I heard that pine trees are as strong as a thousand years old, but snow is not as strong as a moment. If you plant pine trees in rotting soil, they will be besieged by beetles without waiting for the moon; if you hide snow in the Yinshan Mountains, they will not fade away even if it lasts for many years. If it goes against its nature, it will be strong and brittle; if it goes with its nature, it will be accelerated and delayed. If things are the same, how can human principles be different? However, the so-called art of adjusting and photographing can be ignored! When I secretly read the books on life preservation written by my predecessors, I often have too many restraints and complicated programs, making it difficult for practitioners to follow them. Because it is noble, it is especially difficult to do. I am young and often sick. I pay attention to my health. I have been studying for a long time and compiled it. The technique is simple and feasible in my leisure time. First, we want to consolidate its righteousness, and secondly, we want to regulate its limbs. As for clothing and residence, prescriptions for medicine and bait, and the properties of vegetables, fruits, poultry, and fish, those that are beneficial must be recorded, and those that are not beneficial will not be written down. Those who are wrong in ancient prescriptions must be re-examined, and those who are popular or obedient must be corrected. This is called "Baosheng Yaolu". Although it is useless for hearing the Tao, but it is useful for hygiene, I have the temerity to offer it, and I will be burned in deep war.
Reader comments
The health-preserving methods mentioned in this book "Maintaining Health Essentials" are very reasonable! As the book says, pine will rot quickly in rotten soil, but snow in Yinshan Mountains can remain intact for many years. This shows that we must comply with the laws of nature. Moreover, the author also emphasized that the health regimen should be simple and easy to implement, which I very much agree with. I think this book is somewhat similar to the "Huangdi Neijing", both of which focus on following one's nature to maintain health. The views in the book reminded me of the cook Ding Jie Niu in "Zhuangzi". Only by following the natural laws of things can we get twice the result with half the effort. All in all, this is a health book worth reading.
The health-preserving methods mentioned in this book "Maintaining Health Essentials" are very reasonable! As the book says, pine will rot quickly in rotten soil, but snow in Yinshan Mountains can remain intact for many years. This shows that we must comply with the laws of nature. Moreover, the author also emphasized that the health regimen should be simple and easy to implement, which I very much agree with. I think this book is somewhat similar to the "Huangdi Neijing", both of which focus on following one's nature to maintain health. The views in the book reminded me of the cook Ding Jie Niu in "Zhuangzi". Only by following the natural laws of things can we get twice the result with half the effort. All in all, this is a health book worth reading.