I remember when I was in elementary school, I learned some "common sense of physical hygiene", and immediately became very arrogant, saying: "The heart is used to supply blood, and has nothing to do with thoughts and feelings. Therefore, we usually say 'thinking in the heart', 'thinking in the heart' Happy' and 'sad' are wrong! These people who create and use language don't understand science!" Later, when I learned more, I felt that the idea back then was ridiculous. Everything is connected, how can you draw conclusions so rashly? So, what exactly is a "heart"?

We all know that the heart is not only the center of the human body, but also the head of the five internal organs.Therefore, if the human body is compared to a country, then the heart is equivalent to the king, and other viscera are equivalent to the ministers under the king.This is a clever and appropriate metaphor in the "Huangdi Neijing": the heart is the official of the monarch, and the gods come out.For the lungs, the official of Xiangfu, he can control the festival.The liver, the officer of the general, is full of plans.The courageous, the official of Zhongzheng, makes a decisive decision.Those who are in the middle of the mutton, the ministers make them officials, and they are happy.The spleen and stomach are the officials of the warehouse, and the five flavors come out.The large intestine, the official of conduction, changes.Those with small intestines are the officials who receive the prosperity, and the things come out.Kidneys, as a strong official, have outstanding skills.The triple energizer is the official of the final reading, and the waterway is out.The bladder is the official of the state capital, where the body fluid is stored, and it can be released when it is vaporized.All the twelve officials must not lose each other.

(See "The Eighth Chapter of The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic: The Secret of Linglan") The heart is the king of the human body, ruling everything.Under his command, prime ministers (lungs), generals (liver), counselors (biliary), envoys (tanzhong), local officials (bladder), and those in charge of granaries (spleen), water conservancy (sanjiao), and manufacturing The organ of the human body (kidney), the organ in charge of transportation (the large intestine), etc., all levels of officials perform their duties and cooperate with each other, so that the human body can function in a healthy manner.

In more popular terms, the human body is like a company, with management, procurement, production, sales, and cleaning and garbage removal, so it can continue to operate.Even if the purchased raw materials are sometimes not so clean, the factory can coordinate manpower and material resources in a timely manner to strengthen cleaning. At worst, a little more waste water and garbage will be generated, and more waste water and garbage will be transported out by cleaners, without any hindrance.Of course, the premise must be that the boss of the company is smart and capable and good at coordination.If the boss does not do business all day long, only thinks about personal fame and fortune all day long, and is addicted to wine, sex and wealth, then the company must be poorly managed, or the procurement is not complete, or the production efficiency is reduced, or the product backlog is accumulated, or the factory building is full of garbage. , Wastewater is full of land, or there are many contradictions and intrigues between workers and leaders at all levels... As a result, various problems arise.Where are the roots of these problems?In the boss!The boss is equivalent to the heart among the five internal organs of the human body.

Therefore, the "Huangdi Neijing" goes on to say: Therefore, if the master is bright, the world will be safe, and if he keeps in good health, he will live long, and the world will not be perilous, and he thinks that the world will be prosperous.If the master is not clear, the twelve officials will be in danger, the way will be blocked and blocked, and the body will be seriously injured. If you use this to preserve your health, you will suffer disaster. Those who think that the world will have a great danger to their clan, so beware of it! (same as above) If the king in our body is wise and good at governing, then it is natural that "the country is upright and the heart is smooth, the officials are clean and the people are at peace", the internal organs are in harmony, the body is healthy, the spirit is vigorous, and the whole body is thriving.If the king is a faint and tyrant, then the officials under him will be corrupt and neglect their duties.However, how does the heart rule the human body?One depends on blood, and the other depends on gods.Therefore, the ancients often said that "the heart governs the blood" and "the heart governs the gods".

The heart is an organ that supplies blood.Where can there be no blood on the body of a person?Nutrients are transported throughout the body through blood circulation.The heart is also a spiritual organ. It is like a god living in our body, controlling our mental and psychological state. It can make us happy or trouble us, make us happy or make us suffer. Controlling both matter and spirit, the mind has naturally become the "officer of the monarch", that is, the king of the human body. When the body malfunctions, the spirit of the person will change. For example, people who lose blood will be in a trance, people with liver disease will be more angry, and people with fever will be upset... Similarly, when the mood changes, the body will also change. It will change accordingly: when you are happy, your complexion will be good, when you are sad, your expression will be gloomy, and when you are sad or angry, you will not be able to eat...

Human psychology and physiology actually influence each other. "The heart is where the gods live." If there is a god living in the heart, then this god not only controls our emotions, but also our illness and health, and our destiny. The heart belongs to fire, it should be like a torch, burning quietly.The original state of the mind should be peaceful and joyful.The joy is light, not ecstatic.Heart, the king, cannot be offended.Bad emotions, such as anger, anxiety, nervousness, anger, etc., can easily offend the heart.Once the heart is touched, it is difficult for the body to settle down.As a result, the five internal organs vibrated, the hundred pulses boiled, and the state of the body began to go haywire.Therefore, all ancient health-preserving experts believed that anger can cause disasters, and worry can cause diseases.

As the official of the monarch, how can the heart become a wise ruler instead of a subjugated monarch?Nothing more than relying on these three points: first, not being greedy; second, not playing temper; third, not being confused. The king shouldn't be greedy because the whole country is his and he is already rich.But some kings just like to possess gold and silver treasures, constantly searching for rare treasures and antiques from all over the world.In this way, first of all, it hurts the people, who are unbearable to search; secondly, it hurts the officials, who no longer perform their duties, but only think about how to search for the people.If this continues, the country will be in chaos sooner or later.Human greed is actually the greed of the heart.No matter how well he eats, how beautifully he dresses, and how much money he has, his heart cannot be satisfied, and he still wants better things. If he doesn’t get better things, he will feel worried, annoyed, anxious, upset... his whole body is tossed to the brim. .

The king should be very merciful and kind, because he has too much power, and if he gets angry, he will scare people to death.But some kings just always like to blow their beards and stare at their eyes, get angry at every turn, lose their minds when they get angry, and act recklessly.As a result, the life of the minister will be difficult. He has to carry out the king's orders, but also be responsible for the losses caused by the king's anger.In the human body, if the heart is angry, there will be various problems: doing irrational things, it means that the brain and hands and feet have to execute the orders of the monarch; His face was flushed, it was because the blood was not in control and began to surge... This kind of turmoil cannot be tolerated by the body.

The king should have been very wise, deeply aware of righteousness, and perceptive.But some kings are stupid, stupid, stupid, stubborn, numb, and absurd.When manifested in humans, it is ignorance.When I encounter beautiful and expensive things, I want to keep them for myself, and I don’t think about whether I really need this thing; When we are good, we are jealous, and we don’t think about whether jealousy is good or bad for us; we know that a certain way of life is not good for our health, but we still want to continue this way of life... Once the gods in our hearts are stupid, we will do things completely willfully and according to our will. I feel it, and the temper at this time is all bad things in our hearts, and I feel that I have no eyes.

To achieve "no greed", "no temper tantrum" and "no confusion", you will also get rid of greed, anger, and ignorance.Greed, anger, and ignorance are taboos for self-cultivation, the root of all troubles, the "three poisons" that lead to many diseases and bad luck, and they are things that Buddhism strives to get rid of.Greedy people want something but can’t get it, and when they feel annoyed, hatred arises, or when they see others with me, they are even more unhappy, and jealousy arises.People in ignorance will inevitably have all kinds of delusions: dreaming of getting this today and getting that tomorrow, always feel that Zhang San is not right here and Li Si is not as good as me... It’s like a revolving lantern. How many thoughts do you have?How many thoughts will arise in a day or a year?How many of these thoughts do not stem from greed, anger, and ignorance, and are not mixed with bad emotions such as resentment, hatred, annoyance, anger, and annoyance?When people have so many thoughts, the gods will feel uneasy. As a monarch, the heart must always follow the gods, which is actually very tiring! Distracting thoughts and troubles are the general source of various major diseases and intractable diseases of the human body.People's hearts are surrounded by these things all day long, not only can't understand the truth and follow the way of heaven, but they can easily do things that hurt the body and mind.At this time, the disease will come to warn us and bring us physical pain, which can be regarded as a wake-up call, which is a very good thing.When we are sick, we should immediately reflect on ourselves: What bad thoughts and emotions have I had?What did I do that violated my conscience or morality?Then sincerely repent and take action to correct it immediately.Only in this way can the condition of the body be fundamentally reversed, and the treatment will be smoother.If you don’t understand the meaning of the alarm bell, don’t know how to take measures in your own mentality and actions, and instead blame others and the environment, it’s like hiding in the house when the earthquake alarm goes off. Who is to blame? If we can reflect on our behavior and check our mistakes when we are not sick, then happiness and luck will come to us, and troubles, bad luck and illness will naturally leave us. A veteran in the medical field once said, "No matter who you are, as long as you know what the disease is, you can reduce 90% of the diseases." After speaking, he asked me: "Tell me, what is the disease?" I said: "It would be too superficial to just describe illness as a physical problem. All unpleasant things in life can be described as illness. Physical discomfort is certainly a disease, and psychological unpleasantness It can also be a disease, poor moral quality can be a disease, setbacks and failures in interpersonal communication can be a disease.” After listening, the old man agreed with my answer very much. In fact, this concept of mine was also inspired by others.As early as 1989, the World Health Organization's definition of health included four aspects: physical health, mental health, social adaptation and moral health.That is to say, a person must be physically healthy, mentally healthy, able to adapt to society, and have good moral cultivation before he can be considered truly healthy.But it is a pity that people often separate these four, and most people even only pay attention to physical health, but do not think that these four are four in one and interact with each other. The root cause can be summed up in one word: heart. If the heart is healthy, everything is healthy, and there is no disease.If the heart is not healthy, you will inevitably get sick. People all have emotions and desires, how can they not have any emotions?Joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, shock, the "seven emotions" mentioned by Chinese medicine are actually human emotions, and there is nothing wrong with them.Without these seven emotions, life would be too lonely and boring.However, if the seven emotions are excessive, it will affect the five internal organs: great joy will cause sadness, so some people will have a heart attack if they win the lottery; Worry hurts the spleen, so some people can't eat when they are troubled; great sorrow hurts the lungs, so some people feel chest tightness and shortness of breath when they are sad; fright hurts the kidneys, so some people get impotence or even incontinence after being frightened. Excessive emotions will also affect the flow of qi and blood: joy will slow down the qi, anger will increase the qi, thinking will cause the qi to stagnate, shock will cause the qi to become chaotic, and fear will cause the qi to decrease... Under the influence of emotions, the qi will become chaotic.The blood goes away with the qi, and it follows the chaos. Whether it is the injury of the five internal organs or the disorder of qi and blood, it will cause people to suffer from diseases.If it is mild, it will cause physical discomfort, and if it is severe, it will become a serious disease and kill people. Emotions will affect people's behavior: if you are too happy, you will be paralyzed and careless, and the result will be sorrow; if you are too angry, you will speak rudely and do stupid things; Loss can make people feel disheartened and depressed; too much fear can make people cringe and stagnate. Humans are social animals, and one person's emotions can affect others.Moderate emotions are a medium for communicating with others, and can convey one's mood and express one's feelings to others, but excessive emotions will bring unhappiness to others.If you are too happy, you will get carried away and make people jealous; if you are too angry, you will be scared and disgusted; It will make people fear you, or feel that you are worthless. When bad emotions affect your own behavior, or even affect the emotions of others, your fate will be affected.Why are some people unlikable?Why are some people always lonely and helpless, bumping into walls everywhere, and having a rough life?This is also a disease of life!Physical ailments are only minor illnesses, while the ups and downs of fate are serious illnesses, which will make people suffer for a lifetime!Bad emotions are the root cause of this serious illness. Many people will have this feeling when they give a speech for the first time: facing hundreds of audiences, they feel very nervous and their limbs tremble; it is summer, but they still feel that their pores are shrinking and their hairs are standing on end; they usually speak fluently, But this time I stuttered as soon as I spoke; within a few minutes of speaking, I felt my mouth was dry... Why does nervousness, a small psychological condition, cause so many physiological reactions?There are many similar things: when you are shy, your face is flushed; when you are angry, you vent your breath roughly; what if you are anxious or upset?Maybe I can't fall asleep all night like turning over pancakes... These phenomena often do not attract our attention, and we always think that they are temporary phenomena, and nothing will happen once the emotions pass.If someone drank dichlorvos and inhaled gas, he knew he was poisoned, but if he was frightened into a certain way, anxious into a certain way, or angry in a certain way, he would say: "It's a psychological effect. .” It doesn’t matter at all.Is the "psychological effect" all illusory? Bad emotions can stir the blood.First there will be numbness under the skin and fingertips, followed by rapid heartbeat, body tremors, dizziness, headache, and even fainting.American medical scientist John Schindler compiled a set of data based on his decades of medical experience: Among common diseases, the proportion of diseases caused by bad emotions is: cervical pain accounts for 75%, sore throat accounts for 90%, headache And dizziness 80%, fatigue 90%, bloating 99%.The appearance of these symptoms is because the circulatory system of human Qi and blood is disturbed by bad emotions. Bad emotions can also directly affect endocrine and produce toxins.Scientific research shows that none of the hormones produced by the pituitary gland in bad moods is good: some of them raise blood pressure, some make muscles stiff, some make nerve spasms, some affect kidney function, and some To affect the normal work of other endocrine glands, and then produce more toxins.The harm of bad emotions to the body is much more serious than being hit with a stick or stabbed with a knife. We must not underestimate it.As soon as bad emotions move, some toxins are produced, and they are buried in a certain part of our body, like landmines, which can be detonated at any time; moreover, every time bad emotions move, seeds are planted, and the second time it is easier to produce worse emotions. What is even more frightening is that when bad emotions such as anger, anxiety, and anger become a habit, people will be entangled with bad emotions such as hatred, resentment, annoyance, anger, and annoyance all day long. The toxins produced by these bad emotions accumulate day by day. Eventually become the bane of serious diseases.It is impossible for us to suffer from sticks and knives every now and then throughout our lives, let alone swallow a little poison from time to time.But if we are always in this bad mood, it is tantamount to being stabbed, roded, and poisoned continuously.Immediately afterwards, we will be greeted by various diseases!