Post Date November, 16 2024
Miscellaneous Talk on Health Preservation and Fitness: China was the earliest country to emphasize sexual health preservation, and many written discussions on the way to connect yin still have fitness and longevity value to this day. And there is a clear connection between these "Fang Dao" and Qigong.
How did the ancients discuss the issue of reproductive organs aging the fastest among the nine orifices?
In the "Ten Questions" of bamboo slips unearthed in Mawangdui, Yao said, "People have nine orifices (orifices) and twelve stanzas, all of which are established and reside. Why is it that Yin and Qi are born and go first?" Shun said
Peng Zu said, "Love the essence and nourish the mind. By taking various medicines, one can live long, but without knowing the path of transition, it is not beneficial... If one loses the path of transition, they will gradually die young. If one can avoid the gradual injury and obtain the technique of yin and yang, then the path of immortality will be achieved
The above summary explains the reason for the first loss of reproductive function in the nine orifices: excessive sexual activity and lack of knowledge of sexual intercourse. The method to delay aging is to pay attention to diet and nourishment. Only by controlling sexual activity and mastering the handover methods can we consolidate the essence of the relationship. Although we can take steps to implement it, we can delay aging and prolong our lifespan.
What handover techniques did the ancients accumulate in terms of sexual activity, qigong, and health preservation?
It can be briefly summarized as the "five character formula" of "playing, calming, slowing down, picking, and avoiding".
1。 Xixi "means that before the handover, men and women should cultivate emotions with each other, achieve a relaxed and happy mood, fall in love, embrace and kiss, and slowly swallow the saliva in their mouths. As pointed out in the "Jade Chamber Essence", "The way of a royal daughter... must first be to play slowly, so that the sense of God and intention can be passed on for a long time." The "Immortal Classic" also states, "It is necessary to play with a woman first and drink jade syrup. Jade syrup is the saliva in the mouth
2。 Before the handover, one should be calm in their mood and not want to indulge in fantasies, let alone rush to pierce them. Therefore, they should "throw themselves high, invert the five internal organs," "... (Connect) the path of yin, and use stillness as strength. The Sutra of Su Nu (Ten Questions) states: "The way of transition... lies in calming the Qi, calming the mind, and harmonizing the will. All three Qi come, and the gods return together.... The nature must be relaxed and delayed... This is the key
3。 'Slow' means that after piercing, one should be calm and relaxed, and avoid hugging recklessly, panting heavily, or sweating profusely. Peng Zu said, "The way of handover is no more extraordinary than others, but one should be calm and peaceful, and peace is precious. ... The shallow inside (admitting) moves slowly, the desire to enter and exit is hopeful, the female is happy, the male is prosperous and never declines... "" The advance and retreat are slow, and the emotion stops. ("Qian Jin Fang? Supplementing Benefits in the House")
4。 'Collecting' refers to learning how to collect qi, pay attention to breathing, exhaling, and taking jade syrup in the same room. In the book "Supplementing the Body in the Room", it is described in detail: "The way to collect qi is to deeply connect it without moving it, so that for a long time, the qi is hot above it, and the mouth is equivalent to it, leading to the absorption of female qi and swallowing it... It can slow down and sleep the eyes, lie down and guide the body, and make the body stronger." When ordinary people are accustomed to making friends, they often use their nose to absorb more qi, and their mouth slightly emits qi, which naturally benefits them. Anyone who wishes to relieve diarrhea should close their mouth, open their eyes, hold their hands firmly, retract their nose and breath from the left and right sides, and grind their teeth thousands of times. This will replenish the brain with essence and promote longevity. If the essence is released recklessly, it will damage the mind
From the above four character formula of "Xi, Jing, Slow, and Cai", it fully embodies the connotation of the three elements of Qigong: "regulating the heart, regulating the breath, and regulating the body". The author has several middle-aged and elderly friends who have diligently studied and practiced the ancient Chinese four character formula and the self compiled "Jade Closure and Firmness Essence" longevity method. They all feel that if they can persist in practicing martial arts and live a moderately and harmoniously in the bedroom, not only will it increase the fun in the bedroom, but they will also be energetic and physically and mentally healthy.
5。 'Avoid' means that during handover, both 'heaven' and 'people' should be avoided.
Jitian: "The law of a palace maid is to avoid strong winds, heavy rain, severe cold, severe heat, thunder and lightning... If a palace maid is a palace maid, it will harm people and gods. The ancients also advocated timely laxation according to the law of "spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage": "spring is the main temperature, and laxation can occur every ten days; summer inflammation occurs every month; autumn is cool, and laxation occurs every half month; winter is cold, and amenorrhea does not occur. Regular diarrhea according to the day and season is a good method for middle-aged and elderly people to maintain health.
To avoid people, one should adhere to three "taboos" and three "advocates":
1。 Avoid early desire and advocate late marriage and late desire. The book "Shou Shi Bao Yuan" states: "If a man breaks the Yang too early, it will damage his essence; if a woman breaks the Yin too early, it will damage her blood." In the Qing Dynasty's "Do not Medicine Yuan Quan", a warning was given: "If the union is too early, it will lead to the loss of the Tian Yuan, which is the cause of premature death. According to the "Zhou Rites? Local Officials? Media Representatives", "All men and women who have become famous or above shall be named according to the year, year, and day. They shall be married at the age of thirty for men and twenty for women
2。 Avoid indulgence, advocate timely handover, and also oppose abstinence. Mei Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty pointed out in "Qi Fa" that; ... indulging in the secluded space of the winding room, this sweet meal of poison plays with the claws and teeth of fierce beasts. "The book" Supplementing in the Room "also points out the harm of indulgence:" A man of high age has weak blood... cannot indulge his heart and mind recklessly "; If "once the fire is extinguished, once it increases in oil, but if it is not controlled and indulges, the fire will lose even more of its oil". Yuan? In the "Three Yuan Tanti Counselor's Book", it is proposed that using laxation according to age for abstinence has reference value: "As the saying goes, when one is twenty years old, one should often ejaculate every four days; when thirty, one should ejaculate every eight days; when forty, one should ejaculate every sixteen days; when fifty, one should ejaculate every twenty days; and when sixty, do not ejaculate. If one is physically strong, one should ejaculate every month
While emphasizing the principle of 'avoiding indulgence', the ancients also opposed the idea of abstinence. Jin medical expert Ge Hong once pointed out: "People should not have a mismatch between yin and yang, sitting can cause diseases. Strong suppression of depression and closure, difficult to hold and easy to lose, can cause leakage of semen and urine, resulting in the disease of ghost communication (dream discharge), which can cause damage to one but should be treated as a hundred. (Supplementing Benefits in the House)
3。 Avoid strong desires and advocate for 'men singing and women following'. The "Harmony Chapter" quotes the "Dong Xuanzi" as saying: "The male sings and the female harmonizes, and the upper acts and the lower follows. This is the common sense of this matter. If the male shakes but the female does not respond, and the female moves but the male does not follow, it not only harms the male but also harms the female‘ The "Xuannv Jing" states: "... Yin and Yang are felt in each other's ears, so Yang is not happy when it is not Yin, and Yin is not Yang when it is not Yang. Men want to receive but women are not happy, women want to receive but men do not want, the two hearts are not harmonious, the essence is not felt, and when it is sudden and violent, love and music are not given. Men desire women, and women desire men, both have a pleasing heart, so women vibrate and the male stem is strong. Indeed, how can we achieve 'both pleasing to the heart' and physical and mental health when there is no mutual induction between men and women and violent sexual intercourse?
In addition, Tang Sun Simiao, a famous doctor, proposed the eight musts for "combining yin and yang": "Those who have new bathing, travel and fatigue, satiety, drunkenness, great joy, great sorrow, men and women who have not yet recovered from fever, or women who have new menstrual blood, must not combine yin and yang. From the perspective of modern medicine, there are still certain scientific principles that should be learned from these eight "cannot".
