Young people flock to Taoist temples: playing Tai Chi, worshipping gods, and settling down physically and mentally

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2024-04-25 22:30Posted in Anhui life field creators

On weekends, I poured into Taoist temples to learn Tai Chi,

Become a way for young people in the city to settle down physically and mentally.

Beijing Baiyun Temple has opened Tai Chi and Baduanjin public welfare classes.

It's completely free,

Often hundreds of places are snatched up in 1 minute,

The vast majority of those who signed up were young people.

And because the public welfare class venue is open,

Some of those who didn't register also came to learn from them.

"I especially like the incense of the Taoist temple,

Every time I come, I will pay homage to the Temple of the God of Wealth,"

"Tai Chi cured my insomnia,

After the exercise, the body becomes relaxed and the mood is relaxed. ”

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Tai Chi public welfare class at Baiyun Temple

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Zhang Naimin, a 25-year-old lawyer, comes to Baiyun every Saturday and Sunday to learn Baduanjin and Tai Chi

Not only Baiyun Temple,

Like Chengdu Qingyang Palace, Suzhou Xuanmiaoguan,

The Taoist temples in these cities have also opened Tai Chi public welfare classes.

More and more young people are actively participating.

Professor Xiang Biao's "hummingbird state" resonated with many people.

The hummingbird is a very small bird,

You have to flap your wings at a high frequency to float yourself in the air.

In the Taoist temple, focus on playing half-day Tai Chi and Baduan Jin,

For many young people,

It's like a hummingbird's self-settling.

"The body has no strength, let's practice,

I don't have the strength in my heart, so we also go to practice. ”

Editor: Ni Pujia

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Cai Jiani is a student at the Beijing Dance Academy and comes to Tai Chi classes every weekend

In the view of white clouds, the pine and cypress, the birdsong is loud, it is hard to imagine that there is such a quiet avenue in the second ring road of Beijing, after walking in, the mood immediately changed.

Every weekend, the small Penglai courtyard is full of students of Tai Chi and Baduanjin public welfare classes, basically migrant workers, college students in Beijing, and unemployed young people, holding yin and yang, wild horses with manes, and bird tails...... One move, one style, play well. It may seem slow and effortless, but if you try it for yourself, you will know that you need to maintain a high level of concentration.

Public welfare classes are open to everyone, completely free, they have started in 2017, the epidemic has stopped for a few years, and when it was officially opened last year, young people were very enthusiastic about signing up, and hundreds of places were often snatched up within 1 minute, but because the public welfare class is an outdoor environment, it is completely open, and those who did not grab it also came to learn.

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Ziyou, the sixteenth generation descendant of the Wudang Sanfeng faction, came to Beijing to teach Wudang martial arts in Chenyuan

One of the teachers of the public welfare class is a sixteenth-generation descendant of the Wudang Sanfeng faction, who began to study at the age of 11 and went down the mountain the year before to teach Wudang martial arts in Beijing.

"Before the epidemic, the people who came to study in Wudang Mountain were middle-aged and elderly, but after the epidemic, they were more inclined to young people. In fact, many young people have also talked to me that when the pressure of work and study is particularly high, the spirit has been worn out, and he may use Wudang Mountain or this kind of exercise as a gas station, and then go back to maintain a state full of enthusiasm. If we don't have strength in our bodies, we will practice, and if we don't have strength in our hearts, we will also practice. ”

Another teacher, Deng Jiayi, is a disciple of Li Xinjun, the head of the Baiyun Temple, "Master feels that the Taoist temple has a very good environment, and we just have the ability to be disciples, so we will open Taijiquan and Baduanjin to the public in the form of public welfare classes, which are completely free, and I believe that in the near future, there may be many Taoist temples." ”

Teacher Deng Jiayi has practiced martial arts since childhood, and has learned 7 sets of eight-section brocade, and this set of eight-section brocade of Baiyunguan has been learned from Li Xinjun, "Like the eight-section brocade of Wudang Sanfeng faction, it is soft and stable, but this set of eight-section brocade of the master is aimed at the sub-healthy people in Beijing, and the people who do not exercise all year round. ”

And Tai Chi is a more advanced practice, "I personally experienced, I transferred from martial arts to Tai Chi, in the past competitions continue to learn some strong movements, body and mind feel very tired, practice Tai Chi, make people physically and mentally happy, relaxed." ”

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Programmer Hou Shuxiang is taking a Tai Chi class

There is a big ginkgo tree in the small Penglai courtyard, the spring sun is warm, from time to time there is a burst of Chinese medicine aroma in the Taoist temple, 26-year-old Internet company programmer Hou Shuxiang is a student of Tai Chi class, every Saturday to take more than an hour of subway to Baiyun Temple, she does not exercise all year round, "usually climb three or four floors, will be tired, go to work at the workstation is eight or nine hours, mental and physical are particularly tired, the back has collapsed, can not stand up, but I must still sit there."

Because of insomnia, coupled with the fact that he had been exposed to the Baduanjin class in college, Hou Shuxiang squatted and grabbed the Baiyunguan Tai Chi class, "After practicing, the mood is comfortable and the body is relaxed." It's easier to fall asleep at night, and you won't wake up so early in the morning. ”

Teacher Deng Jiayi has seen many similar urban white-collar workers, "In fact, there are more people in Beijing, because of the pressure of life and mental pressure, his whole body is contained, and it cannot be opened, which will lead to stiffness of the shoulder and neck in the long run, such as depression. ”

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Programmer Jiang Bin comes to practice Tai Chi with his girlfriend every weekend

Jiang Bin, a 31-year-old programmer, and his girlfriend came to Tai Chi together on the weekend, which was caused by Jiang Bin's asthma last year, which the doctor said was caused by poor resistance and lack of exercise. When he came to the class for the first time, he was surprised to find that there were many young people not only in the class, but also in the Taoist temple. "Maybe everyone pins their hopes more on the aspect of birth, and pursues peace of mind. ”

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Teacher Deng Jiayi instructed the students, "Many young people do not exercise all year round"

Professor Xiang Biao's "hummingbird state" resonated with many people, a hummingbird is a very small bird that must flap its wings at a high frequency to float itself in the air.

He said, "In general, many people in China's entire society are suspended. Everyone is busy with work, busy chasing a future. At the same time, the present is suspended and has no meaning other than as a tool to point to the future. Working hard is not because you like the job, but because you save enough money to never have to do it again.

Everyone is pursuing a better tomorrow, and what a better tomorrow will look like, they don't know, but what is certain is that today's life is not worth living, so it is necessary to deny the present, so it is impossible to really intervene in reality. ”

In the Taoist temple, focusing on Tai Chi and Baduanjin, for many young people, it is like the self-settlement of a hummingbird with wings, and today's life is worth living.

The following are the testimonials from the students.

Zhang Naimin, 25 years old, lawyer

I came to Beijing from my hometown Harbin in May last year, and I really didn't expect the traffic pressure in Beijing, especially the Ring Line 10, I feel that the pace is very fast every day, whether I go to work or get off work, I trot, and then squeeze into the subway.

When I arrived at Baiyun Temple, I felt another environment, and people's hearts were particularly quiet.

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When entering the Baiyun Temple, touch the stone monkey at the door

I am more sensitive to internal friction, I can't sleep well at night, I dream a lot and wake up early, Chinese medicine said that my liver is hot, my spleen and stomach are damp and hot, and I saw Baduanjin and Tai Chi on the Internet that my physical condition is better, so I signed up. I heard that it was done in 1 minute and 30 seconds, and I couldn't grab it if my hand speed was slow.

In this fast-paced life, everyone is actually saving themselves. My weekend schedule is full, I go to practice Baduanjin on Saturday morning, and Tai Chi on Sunday afternoon. I live on the Panjiayuan side of Line 10, and it takes 1 hour and 20 minutes to come each way, but every time I come I look forward to it, and I call this day of practice "Energy Day".

I especially like to smell the incense of the Taoist temple, when I enter the door, I will receive the incense, worship the God of Wealth Temple, go all the way to Xiaopenglai, and then start practicing.

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The seventh style of Baduanjin gathers fists and increases strength

Eight sections of brocade functional, such as "conditioning the spleen and stomach must be single-lifted", "shaking the head and tail to go to the heart fire", when I was at home, I didn't bring breathing, came to Baiyun Temple, the teacher taught us to match the breathing, the whole body was hot, the whole person's energy was raised, and the sleep became better, I was sleepy at more than ten o'clock at night, and I slept until more than nine o'clock the next day.

Tai Chi was learned from the teacher, and he taught every movement very carefully. In the class after the year, I was very anxious when I was very anxious, I was very concerned about everything, I would have internal friction, and I would even go home and cry at night, and after coming to practice every week, my whole physical and mental state improved, and I didn't care so much about some things.

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After spending the weekend at the Taoist temple, I was also exposed to Taoist culture

In the past, I especially liked to eat spicy food, the kind that smoked from my ears and eyes after eating, but now I will pay attention to my diet and eat something light, such as drained winter melon and multigrain rice.

The process of practicing, let me be more interested in Taoist culture, such as this year's Qingming Festival Baiyun Temple held a Pudu Festival, I was brought up by my grandmother, and she also registered, and I came here that day to listen to the Taoist elders chanting the scriptures. I also signed up for the Baiyun Temple volunteers, hoping to have the opportunity to participate in it and make some contributions to Taoist culture.

Jiang Bin, 31 years old, programmer

I am from Liaoning, working as a programmer in Beijing, and the work intensity is quite high, and everyone works very hard, and there are many excellent people around. Last year, I suddenly had an asthma attack, and then I went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said it was because my resistance was too poor and I didn't exercise.

I thought about it indeed, every day at work and work, the company and home two o'clock line, to the weekend, but also at home to swipe the mobile phone, and then my girlfriend told me that Baiyun Temple has a course of eight brocades, let me participate together.

This year, there is a Tai Chi class again, and there are many people who may know that there are many people in the Baiyunguan public welfare class, and we have not grabbed a place, but we also come to learn together every weekend.

The learning process was very comfortable. I didn't expect that in such a high-rise and reinforced concrete place as the Second Ring Road in Beijing, there is such an ancient Taoist temple, and playing Tai Chi in it is very different and very comfortable.

In the gym, I always feel the eyes of others, feel embarrassed, and worry about which action is not done well, but here, everyone is a newcomer, in the outdoor with the sky above the sky and feet on the ground, learning from scratch together, and there are teachers who teach you, which makes me feel more comfortable as an introvert.

After the workout, the panting and breathing were obviously much smoother, especially in the spring, I was prone to allergies, but this year I didn't feel allergies.

Before I came, I also thought that Baduanjin and Taijiquan were played more by the elderly, which was very slow and could not keep up with the rhythm of young people, but after I came, I found that it was not at all, it required you to concentrate and think about whether each movement was standard, in fact, each movement was very demanding.

Now when the company has a lunch break, I will review the movements in the surrounding parks, I am afraid that I will go to Baiyunguan on the weekend and forget what I learned before, we do programmer work, in fact, we require concentration, but sometimes it is true that the working hours are long, the energy can not keep up, and it is easy to be distracted.

I also gave Amway to my colleagues, and everyone was surprised at first, you actually went to do tai chi? Isn't that life after retirement? Slowly, they watched me play at noon, and they were also very interested and wanted to learn with me.

In the past, I was a relatively anxious person, once I had any ideas, I had to pay to implement them, but after practicing, my heart can sink down, and when I encounter problems, I may think more and be less anxious.

There are also some changes in the diet, lighter, pay attention to health, especially after the asthma incident last year, I found that the resistance has deteriorated, which will bring so many negative situations, so I have to make some improvements in all aspects of life.

In fact, not only to learn Baduanjin and Tai Chi, there are a lot of young people in the Taoist temple, I was also surprised when the first class came, it may be the impact of the current social environment, we look down on a lot of things, objectively recognize their own ability, recognize the resources around them, feel that it is the best level that can be achieved, there is no need to pursue too much material, desire, the mood is a lot flattened.

Cai Jiani, 20 years old, is a student at Beijing Dance Academy

I'm a Beijinger, I have been very fond of Chinese traditional culture, and then I am watching the anime "Under One Man", and I like one of the quotes in it the most, "People can always be pure, and heaven and earth are all returned", which is from the Taoist "Pure Sutra", and I myself am learning dance, and Chinese classical dance has some reference to Tai Chi, so I want to learn it myself.

Now, everyone will spend more time brushing their mobile phones, and they will stay at home more in their spare time, but if they are at home, energy cannot be exchanged.

In the process, it is like returning to the "original self", and there is a very ordinary happiness in calming down, which cannot be found in the usual fast-paced life.

Every time I come, it is generally after noon, the sun hits the rockery of Xiaopenglai, and the cat is basking in the sun there, like a painting, which feels very beautiful. As soon as the wind blows, I can smell the scent of spring.

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Baiyun view cat

Dancing classical Chinese dance and practicing basic dance skills may focus more on the practice of physical muscle fitness, while Tai Chi pays more attention to feeling inward. My classmates would also ask me what I was doing on the weekend, and they were a little surprised, "You are going to learn Tai Chi?" How can you calm down in that area? And then I said yes, I learned Tai Chi! and I felt very proud and proud.

When practicing, the Taoist culture I feel is more about not fighting with the world, taking care of oneself, cultivating one's body and mind, and then taking care of others, which I think can also be used as a reference in ordinary times.

Zeng Jia is a graduate student

I am a graduate student studying in Beijing, and I was faced with the pressure of my graduation thesis last winter, and I used to write my thesis at night, rest during the day, and reverse the day and night, resulting in people being very sleepy and groggy all day long, and the teeth marks on the edge of the tongue were very heavy, which showed that the humidity was heavy, and people around me suggested that I practice Baduanjin. After practicing Baduanjin at Baiyun Temple, I started a Tai Chi class again this year, and I didn't get a place, but I still came to study it every week.

From the North Third Ring Road to Baiyun Temple, it takes nearly 1 hour each way, but I come on Saturdays and Sundays, and after more than a month of practice, I obviously feel the change, I can easily fall asleep, and my mental state is much better.

The teacher will first teach the method of stretching, warm up, about 20 minutes, and then start to learn Baduanjin or Tai Chi, the teacher explained very well, I remember this set of processes very clearly, after returning to the dormitory, I will spend an hour practicing every morning, the more I practice, the more I like it, it has become a habit of life, and I have to do this every day. It also reminds me not to go to bed too late and try to wake up earlier in the morning.

When my classmates saw the changes in me, they all asked me, when is the next class, and I want to sign up as soon as possible.

I used to be afraid that I would be hungry when I wrote papers at night, and I ate a lot during the day, but now I understand that I should not be too full when eating.

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Teachers are accustomed to adjusting their status by standing on piles

Baduanjin, it requires the body to exert force and breathe, after the exercise, the whole person's muscles and joints are very smooth, feeling relaxed and happy.

Tai Chi movements are more complex and soft, I only learned two lessons, and I didn't understand the true meaning of it much, but when I was boxing, my mind was more quiet, and I used to use Tao Yuanming's poem to describe it, it was "the heart is the form of service", and in the process of boxing, I gradually put my heart down, focus on myself, and have less anxiety about the outside world.

This kind of traditional health practice only needs to be between square inches, lying on the cow's place, busy city people, in a small place of 4 square meters, can stretch out a set, I think it will become more and more popular.

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