As a famous poet, Lu Zhaolin, one of the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty", once asked Sun Simiao about the way to cure the disease, and Sun Simiao started from the corresponding viewpoint of heaven and man, used natural phenomena to analogize human diseases, and explained the causes of diseases in a simple and in-depth manner.
According to the Old Book of Tang, the Biography of Sun Simiao, Lu Zhaolin asked Sun Simiao for advice: What can a wise doctor cure a good person's disease? Sun Simiao told him: When talking about the laws of nature, we must use human feelings and affairs as the basis; In talking about human affairs, we must also take the laws of nature as the foundation. Nature is divided into four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are five elements of water, fire, wood, gold and earth, alternating between hot and cold, is the law of its cyclical operation, peaceful rain, excitement on the wind, stagnation on frost and snow, expansion on the rainbow, these are normal phenomena of nature. People have upper and lower limbs, spleen, lungs, kidneys, liver, heart and five organs, get up and go to bed, exhale and inhale, when the spirit is weak, the spirit is strong, the unimpeded is angry and bloody, the appearance is the look, the vibration has a sound, these are the normal phenomena of people. Looking at the hidden essence from the revealed appearance is a common way to study nature and the human body. For human diseases, clever doctors dredge with drugs and treat them with acupuncture. With regard to natural catastrophes, if the monarch and his subjects use the noblest morality to straighten out the will of the people and solve specific problems with the greatest efforts, then some human diseases can be cured, and some natural disasters can be eliminated.
Lu Zhaolin praised in the article "Sick Pear Tree Endowment": Sun Simiao's thought runs through ancient and modern times, and the academic exhaustion of astronomy, calendar, and divination. He is good at expounding the fundamentals of the eternal immutuity of all things in the world, just like the ancient Zhuangzi; He studied profound knowledge and devoted himself to it, as if he were a Vimalakirti monk in China today.
Whether or not we know the "way", keep the way, and walk the way is related to whether people are healthy or not, and whether people live long or not.
Regarding the discussion of the "Tao", Sun Simiao quoted the dialogue between the Yellow Emperor and Qi Bo in the "Order of Nourishing Nature" in the "Thousand Golden Formulas".
The Emperor asked Qibo: I have heard that people in the ancient times could reach a hundred years of age, and their behavior did not see aging. Today's people have just turned fifty years old, they are inflexible and appear to be old, is this due to the change of the times, or people are out of tune?
Qi Bo directly told the Yellow Emperor: "The ancient people, those who know, the laws of yin and yang, and the number of arts, diet has a constant rhythm, living and living have a constant degree, do not work in vain, so they can form and be with the gods, and spend their whole days and years, and spend a hundred years is to go!"
This conversation reveals that the secret to longevity is that people "know." The meaning of "Tao" is similar to the word "law" spoken of today, "Heavenly Dao" is the law of nature, "humanity" is the law of human society, "unity of heaven and man" means that the law of the operation of human society must conform to the law of the operation of nature, and "conforming to nature" means that people's words and deeds must conform to natural laws and social laws. If people want to maintain their health correctly, of course, they must "know", keep the way, and walk the road.
Qi Bo told the Yellow Emperor that this is not the case for people today, they use wine as a slurry to arbitrarily quote, take delusion as normal, and after getting drunk, they enter the room to live a sexual life, and use indulgence to exhaust semen and dissipate sperm. I don't know how to keep full, often laborious, only want to see the joy of the present, but against the joy of health, living casually and unrestrained, so I live to the age of fifty (half a hundred) and age.
People who know how to maintain health will abide by the way of health, and they have achieved "lust can not work their eyes, adultery can not confuse their hearts, foolish wisdom and wisdom are not filial piety and are not afraid of things, and they are in harmony with Taoism, so they can live a hundred years old and their actions do not fade."
That is to say, the "Tao" is the fundamental law of health; following the law is the fundamental way of health.
The theory of medicine and health care founded by Sun Simiao runs through the basic principles and basic guiding ideology of "the unity of heaven and man" and "Taoist nature"!
Specifically, sun Simiao's recommended health care method is reflected in:
(1) Man should be in harmony with nature.
Sun Simiao believes that people and nature are inseparable, changes in nature will directly or indirectly affect the physiological changes of people's bodies, and the occurrence of human diseases is often closely related to changes in nature. He said: "Man is blessed with the qi of neutrality in heaven and earth", "The head is rounded in the law of heaven, the foot is like the earth, the eyes should be the sun and the moon, the five visceral laws and five stars, the six internal organs and the six laws, and the heart is the middle pole." "The sky has cold and heat, and people have emptiness; heaven has punishment virtue, and people have love and hatred; heaven has yin and yang, and people have men and women; the moon has size, and people have length." Therefore, when taking five grains, you cannot combine the knots, hot and cold, salty and bitter, and more compatible (sound: city) touch, common for attack, into disease."
People must adapt to the changes of the natural seasons in order to maintain normal life activities. "There are wise men who are good at taking life, who know the seasons, who are able to know the times, and who are preserved with the passage of time." Sun Simiao also quoted Liezi as saying: "Therefore, those who are good at taking life, do not violate the taboo of the sun and the moon, and do not lose the sum of years."
People should be able to maintain health and live a long life, in addition to conforming to the time of day, they should also be geographical. Sun Simiao pointed out that when choosing a residence, it should be the best geographical environment in which "people and fields are close, the heart is far away, the mountains and waters are behind, the climate is high and refreshing, the land is fertile, and the springs are beautiful." The natural environment is beautiful and pleasant, which can make people feel relaxed, comfortable and happy, improve health, and prolong life!
(2) People should be in harmony with society.
Personal life is inseparable from society, human health, not only to pursue harmony with the natural world, but also to pursue harmony with society. Sun Simiao stressed that people should always maintain a modest and prudent attitude in social interactions, treat others sincerely, and "always be sincere with a deep heart, respectful to things, cautious not to deceive goodness, to please others, and to be good for life." Treat others in accordance with the provisions of etiquette at all times and in all places, "treat people with courtesy in everything"; we should also treat others with leniency and tolerance, and "do not be hated by others" if they are hated. Strive to cultivate self-cultivation and create a harmonious interpersonal environment, and you will "be not lonely in virtue" and "peace of mind", so that the body and mind are balanced, improve social adaptability, and achieve the purpose of health and longevity.
(3) People should be in harmony and unity with themselves.
In the human body, the internal organs are interrelated, the qi and blood, the meridians are interconnected, and whether they are smooth and coordinated is directly related to whether a person's health is good or not. Sun Simiao pointed out: "The root of the blood veins such as the five internal organs and six intestines are circulating and injected", "the meridians and abdomen (sound: book), yin and yang will pass", and people can "adjust their yang, rationalize their yin, and the diseases of the internal organs are not born". People should pay attention to themselves, adjust yin and yang, know cold and heat, calm mood and anger, and qi and blood.
Pay attention to the study of Sun Simiao's point of self-cultivation: "Where the four qi and virtue are harmonious, the four gods are peaceful; one breath is not adjusted, one hundred and one sick are born"; "If the breath is reasonable, then the hundred pulses are peaceful; and the use of service is not appropriate, that is, the disease of five labors, seven injuries and six poles."
Following the health care method proposed by Sun Simiao, adjusting the inside of the body of a good person, maintaining the harmony of the body, adapting to external changes, and maintaining physical and mental health have now become an important part of the way of health.
Sun Simiao's ideas on health care and dignity are also of practical significance today, and the World Health Organization defines human health as "physical, psychological and socially complete." To do this, people should learn from Sun Simiao, establish the overall concept of harmony and unity between man and nature and society, protect the ecological environment, create a harmonious society, achieve physical and mental health, and improve the quality of life, so as to achieve people's healthy life, longevity and longevity!