The Way to Health and Wellness: Buddhist Mind Control and Health Preservation

健康养生之道：佛教御心术与养生

Health preservation should start with nourishing the heart. Peace of mind is the key to health.

----Zhuge Changqing

On the way of life, health preservation is very important.

Peace of mind is the key to health preservation.

Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all attach great importance to inner balance.

Buddhist culture also advocates starting from the heart, allowing people to see through life, enlightened wisdom, and inner peace.

Zhuge Changqing believed that reading more Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist classics and doing more good deeds such as respecting parents, releasing children and giving food would promote inner peace.

Buddhism believes that the human heart is like an ape, climbing around and delusions flying; Guard your heart like cattle, and you should always watch to avoid prisoners.

Sakyamuni Buddha was completely troubled, had a peaceful manner and a calm mind, so he was respected as the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Supreme Staff Member, the Supreme Husband, and the Master of Heaven and Man at that time.

Buddha Sakyamuni has been preaching for 45 years, and has handed down many ideas and methods that can regulate people's hearts, turn evil into good, and turn obsession into understanding, so that later generations have the sigh of "all the good words in the world are said by Buddha". This is also the origin of the eighty-four thousand Buddhist methods.

The regulation and balance of psychology is crucial to people's health and longevity. However, natural and man-made disasters, poor circumstances, human feelings and even ordinary sensory discomfort, verbal conflicts, and behavior irregularities may cause people to have feelings of joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock, resulting in psychological imbalance. Over time, it will cause substantial physical and psychological changes or damage to people. Especially in the contemporary era, with the social transformation, the phenomenon of people's accelerated pace of life, material desires, behavior anomie, and moral degradation has increased, making a considerable number of people, including many children and adolescents, suffer from various psychological diseases. Therefore, understanding and being good at adjusting oneself is the key for people to settle down and live longer.

The art of mind control covers a wide range of areas, and all religions and schools have their own art of mind control. Among the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in Chinese traditional culture, there are the definitions of Confucianism governing the world, Taoism governing the body and Buddhism governing the mind. It can be seen that Buddhism is good at regulating people's minds. Zhuge Changqing believes that in the busy life and work, you can take time to read the classics of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to calm your mind.

Buddhism believes that the human heart is like an ape, climbing around and delusions flying; Guard your heart like cattle, and you should always watch to avoid prisoners. Sakyamuni Buddha was completely troubled, had a peaceful manner and a calm mind, so he was respected as the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Supreme Staff Member, the Supreme Husband, and the Master of Heaven and Man at that time. He said that for 45 years, many ideas and methods have been handed down to regulate people's minds, turn evil into good, and turn obsession into understanding, so that later generations have the sigh of "all the good words in the world are said by Buddha".

The key to Yuxin is to develop and grow its own wisdom.

What is practice? Zhuge Changqing believes that practice is the way to correct your mistakes and return to the right path.

Managing your heart is the process of practice. How to control your heart? Zhuge Changqing suggested that we should pay more attention to the classics of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, do more good deeds such as filial piety and respect for teachers, thanksgiving, releasing life, and giving food, observe and think more about life, look more at the great virtues, good knowledge, and wisdom of sages, and always remind ourselves to "get rid of greed, hatred, and delusion" and "get rid of killing, stealing, and lustful alcohol", so as to keep ourselves clean all the time.

Let Buddhism divide wisdom into three types: listening, thinking and practicing. By reading and chanting sutras, listening to Dharma masters or good knowledge, we can increase our wisdom; On this basis, we should combine life, think rationally, and deepen our understanding, which is for wisdom; After you have wisdom, you should also practice as the law, make your body, mouth and mind clean, and verify the truth of the universe, which is in line with the wisdom of Buddha. Zhuge Changqing believed that it was very important for Buddhism to practice and focus.

There are many ways to control the mind in Buddhism. Generally, from coarse to fine, we should abide by some basic norms of conduct, such as the five precepts and ten virtues. Then we should practice meditation, such as chanting sutras and chanting Buddha, meditating and meditating, so that we can not concentrate on one place. Further, we must go deep into Zen (meditation), use wisdom according to Buddhist principles, and break through the confusion, greed, anger, and obsession in the subconscious.

From the perspective of health preservation, the basic requirement of mind control is to have a correct understanding of all kinds of disobedient realms in reality, not be seduced by bad words, rumors and other bad information outside, and not be affected by negative emotions inside, so as to maintain a rational and good attitude and take correct countermeasures.

Buddhist mind-regulating technique has great enlightenment on today's psychosomatic medicine. "In recent years, psychotherapists and experts in Europe and the United States have paid attention to the medical value of prayer, meditation and other activities of Eastern religions, and introduced Buddhist compassion, wisdom and 'unintentional' exercise into psychosomatic therapy," said the famous book "Self analysis" by Japanese physiologist Jiro Ikeda

Using scientific methods to measure the changes of EEG, rheoencephalogram and other visceral functions during meditation, it was found that it was very similar to the "quiet" state, indicating that the mind was very calm. Buddhist prayer is also a state of spiritual unity, which can play a good role in purifying the soul.

Many kinds of psychosomatic therapies designed by modern psychosomatic physicians, such as psychoanalytic therapy, self-suggestion therapy, progressive relaxation therapy, self-discipline training, Morita therapy, image control therapy, etc., are all to provide an effective technology to regulate the mind, exercise people's ability to adapt to life, and actively deal with inevitable contradictions in life with a wise attitude. Most of its principles and methods are derived from Buddhist meditation and yoga. The specific methods are to relax the body, regulate the breath, and visualize a certain image.

Buddhist mind control can be applied to people's daily life out of temples. The boundless Zen master of the Tang Dynasty once wrote a famous prescription for the world. He said, "Anyone who wants to rule the country, learn Taoism, and cultivate himself must take my ten wonderful drugs before he can achieve success. Zhuge Changqing believed that life needs to stick to his own foundation of life:

What is the name of Shiwei? Compassion, one piece; Good belly, one; Gentle, half; Rationality, three points. It is important to believe and act; Straight in the middle, one piece; Filial piety, very; Honesty, one; Stallion, all for use; Convenient, no matter how much.

This medicine is fried in a soothing pan. Do not burn or dry; Three parts of the fire can be removed and ground in an equal basin. Three thoughts are the end, and six molasses are the pills, which are as big as Bodhi. Take three servings every day, and send them down with the soup of harmony at any time. If you can take it according to this, you will be cured without illness.

Do not speak and act in a clean manner, benefit oneself and harm others, shoot arrows in the dark, get poisoned in the stomach, laugh at knives, two snakes, and make trouble on the ground. The above seven items must be warned immediately.

If you can use all of the former ten flavors, you can achieve happiness and longevity and become a Buddha. If you use its four or five flavors, you can also eliminate sin and prolong life, eliminate disasters and avoid suffering. None of the parties need it. Regret is useless. Although Bian Que and Lu Yi are ill, it is difficult to cure them; It is futile to pray to heaven and earth and wish the gods. What's more, this party will not be hired by the owner, will not cost medicine and money, and will not need to be boiled. Why not take it? Ji said:

This recipe is wonderful and natural. It doesn't need to be treated by Lu Shibian Que. We should always persuade good men to believe in women. We should not be suspicious of governance. "

It can be seen that the general spirit of Buddhist mind control is to have good intentions, say good words, do good deeds and do good deeds. Speaking of this, I also think of the "Eight Treasures Soup for Nourishing the Heart" recommended by Professor Hong Shaoguang, which is similar to the "Heart Prescription" by Zen Master Wuji, and may be borrowed from it. Nevertheless, it may be more suitable for the current people's cognition and mentality. He said:

"There is no absolute standard for people's happiness, so we should keep a balance of mind. The Eight Treasures Soup for Nourishing the Heart is the Eight Treasures Soup and Eight Medicines for really healthy soul.

The first medicine: a piece of kindness, full of love for the world. If this person is not full of love for the world, then this person is not good.

Second medicine: two inches of good intestines. A person is full of love and kindness to the world and is willing to help others.

The third medicine: three points of positive qi. Everyone should have integrity.

The fourth medicine: tolerance four money. Tolerance is more than righteousness.

The fifth medicine: filial piety is always there. We did a survey of the elderly happiness group, and the most important factor affecting the happiness of the elderly is not money and status, but having a filial child nearby.

The sixth medicine: be honest and moderate. People can't be too honest. It's not good to be too honest to be stupid. Honesty must be controlled according to the situation.

The seventh medicine: dedication is free.

The eighth medicine: no return. Put these eight herbs in the "ease pot" and stir them slowly. It is not too hot and not too impatient. It is just to think slowly and often. It is also necessary to put them in the "fairness bowl" and grind them carefully. The finer the better. Think twice before the end, and be indifferent to the guidance. When doing things, you should think twice and be indifferent to peace. wutong trees are big and small, and the soup of harmony is delivered. It is clear and bright. It can purify the soul, sublimate the personality, and not be surprised by honor or disgrace

It is said that "eight treasures soup for nourishing the heart" has six main effects:

First, be honest; Second, do things conscientiously; Third, contribute to the society; Fourth, enjoy life; Fifth, prolong life; Sixth, eliminate disasters.

I think this means that one should not only contribute to society, but also enjoy life. The enjoyment here means that people need more hobbies and have a wider range of knowledge. The more hobbies they have, the easier it is to balance their psychology. Of course, if you master some Buddhist knowledge and more Buddhist wisdom, it will not only be a temporary psychological balance, but will gradually become calm and relaxed, transcendental, awe-inspiring, and have the magic of being out of the dust. (Excerpt from Folv.com)

健康养生，要从养心开始。心态平和，是健康的重点。

---- 诸葛长青

   人生路上，健康养生十分重要。

   健康养生，内心平和十分关键。

    儒释道都十分注重内心平衡。

   佛教文化也是主张从内心入手，让人看透人生，开悟智慧，内心平和。

     诸葛长青认为，平时多看一些儒释道经典，多做做孝敬父母、放生、施食等善德事业，会促进内心平和。

   佛教认为，人心如猿猴，四处攀缘，妄念纷飞；御心如牧牛，须时时看护，以免犯人苗稼。

   释迦牟尼佛是烦恼全断，举止安祥，心如止水，所以被当时人尊为佛陀(觉者)、无上士、调御丈夫、天人师。

   佛祖释迦牟尼佛说法45年，传下来许多调御人心，使人转恶为善、转迷为悟的理念与方法，以至后人有“世上好语佛说尽”之叹。这也是人们说佛家有八万四千法门的来历。

   心理的调节与平衡，对于人的健康与长寿至关重要。但天灾人祸、际遇穷通、人情冷暖乃至平时的感官不适、言语冲突、举止违顺等等，都可能使人产生喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊等情绪，导致心理失衡，久而久之，就会对人的身心造成实质性病变或损害。特别是当代，社会转型，人们生活节奏加快、物欲横流、行为失范、道德沦丧的现象增加，使相当多的人包括许多儿童少年患上种种的心理疾病。所以懂得和善于调御自心，是人们安身立命、延年益寿的关键。

   御心术涉及面甚广，各个宗教和各种学派都有自己的御心术。在中国传统文化的儒、释、道三家中，向有儒家治世、道家治身、佛家治心的界说，可见佛教以调御人心见长。诸葛长青认为，繁忙的生活工作中，大家可以抽时间阅读儒释道经典，让自己的内心平和下来。

   佛教认为，人心如猿猴，四处攀缘，妄念纷飞；御心如牧牛，须时时看护，以免犯人苗稼。释迦牟尼佛是烦恼全断，举止安祥，心如止水，所以被当时人尊为佛陀(觉者)、无上士、调御丈夫、天人师。他说法45年，传下来许多调御人心，使人转恶为善、转迷为悟的理念与方法，以至后人有“世上好语佛说尽”之叹。

   御心的关键在于开发、增长自心本具的智慧。

   何为修行？诸葛长青认为，修行就是修正自己的错误，让自己回归正路的方法。

   管好自己的内心，就是修行的过程。如何管住自己的心？诸葛长青建议，多看儒释道经典，多做孝亲尊师、感恩、放生、施食等善事，多对人生进行观察思考，多看高僧大德、善知识、圣贤智慧，时刻提醒自己“去掉贪嗔痴”“灭掉杀盗妄淫酒”，使自己始终保持清净状态。

   让自己佛教将智慧分为闻思修三种，通过看经诵经，听法师或善知识讲经说法，以增长闻慧；在此基础上须结合生活，如理思考，加深认识，是为思慧；有了思慧后还须如法修行实践，使自己的身、口、意三业清净，亲证宇宙真实之理，契合佛智，是为修慧。诸葛长青认为，佛教修行定心十分重要。

   佛教御心的方法极多。一般是由粗到细，先遵守一些基本的行为规范，如五戒十善等。接着则应修习禅定，如诵经念佛、打坐参禅等，使自己心不旁鹜，定于一处。进一步则须深入禅观(冥想)，依佛理用智慧，破析潜意识中的迷惑和贪瞋痴等烦恼、执著。

   从养生角度来说，御心术的基本要求是要对现实中的各种逆顺境界有正确的认知，外不受恶语、谣言等不良资讯的蛊惑，内不受负面情绪的左右，从而能保持理性的良好的心态，采取正确的应对措施。

   佛教御心术对当今的心身医学有很大的启示作用。日本身心医学家池田次郎的名著《自我分析》中说“近年来，欧美的心理疗法学者和专家们关心重视起东方宗教的祈祷、参禅等活动的医疗价值，把佛教的慈悲、智慧及‘无心’的锻炼引入心身疗法。”

   应用科学方法测量坐禅时脑电波图、脑血流图及其它内脏功能的变化，发现与“入静”状态极为相似，表明心态十分平静。佛教祈祷时也是一种精神统一的“入静”状态，可以起到净化心灵的良好作用。

   近代心身医学家们设计的多种心身疗法，如精神分析疗法、自我暗示疗法、渐进松弛疗法、自律训练法、森田疗法、形象控制疗法等，都是提供一种有效调控自心的技术，锻炼人们对生活的适应能力，以一种明智的态度积极主动地应付生活中不可回避的矛盾。其原理和方法大多脱胎于佛教禅定、瑜伽，具体方法从放松身体、调息、观想某种形象入手。

   佛教御心术完全可以走出寺院，应用于人们的日常生活。唐代的无际禅师曾为世人开了一付著名的《心药方》，他说：“凡欲齐家、治国、学道、修身，先须服我十味妙药，方可成就。诸葛长青认为，人生需要坚守自己的做人之本：

   何名十味？慈悲心，一片；好肚肠，一条；温柔，半两；道理，三分。信行，要紧；中直，一块；孝顺，十分；老实，一个；阴骘，全用；方便，不拘多少。

   此药用宽心锅内炒，不要焦，不要燥；去火性三分，于平等盆内研碎。三思为末，六波罗蜜为丸，如菩提子大。每日进三服，不拘时候，用和气汤送下。果能依此服之，无病不瘥。

   切忌言清行浊，利己损人，暗中箭，肚中毒，笑里刀，两头蛇，平地起风波。以上七件，速须戒之。

   以前十味，若能全用，可以致上福上寿，成佛作祖。若用其四五味者，亦可灭罪延年，消灾免患。各方俱不用，后悔无所补，虽扁鹊卢医，所谓病在膏肓，亦难疗矣；纵祷天地，祝神明，悉徒然哉。况此方不误主雇，不费药金，不劳煎煮，何不服之？偈曰：

   此方绝妙合天机，不用卢师扁鹊医。普劝善男并信女，急须对治莫狐疑。”

   可见佛教御心术总的精神是要人存好心，说好话，办好事，做好人。说到这里，我又联想到当代洪绍光教授推介的《养心八珍汤》，它与无际禅师开的《心药方》有异曲同工之妙，或许正是从中借鉴过来的。虽然如此，它可能更切合当今人的认知和心态。他说：

   “人的幸福，没有一个绝对的标准，因此我们要做到心态平衡，养心八珍汤那是真正健康心灵的八珍汤、八味药。

   第一味药：慈爱心一片，对世界充满爱心。这个人如果对世界不充满爱心，那这个人做不好人。

   第二味药：好心肠二寸。一个人对世界充满爱心又善良，肯帮助人。

   第三味药：正气三分。人都要有正气。

   第四味药：宽容四钱。宽容比正气要多。

   第五味药：孝顺常在。我们做老年幸福组调查，影响老年人幸福最主要的因素不是金钱、地位，而是有一个孝顺的子女在身边。

   第六味药：老实适量，人也不能太老实，太老实变傻子也不行，老实须看情况适量掌握。

   第七味药：奉献不拘。

    第八味药：回报不求。把这八味药放在“宽心锅“里炒，文火慢炒，不焦不躁，就是慢慢经常思考，还须放在“公平钵”里研，精磨细研，越细越好，三思为末，淡泊为引，做事要三思而行，还要淡泊宁静，梧桐子大小，和气汤送下，清风明月，早晚分服，可净化心灵，升华人格，荣辱不惊。”

   据说“养心八珍汤”有六大功效：

   第一，诚实做人；第二，认真做事；第三，奉献社会；第四，享受生活；第五，延年益寿；第六，消灾去祸。

   我想这是说，一个人既要奉献社会，还要会享受生活。这里的享受是指人需要更多的业余爱好，知识面宽一点，有越多的业余爱好，那么他的心理越容易平衡。当然，如果掌握一些佛教知识，多一点佛教智慧观照，那就不仅是一时的心理平衡，而是渐渐变得气定神闲、超凡脱俗，凛然而有出尘入化之妙了。（摘录自佛旅网）

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

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