefore, if you want to maintain health, you must avoid being strong and find softness, which is the secret of the secret.
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