《泰定养生主论》养生思想发凡

Academic thioughts of Health preservation in Tai Ding Yang Sheng Zhu Lun

《泰定养生主论》提出心主神明,主明则下安,养生首贵养心,养心应当因顺自然,素富贵行乎富贵,素贫贱行乎贫贱。人生婚合、孕育、婴幼、童壮、衰老等阶段都应加以调摄将养,宣摄避忌应当各有所重。医患二者应当各安其分,病者安养,医者安行。人之有病乃是因为人之情欲过甚,心之神明为物欲所蔽。养生应当克除私欲,通晓天文、地理、人事,明辨是非曲直,尽心知性,生不苟生,死不苟死,务本流末。有利于纠正当前大众养生的误区和中医自我治疗与日常保健知识的普及。

The book entitled ＂Tai Ding Yang Sheng Zhu Lun＂ puts forward the notion that the heart is in charge of mental activities,and sound mental activities bring about healthy physical activities.The preservation of health should start with that of the heart,and the preservation of the heart should proceed in a natural manner.In other words,＂being rich,behave with dignity;being poor,behave with dignity＂.During various stages of life such as marriage,pregnancy,infancy,childhood,adult and aging,one should cultivate himself wisely,and take in what he needs while avoiding what is harmful to health.Patients and physicians should act in their respective way.The reason why people are easily get sick is that they have too much lust and desire,so that the mind is filled with material desires.To preserve one＇s health,one should abstain from earthly desires,be well versed in geography and astronomy,have good personal relationships.Doing so is of great help to correct current misunderstandings of the mass regarding health preservation,and to make universal the knowledge of self-medication by TCM and of daily health.