Chapter 15 Cross-legged knees and health

Some people suspect that sitting cross-legged in meditation is not only harmful to the health of the human body, but even causes disease due to the compression of the blood vessels in the feet, so after sitting in meditation for a long time, there will be numbness.This is a misunderstanding.In fact, the health of the human body has a great relationship with the legs and feet.In ancient Chinese Taoist medical theory, it is believed that "essence is born from the soles of the feet", which is the most difficult truth.A person's health and longevity are absolutely related to his legs and feet.Therefore, the activities of infants and children are on two feet.After middle age, the lower waist and legs gradually feel weak, and I like to sit with my feet folded or crossed.The aging and death of human beings usually start from the legs and gradually progress to the torso and head.Sitting with your feet crossed and your knees bent, you will feel numbness in your legs, which means that the nerves and blood vessels in your legs are not smooth, which proves that your health has potential problems.So let go of your legs and wait for the numbness to pass, and you will have a pleasure that you have never experienced before.If you persevere, you can sit until the qi and blood of the legs flow smoothly, and ensure that the legs go up to the back and the whole body, and there will be incomparable pleasure, and you will not want to sit down and loose your legs.

Second, it is necessary to understand that the human body is like a plant.A tree twists and turns under the soil; only when it receives sunlight, air, water, and nutrients from the soil can it grow luxuriantly.people!But contrary to the upside down plant, its root is in the head, and its soil is the void.The two feet of the human body are like the branches of ginseng, so curling up the two feet is equivalent to curling a ginseng or pine branch into a knot, so that its hair growth ability will not be scattered outside; return to the root and cultivate its original source, so make itself more robust.Therefore, crossing the feet and bending the knees is not only harmless to the health of the human body, but it is absolutely beneficial and harmless to health and longevity starting from proper practice.