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Some experts have already given a very good lecture on health care and preservation, but they tended to miss some most important points. However, the health preservation philosophy of Tai-chi Way will enable you to have a better understanding on scientific and rational health preservation. The ancient Chinese have done a better job than us in this respect. Their diet was simpler and their nutrition was worse than ours. Even so, Laozi lived at least more than 160 years and nobody knows where he went later. It is only known to us that he went to the Himalayas , but his real age remains unknown. Only 160 years of his life can be traced in the history book. Off course, longevity is not what is quest after by everybody; some masters just resign their lifespan to the heaven without going against the course of nature. So such masters as Sakyamuni, Zhuangzi and Osho lived a not long life. Although they were able to prolong their life with their power, they didn't do it, because they knew that life and death are actually one and there is not point at all in reversing the natural course. Nevertheless, we commoners have the desire to live long, so let's talk a little bit about health preservation.
1. To have a tranquil soul, follow the course of nature, accept take things as they come and harbor no desire intent in dealing with things;
2. To sleep deeply with the yin energy, move vigorously with the yang energy, strike a balance between the yin and yang energies ;
3. To consume less energy, protect the kidney which is the basis of life, have less sex, work to a proper degree;
4. To realize the thought, observe the body, guard against the sentiment, vent out negative energy;
5. To practice Kungfu after getting up in the morning, which will make your energy full, energy circulation smooth and keep you away from diseases;
6. To eat to 60% of the capacity of your stomach, have a variety of food, distinguish the nature of what you eat, keep a balance between yin and yang ;
7. To live in a peaceful place with both clean water and air, kind and placid neighbors and green trees in the surroundings; .
8. To have a wise family, accept affluence or poverty, help and tolerant each other;
9. To work wholeheartedly, respond to whatever comes, let them go when they are finished, compete with nobody;
10. To keep happy mentally and physically, maintain full energy, which is beneficial to both yourself and others and will give you longevity undoubtedly. |
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Mr. Kongming's diseases in the past included: gastric ulcer, enteritis, appendicitis, nervous breakdown, gall stone, acanthi dislocation , waist ache, caecitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, tracheitis, long term insomnia, liver disease, hepatocirrhosis, ascites, peritonitis, thorax hydrocele, blood disease, haematemesis, long term constipation, long term diarrhea, metaphase liver cancer (receiving operation in 1992), hepatic coma, low blood sugar, low blood platelet, low immunity function, long term cold, swollen spleen, prostate disease, heart disease, weak kidney, long term internal inflammation, arthritis, frozen shoulder s , easy fatigue, lethargy, tension, hallucination, trembling, dazzling, inadequacy of blood and energy, bone soft, hair loss, puffiness, loose teeth, slack muscle, low haematin ( 5.4 g ), long term fever, terminal liver cancer (one 10.5 cm , six 6 cm and one 1.5 cm tumors, receiving operation on December 1, 2004).
The hardship Mr. Kongming suffers was is simply too much to speak. Not only his body but also his mentality has been traumatized. He has experienced all life has to offer give , e.g. love, hatred, sorrow, joy, hardship, etc. He accepted whatever life offers to him without complaint and regret. This is life. It is a song, without the so-called grandeur or happiness, because for the whole world, a life is only a note of the song. A greater song is always resounding in the universe, no start, no end. It is the eternal existence.
Tai-chi soul tranquilization and internal Kungfu power had already made Mr. Kongming a healthy person before 2003 when he had already defeated his diseases. However, due to too hard work in 2003 which prevented him from practicing Kungfu, coupled with his severe insomnia in that period, the liver cancer which plagued him in 1992 staged a forceful comeback in the year. On November 18, 2004, he had to stop working and went to the No. 148 military hospital to have a physical check due to a stabbing pain. The doctor told him that it was already he got the terminal liver cancer and that h . H e had to think of response seek treatment quickly or it would d eteriorate evelop very rapidly , because n . N ormally , it would take two months for the disease to endanger claim a patient's life. However, Mr. Kongming repli ed said calmly that ＾who would not die from the ancient up to date? Death is inevitable for life. Nothing is the big deal.￣ He hummed a song when he left the hospital and four doctors at the scene were reduced to silence. Mr. Kongming, who is well versed in medicine, knew that no medicine could cure him now and that his life has come to the end. He didn't want to cause troubles to his wife and Tai-chi Girl Fu Wen jie Jie any more for he thought he has already bothered them too much. So he said, ＾I w o ill n't not go anywhere now and just wait at home for the end death .￣ Facing the tear and request of his family, Mr. Kongming had to go to a military hospital in Beijing , where he spent experienced six months filled with heartquakes. On December 1, 2004, Mr. Kongming was moved into the operating room with a smile on his face´ Although he saw many patients had died, he joked to his friends that ＾I am in Beijing repairing my body and replacing some spare parts.￣ After operation, as he did in 1992, Mr. Kongming still again refused to receive chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The hospital warned that 99% of the patient of his kind would have face danger again if they don't accept such treatments. The life of human being is already short; he wanted to practice Tai-chi in all of his remaining life in order to blend into the integral world or he would miss the opportunity forever. When he was still bed-ridden, he persisted in tranquilizing his soul for several hours every day. Now a tranquil soul accompanies him all day long and he has resumed his vim and vigor. More important, his present life is real now. Death will come sooner or later; everybody will have to face it. But an enlightened man can also attain the Way after his death and become part of the world and become the divine. Death is an opportunity ; death is and a great moment.
He is willing to explore the truth of life by his own life. If his life experience can bring an enlightened life, a healthy body and a happy soul to others, it will be the greatest joy to him.
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Mr. Kongming is very healthy now. He didn't practice weight-lifting for 15 years, but he can still life up a weight of 75 kg , which compelled the young men who witnessed his power to admit their inferiority to him. The weight-lifting took place 9 months after he received operation and while the performance in the video happened only 4 months after the operation when it was hard for him to refuse the performance requested by the director. At present, a physical check finds that various indexes of his disease life are normal and he is free of diseases. Moreover, his Tai-chi power has recovered to a high extent. I f any disease happens again f´. , he will still let everything take their course s and accept anything that comes up. |
The main health preservation method of the spirit and consciousness Tai-chi is to cultivate the spirit and soul, ridding them of worry and concern. In this way, practitioners' vital energy will be nourished and prevented from being harmed. The energy of the heaven and earth will converge blend in them and inject them with full energy and smooth their energy circulation around the body. They will naturally be strong. Sometimes they may look slim weak , but they are actually powerful. Those who seem to be strong may be weak and unhealthy in nature. There is a world of difference between strong muscle and plenty of vital energy.
Although the spirit and consciousness Tai-chi can enrich the vital energy of and endow a healthy body to its practitioners, we must still let everything take their own course. Life has its own operating laws. Let's just accept what life offers to us with great ease.
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