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Saturday, May 31, 2008

今日推荐之文章
也谈入静(作者:王心见)

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(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)


入静是个老调重谈的问题,但又是气功修炼者比较熟悉而又难于解决好的问题。本人经过几年鹤功的习炼,颇有感受,现整理出来,供同道共同研究提高。

一、入静是鹤功的基本功,也是炼好鹤功的先决条件

鹤功炼的是混元气,功理科学,功法严谨。它的特点和要领,决定了对入静的要求更高一些,严一些。

鹤功强调意念的特殊作用。

从五节动功看,每节动功的第一节预备功,实际上就是入静放松功,这也说明鹤功对入静的强调。所以只有心身放松入静,才能做到思想集中,进入良好的气功态;同时,也只有入静好,才能在炼功中,做到意念到位,意气形统一.从而获得功效的较快提高,体现出鹤功的“三快”特点。因此,入静既是鹤功的基本功,也是炼好鹤功的先决条件。本人习炼几年,现在算入了,随着入静程度的提高,功效也有所长进。祛病健身,获益匪浅。

二、入静程度是随着炼功实践逐步提高的

有的初炼者,苦于入静不好,往往形成一种精神负担,这本身就影响入静,这完全没有必要。因为入静是在对功法掌握,炼功质量比较好的情况下出现的,是通过炼功实践逐步提高的。任何人都不可能一开始炼,就能完全排除杂念,实现深层入静。

只要炼功者真心实意地炼功,思想就会相对集中,初步入静能很快做到,深层入静也是能实现的。由于.炼功者炼功情况的不同,入静有高低深浅之分.我体会到,随着炼功过程的发展,入静大致可分为初、中、高三个阶段。

第一阶段:初炼者,由于对功法掌握不熟.姿式不能自然舒适。更难做到意带庄动,意念运用自如。加上平时一般都把注患力集中在工作、学习、生活上,一下子要求注意力集中到自己身上,就不大习惯,容易产生杂念,或者杂念较多。这个时间不长,只要没有精神上、生理上的异常情况,最多三、五个月就过去了。随着功法掌握,动作的熟炼。杂念就会相对减少,起了杂念,能很快排除,基本安静舒适,这就是初级入静.

第二阶段:在初级基础上,对外界干扰视而不见,听而不闻,身体轻松,姿式舒展,用意自如,呼吸绵绵。偶尔有几次杂念出现,但非常轻飘,如隐如现,象过电影一场,自生自灭,一闪即过。

第三阶段:不生杂念。

对外界干扰不起反应,呼吸绵绵深长,用意自如,感觉深化,整个机体轻松飘浮,头脑清晰愉快。功后心情舒物,情绪饱满,精力充沛。

当然,这三个阶段不是截然分开的,是我个人体会的一个大致轮廓。这些入静状态,在每一次炼功中不是都能出现,有时偶尔出现,有时常常来临,有时交替反映,要自己去多加体会。

三、怎样从根本上解决入静问题

影响入静的因素是多方面的,如炼功时间,环境,炼功者个性、特点、经历等都可能产生干扰入静的四素,但主要的是杂念。

如何消除杂念,方法很多,如数息法、内视法、计数法等等。其中不少在鹤功功法中巳具有,不打算去重复它。

我这里只想就如何从根本上解决入静难题,就个人体会,谈几点原则性意见,也就是抓根本吧,主要矛盾解决了,其它问题就迎刃而解。

(一)加强功法,净化意议,稳定情绪。

“德为功之源,功从德上来”。要加强功德修养,净化意识,打掉名利地位思想,淡化物质享受,做到与世无争,如贪财贪欲,争名夺利,为金钱所诱惑,否则意念就会受污染。一个胸襟狭窄,自私自利,骄傲自大的人;遇到一点事就斤斤计较,耿耿于怀,甚至两面三刀,勾心斗角,忌妒打击别人的人,意识就不可能净化,杂念丛生,就不能入静放松。这样的人怎么能炼好功,更何谈长功?所以加强功德,净化意识,稳定情绪是至关重要的。

(二)对鹤功要心诚志坚信心强

只有懂得鹤功的特点和科学性,相信它是一部祛病健身、激发潜能的好功法,你才会诚心地去炼它。这样就能集中思想容易入静,功效也会提高得快。否则,心不诚,志不坚,动动摇摇,朝三暮四,想走捷径,常换功法,追求快出功,这就不可能入好静,炼好功。要做到心诚志坚信心强,就要学点气功理论知识,学好赵金香老师著的几本书,真正了解鹤功,掌握鹤功,炼好鹤功。

(三)认真掌握好功理功法,切实做到意气形统一。

鹤功的圆、远、柔、连、缓、乐六个字揉合在整个炼功过程和动作中。动作连贯,意念紧凑,所以功法本身就给我们提供了入静的良好条件。只要认真按功德,切实做到意气形三统一,杂念就无空可钻,无懈可击,就能入好静。

(四)重视功前准备,做好预备功。

特别是初炼者,做好功前准备,有助于入静。功前以走步或慢跑的方法,进入炼功场地。或者做些其它活动。以利集中思想,防止杂念产生。预备功做好了,就能进入良好的气功态。

(五)正确对持杂念.

炼功中总会不断有些杂念出现。这是正常现象。只要情绪乐观,准备工作充分,专心在炼功上,杂念就会自然减少。

对待杂念既不能讨厌,也不能硬压,而是在出现时比较顺利地排除它。否则,“求”静反不静,因为“求”本身就是一种杂念。

Friday, May 30, 2008

Temporary Receipts Issued By Yayasan Sin Chew


Thursday, May 29, 2008

Donations by the Station to
(1) China Szechuan Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund
(2) Burma Cyclone Disaster Relief Fund



As mentioned earlier, the Station has agreed to donate RM2,000.00 and Rm1,000.00 respectively to the abovestated relief funds. However, some very kind hearted Practitioners top those figures up to RM2,500.00 and RM1,290.00 respectively.

The Station hereby expresses its sincere thanks to these Practitioners.

The channel the Station chose for these purposes is via "Yayasan Sin Chew". Mr. Loo Teck Chee, Mr. Ng Chek and Mr. SL Ng will represent the Station to hand over the cheques to Sin Chew Jit Poh on 30-05-2008 (Friday).

Wednesday, May 28, 2008


家是沙漠里的绿洲,风浪中的港湾;家是人生的驿站,生活的爱窝;家还是夫妻间悄悄的心理诊所。慢慢人生路,没有比家更温暖的去处了。

世上只有家最好,男女老少离不了,男人没家死的早,女人
没家容颜老。有家看似平淡淡,没家立刻凄惨惨,外面世界千般好,不如回家乐逍遥。

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Qigong and Radiation Therapy in Coping with Cancer
Author: Richard Changjin Chen, MS


(This article is re-directed from: 气功养生网. Thanks)

Radiation therapy is a technique in healing cancer. It is the most advanced modern science when both Eastern and Western medicine don't work. However, it causes a lot of side effects for patients. It makes me consider that can I combine Chinese medical technology with American technology to develop a new way of treatment. In my 8 years study of Qigong (meditation, mind and body exercise), I believe that there is a new way in healing cancer which I will call Qigong Remedy: patients can overcome their illness through a course of Qigong-meditation exercise; also, Qigong doctor can project Qi radiation (energy flow) which was called Qigong Waiqi from the doctor's body to treat cancer, and this technique works. In September, 1995, there was a cardioarteriosclerosis patient from a martial arts club in Hyde Park, Chicago who was advised to have a heart transplant. When I heard this, I gave him a diagnosis. I found that the sympton center was in the cardiamuscle of thr left ventricle and it was not necessary to transplant the heart. My friend gave me a ride to the hospital, I fixed the problem by sending out Qi (energy flow) from my hands to the patient's heart to make the blocked message pass through the heart. In just 30 minutes the patient felt his heart and chest were relieved. I gave him the healing up to two hours at that time. And he left the hospital on the second day. So that I think the combination of Eastern and Western healing science can help patient to obtain a comfortable treatment.

Both electromagnetic and nuclear radiation can cause mutations and cancer in a dose-related manner. Electromagnetic radiation includes ultraviolent(UV) radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays emitted from atomic nuclei. Nuclear radiation consists of charged particles such as alpha particles, beta particles, and protons, as well as uncharged particles such as neutrons. When sufficiently energetic electromagnetic rays or charged particles collide with atoms, they can ionize them to ions as free radicals. During the ionization of atoms by electromagnetic rays, orbital electrons are ejected; if these secondary electrons have enough energy, they may then capable of ionizing additional atoms (The course of Cancer 5).

Qi is the internal energy of life force. When Qi is projected out of a person's body, it is called waiqi. Qi has been shown to be formed with low frequency fluctuation modulated infrared electromagnetic waves, the magnetic field, static, infrasonic waves, energetic particles, and other messages. It is a high energy manifestation of life force. It can pass through any barriers including nuclear (Innate Original Cosmic Qigong). Logically, this kind of message can destroy carcinoma. According to the abstract of the Study On The Effect Of Human Cancinoma Cells By Qigong Waiqi from Beijing China Immunology Research Center: A Qigong master used the technique of tissue culture, the method of cytogenetics and the electron microscope to study the Hale cells and SGC-7901 human gastric adenocarcinoma cells, the change of the cellular ulterstruct use and abnormal structure of the chromosome of the cells. The results showed:

1.
In 20 minutes, the average rate of killing the Hale cells by Qigong Waiqi was 30%. Through statistical analysis, the result had a static meaning (PO.01). And through the electron microscope, we found that degeneration of the cells took place, there was swelling, the endoplasmic reticula were dilated adversely, and the nuclei of cells were destroyed.

2.
In 60 minutes, the average rate of killing gastric carcinoma cells by Qigong Waiqi was 25.02%. The results were stable and consistent, and the value of experiment was the difference between the experimental and control group (PO. 001). And scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) view showed that villi of the part of the gastric adenocarcinoma cells fell off. They were arranged indisciminately, scattered. Some of them were in wiredrawing state. On the surface of some cells, not only the microvilli fell off, but also there were some gaps and holes of varying size. A few cells were completely destroyed.

3.
In 60 minutes, the effect on gastric adenocarcinoma cells chromosomes by Qigong Waiqi showed that the abnormal alteration of the chromosomes took place shgnificantly after they received Qigong Waiqi. Among the changes were exchange, break, dicentromere and soon, and the ratio was remarkably increased (PO.01).

As the evidence above has shown, Qigong Waiqi was able to kill or inhibit the cells of human cervix carcinoma and gastric adenocarcinoma. This suggested that Qigong Waiqi could start a new way to cure carcinoma (Collection of Soaring Crane Qigong Articles 481).

The technique showed above is did by Qigong docter. According to the report from the Department of Immunology General Hospital of Nevy, China in 1987: Qigong master gave 202 cancer patients a course of healing, 2 hours per time and 15 to 20 times per course. The result of a course treatment was that 123 patients (60.89%) cancer condition chaged better, 78 patients (38.61%) on change. 1 patient(0.50%) cancer condition changed bad.

Chinese people create a way to practice this Qi material which is called Qigong exercise (American term is meditation, Indian term is Yoga). People usually know that meditation is a kind of breath and mind exercise to relax from stress, and don't know it's medical value. However the Traditional Chinese Medicine comes from the study of Qigong-meditation. Through a period practice people can improve their body's ammunition function to cure disease and improve health. Qigong-meditation is a way to adjust the energy field of people's physical body. Through Qigong exercise, people can maintain a balance for the physical body. It is reported that the navy soldiers of Chinese nuclear submarine practice Soaring Crane Qigong to protect themselves from the injury of nuclear radiation. There is a Soldier called Hao, Gaoqing who got injury by nuclear radiation through his job, his leukocytes was between 1700 - 3600 since 1981 to December 1987; After he practiced SCQ for one month in 1988, his leukocytes increased up to 6500 (Collection of SCQ Articles 416). This idea can be considered to find a good way in helping patients easily recover from the side injury of radiation Therapy.

As the international communication become popular, I think the combination of the Eastern and the Western medicine can help modern science to develop a good way in dealing with cancer and AIDS, if this idea is taken into consideration.

Source:

1. the Cause of Cancer 5

2. ZHAO Jinxiang, Collection of Soaring Crane Qigong Articles 416, 481

3. ZHAO Jinxiang, Innate Original Cosmic Qigong

Monday, May 19, 2008

今日推荐之文章
气功锻炼有别于其他锻炼 (作者:冀学刚)


(此文转载自鹤翔万里,谢谢。)


体育锻炼应包含气功锻炼。但是,气功锻炼又有别于其它体育锻炼项目,不能把气功锻炼混同于一般性的体育锻炼。

中医认为人有三宝:“精”、“气”、“神”。气功锻炼就是对“精”、“气”、“神”的锻炼。著名气功师赵金香老师把气功锻炼分为“聚津成精”、“炼精化气”、“炼气化神”、“炼神还虚”四个阶段。

“聚津成精”是气功锻炼的第一步。

炼功。似笑非笑,再上腭”时,产生许多口水(即津液)。把口水咽下,用意念导引入下丹田,即“玉液还丹”。津液是所食的水谷,通过胃、大肠、小肠、膀胱、三焦等脏腑的通力协作,化生而成的。因此,气功锻炼能使津液增多,调节脏腑功能。炼功者通过一段时间的锻炼,津液增多,面色红润。

“炼精化气”,是在“聚津成精”的基础上的深化。“气”是动力,气足才能通经络,开穴位,促进血液循环,增强新陈代谢功能,才能维持生命的正常运动,使身体恢复和保持健康。气功锻炼的“气”,主要是指“元气”(即真气)通过气功锻炼,“元气”得到补充,输布全身,使气机畅达,推动血液循环,防病治病。

“炼气化神”和“炼神还虚”是气功锻炼的更高级阶段。“神”分为“元神”和“识种”。《舱自经》云:“气人身来为之生,神去离形为之死,识神可以长生,同守虚无以养神气,神行即气行,神住即气住,若欲长生,神气相注。”这都说明气功锻炼中的“炼气化神”、“炼神还虚”的关系。

以上气功锻炼的四个阶段,表明气功锻炼是一种祛病健体的特殊形式。它通过运用意念对“神”和肢体的调节,意气形的统一,达到对“精”、“气”、“神”的这个人体生命最基本的物质的锻炼。

其它体育锻炼活动,则侧重于形体外在的动,来增进神经机能性的活动对心脏产生影响,达到对身体“部件”的锻炼。这种锻炼如掌握得通度,可以达到“生命在于运动”的锻炼门的;相反,如掌握得不当,一旦争强好胜,不顾身体的客观生理规律,超越身体的承受力与负荷量的运动,时间一长,反而会影响身体健康,留下终身的内外伤病(外伤多见:骨折,肌肉拉伤,内伤多见:脏器的损伤)的“根苗”。对此,国家体委主任伍绍祖在《积极发展,气功事业》文中指出:防治运动伤病,这是现实问题。我们许多优秀运动员都有伤病,影响了运动成绩,也影响了运动员的健康。气功能否在这方面作些贡献。 (见1990年7月29日《中国体育报》)体育运动员造成伤病的主要原因,一是有的体育项目的动作不符合人体生理机理运动的内在规律,而是有碍于内在气血的运行。如拳击、铁人运动”等项目,就是一种“破坏性”的锻炼。二是活动项目的动作本来应利身体锻炼。但人为设置的障碍,无休止的“破记录”,使事物走向反面。笔者是一个体育锻炼爱好者。在三十多年中,曾先后参加了游泳、跑步、体操。多项球类的锻炼活动。有的项目坚持锻炼数年,并取得好的成绩。如游泳, 68年夏参加在长江三峡激流中横渡长江成功,并夺得名次。然而,就因为争强好胜。运动量掌握不够,落下了一身的疾病。在多方求医无效的困境中,机缘把我送进了气功锻炼的“整洁殿堂”。先后在武汉、北京的鹤翔庄气功培训班上,都碰上与我同样经历的惜日体育健将,今日“气功同道”的学员。共同特点是“劳伤”、 “风湿”重。有的学员只三十来岁,就被疾病折磨得举步艰难,痛不欲生,神奇的是参加气功锻炼一般都很快见到奇效。有的是拄着拐杖进培训班,二十天培训班没结束,就丢掉了拐杖,重新行走。

气功锻炼与其它体育锻炼区别有三:

一是气功锻炼要求用意,(即意识、思想)来调身、调息。作用于人体的物质态,促进气血“内动”达到健身治病的目的。而其它体育锻炼活动则是以肢体的“外动”形式,迫使经络、穴位、骨架、脏器的活动,达到锻炼的目的。

二是,气功锻炼注重功德的同步“锻炼”。社会中,精神文明建没直接影响物质文明建没的成败。人体也一样,思想、意识、心理的“卫生”净化程度,与生理卫生净化程度成正比。其它体育锻炼活动对“功”的锻炼重于“德”的锻炼。

三是气功强调肢体和“神”的放松,在“静念”中调整人体能场使之有序化。其它体育锻炼是以肢体的高度“绷紧提劲”,劳其筋骨,耗其津液,来完成运动动作和运动量达到锻炼的目的。

从上述说明气功锻炼有别于其它锻炼是很显然的。

伍绍祖同志讲:“从外部形态的动发展到内部运动,即内动,气的运行,从外形到意念对身体的作用,用科学语言讲就是从硬件发展到软件。所以我觉得:气功运用于体育实际上标志着体育内涵的一种发展。” (见1990年7月29日《中国体育报》)。因此,我们在开展体育活动中,应该把动态的,静态的锻炼结合起来,对人体功能性活动,脏器间的活动,交感神经、副交感神经的活动作用都应包括锻炼之中。应该把优于其它锻炼活动的气功锻炼广泛宣传,广泛提倡,使更多的群众从中受益 。

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

今日推荐之文章
鹤翔庄气功初体验(作者:常胜将军)

The eye of an elephant
(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)


(此文转载自常胜将军的BLOG,谢谢。)


[写在前面]:

引用中里巴人老师的话:疾病不是一个人的病,而是一家人的病,因为疾病就是命运.若能让含辛茹苦,一手把我们拉扯大的父母能够在我们的关爱下开开心心,快快乐乐、健健康康地生活,难道不是我们做子女的幸福吗?

反而言之,我们父母能看到晚辈能健康快乐的生活,不是父母的最大幸福吗?

为了我爱的人和爱我的人,我们得健康快乐地生活……

本文将真实、详细地记录我抗击癌症过程,以帮助更多的病友找到更优化的方法,树立战胜病魔的信心……

本人概况:男,75年出生,小学教师,宁波人


心碎平安夜

2007年12月24日,这是个难忘的日子,在这个所谓的“国人的第二个除夕夜”,外面到处欢歌笑语,我却感觉到天要塌下来了。今天,所有的报告都无情的确认了我的病情:膀胱肿瘤。并且膀胱肿瘤的恶性的可能性在98%以上,菜花样乳头状的新生物。尽管现在的医学都比较发达,但是仍是谈癌色变。

在与家人进行紧急商量后,决定赶快去宁波第二医院去做手术,手术的难度并不大,而且是微创手术,用电灼的方法去掉了新生物和已经病变的组织。十二天后回家。

我的鹤功缘

既然已经成了事实,就勇敢面对吧,杞人忧天解决不了事情,住院期间,亲人、朋友、同事的心情比我都紧张。为了我爱的人和爱我的人,我必须勇敢面对。我必须配合医生的治疗,于是,用中医结合治疗。以期根本性解决问题。

与鹤功之缘起于与表嫂的一次QQ聊天中,她在六年前因为宫颈癌,在手术后,未进行化疗,而马上练鹤翔庄气功,至今已有五年多,效果非常好。我听了将信将疑。主要是因为自己气功的认识不够。

庆幸自己有个灵活的头脑,我通过网络查找有关鹤功的资料,功夫不负有心人。从QQ群中了解到了鹤功的基本情况,给我坚定信心的有两点:一、鹤功是积极向上的政治方向和处世为人之道;二是学功不收费。在经济社会里,能保持这一份净土实在是难能可贵。基于这两点,我认为,学练气功是一项不错的治疗方法,可以免去打针吃药的痛苦,并能免去药物的副作用,还可以为自己的将来找到一条新的养生之道,我在忧郁过后,我决定要去试一试。

鹤功初体验

在简单收拾了行囊后,我告别了家人,3月4日只身来到了上海,在丁老师的耐心指导下,基本学会五节动功,因思家心切,半个月后匆匆回家练功。在自练期间,感受最多的就是每天早上大便的次数增加。


其中还有一次波折……

3月25日,是我手术后的第一次复查,由于膀胱肿瘤的特殊性——容易复发。尽管近期可能由于练鹤翔庄气功以来,能吃能睡能排,自我感觉非常好(除了肾结石倍受煎熬),但我心中还是有点担心。下午来到了宁波二院,鼓起勇气做了膀胱镜检查,医生给我的诊断是:没发现肿块,听到此话,当然非常高兴,但是,医生说,发现膀胱内壁有小红点。妈啊,会不会是旧病复发啊!小红点可能有问题,现在医生也不能诊断,我希望这小红点是因为化疗后的一点反应,我希望我的病以后永不再发,我希望鹤功能早起作用,帮我解决这问题,尽管我也比较坚强,但是老天也不要三番五次来折磨我,否则我的信心将会倍受打击。

继上次检查,膀胱内壁有小红点后,15日进行了进一步检查,结果令我惊喜的是,膀胱内壁光滑.太幸福了!并且,上段时间困扰我的肾结石也已经消失得无影无踪了,庆幸啊!不知是因为鹤功的作用,还是中药的作用,或许是自己改变了生活习惯的原因,总之一句话:老天在保佑我.但愿,老天能一直眷顾我……


5月4日,在告别了长风公园五十天了,为求得对身体更有效果的自发功,我又继续我的鹤功梦。在老师的指导下开始学习站桩,说来奇怪,我第一天自发动作还是很轻柔,主要的动作就是前后左右晃动;,第二天的动作幅度就有点大了,我自发的的动作是扭腰,扭腰时似乎有一股力量在推动,可能是对症发功(有功友问我自发是什么动作,我笑语:在地上爬,对方哈哈大笑),至于自发后的感觉,有些功友说,自发后很享受,非常舒服,但我的感受不在于自发后马上就有很强的感觉,倒是 原来命门这里一直有点酸涨的感觉,自发后,这种感觉消失了,确实有点神奇。

[写在后面]

绿叶与根的情谊

我是一名老师,已经在平凡的工作岗位上做了十多年的老师。上海之行,让人感慨颇多。在学练鹤功的过程中,首先感觉到不仅仅是长风公园里勃勃的生机,更令人感受到了这个小世界里人与人之间不同的氛围,感受到了这里的老师的热心与关爱,来这里学功的很多朋友都来自全国各地,且很多人都带着一身的病痛来这里,老师们不计名利,使我感受到了老师们人格的高大,使自己的心理得到了一次洗涤。丁老师经常地用曾经因肺癌被医生判了死刑,而现在完全康复了的青水杨教授的例子来鼓励我,在教功的同时,老师还不忘教我们积极的为人处事之道。实在是难得……

十分感谢鹤翔桩创始人赵金香老师!

感谢丁老师、金老师、姚老师的心情付出!学生会永远记得你们的情谊!


尽管练功后,自己的身体有起色,也有效果出来,要说练功后对我的病的作用有多大,我现在还不能妄下结论,就等我三年后再来给大家一个见证吧!!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

“誠信”漂流記


話說誠信被那個"聰明 "的年輕人投棄到水裡以後,他拼命地游著,最後來到了一個小島上。"誠信"就躺在沙灘上休息,心裡計劃著等待哪位路過的朋友允許他搭船,救他一命。

突然,"誠信"聽到遠處傳來一陣陣歡樂輕鬆的音樂。他於是馬上站起來,向著音樂傳來的方向望去:他看見一隻小船正向這邊駛來。船上有面小旗,上面寫著 " 快樂"二字,原來是快樂的小船。
"誠信 "忙喊道:"快樂快樂,我是誠信,你拉我回岸可以嗎? "

"快樂"一聽,笑著對"誠信 "說:"不行不行,我一有了誠信就不快樂了,你看這社會上有多少人因為說實話而不快樂,對不起,我無能為力。"

說罷, "快樂"走了。

過了一會兒, "地位"又來了,誠信忙喊到:"地位地位,我是誠信,我想搭你的船回家可以嗎?""地位"忙把船劃遠了,回頭對 "誠信"說:"不行不行,誠信可不能搭我的船,我的地位來之不易啊!有了你這個誠信我豈不倒霉,並且連地位也難以保住啊! "

誠信很失望地看著"地位"的背影,眼裡充滿了不解和疑惑,他又接著等。

隨著一片有節奏的卻不和諧的聲音傳來,"競爭"們乘著小船來了,"誠信"喊道: "競爭,競爭,我能不能搭你的小船一程? "競爭們問道:"你是誰,你能給我們多少好處?"

" 誠信"不想說,怕說了又沒人理,但"誠信"畢竟是誠信,他說:"我是誠信…… "

"你是誠信啊,你這不純心給我們添麻煩嗎?如今競爭這麼激烈,我們'不正當競爭 '怎麼敢要你誠信?"言罷,揚長而去。

正當誠信感到近乎絕望的時候,一個慈祥的聲音從遠處傳來:"孩子,上船吧! " 一個白髮蒼蒼的老者在船上掌著舵道:"我是時間老人。"

"那您為什麼要救我呢?"

老人微笑著說:"只有時間才知道誠信有多麼重要!"

在回去的路上,時間老人指著因翻船而落水的"快樂"、"地位"、"競爭",意味深長地說道: "沒有誠信,快樂不長久,地位是虛假的,競爭也是失敗的。"

Monday, May 12, 2008

今日推荐之文章
我练鹤功妙治多病之躯(作者:衣明香)


(此文转载自爱生云鹤的BLOG,谢谢。)


我叫衣明香, 42岁, 以前我是一个多病之躯。曾患过头痛,头晕,盗汗,心口疼,腰疼,四肢麻木。特别是盗汗,严重时,从晚8点开始,全身出汗直到天亮起床为止,被褥湿透,浑身无力。

到1987年病情更为严重,曾到当地卫生院、县人民医院治疗,化验,透视,B超,脑电图,都查不出什么病。有一次在县医院中医科,一位崔大夫开的药还不错,吃后效果挺好,二次复诊她说:“你的病好了一半,我给你再开些中药就好了,不用再来啦。”

当时我心里挺高兴,这回再不用受那痛苦的折磨啦。谁知好景不长,好了二三个月,病又犯了,且不断加重。

山重水复疑无路柳暗花明又一村。

1989年春,正逢林国民老师在城镇路家村办鹤功学习班,当时我怀着去试一试的心情参加了学习班,没想到学到第六天,炼到第三节《鹤首通关》时出现了气冲病灶反应,当时在林老师的指导下,顺利地通过了反应期。

学习班结束后病情有了很大的好转。特别是盗汗在短短的1 5天中好了一半。使我认识到鹤翔庄真是一种治病健身的好功法。我从心里感谢赵金香老师为我们创编的好功法。

从此我每天坚持两到三次炼功,每隔一百天就出现一次气冲病灶反应,同时出现辟谷现象,随着气冲病灶反应和辟谷,病情也一次次的好转,直到炼功的第3年也就是1991年春的最后一次辟谷(35天)病情基本痊愈,只有在月经期有点轻微的盗汗。

现在我炼功十多载,不但身强力壮,浑身有使不完的劲,有时有人生病找我调理,效果也挺好,我心里常想有机会见到我们尊敬的赵老师,当面感谢他为我们创编了这样好的功法。

今后我要努力炼功,继续深造,为鹤翔九天, 造福人类贡献出自己的一点力量。
山东省栖霞市西城镇小庄村姜文广(代笔)

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Stay Interested in the World, Take on a Challenge
by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
(Edited by Dr Nirmal Singh)


(We received this article via an e-mail.)

Dear colleagues,

I am forwarding this message because it has a personal perspective on ageing from one of the worlds respected elder statesmen; what he states has relevance to all of us and our loved ones.I have taken the liberty to bold some lines of the text.

Dr Nirmal Singh

A MUST READ ARTICLE …….
Stay Interested in the World, Take on a Challenge
by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew


This is Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's advice on ageing the best way one can. Yesterday, he shared some personal insights into how he himself deals with ageing. Here is the transcript of his remarks.

MY CONCERN today is, what is it I can tell you which can add to your knowledge about ageing and what ageing societies can do. You know more about this subject than I do. A lot of it is out in the media, Internet and books. So I thought the best way would be to take a personal standpoint and tell you how I approach this question of ageing.

If I cast my mind back, I can see turning points in my physical and mental health. You know, when you're young, I didn't bother, I assumed good health was God-given and would always be there. When I was about - '57 that was - I was about 34, we were competing in elections, and I was really fond of drinking beer and smoking. And after the election campaign, in Victoria Memorial Hall - we had won the election, the City Council election - I couldn't thank the voters because I had lost my voice. I'd been smoking furiously. I'd take a packet of 10 to deceive myself, but I'd run through the packet just sitting on the stage, watching the crowd, getting the feeling, the mood before I speak. In other words, there were three speeches a night. Three speeches a night, 30 cigarettes, a lot of beer after that, and the voice was gone.

I remember I had a case in Kuching, Sarawak . So I took the flight and I felt awful. I had to make up my mind whether I was going to be an effective campaigner and a lawyer, in which case I cannot destroy my voice, and I can't go on. So I stopped smoking. It was a tremendous deprivation because I was addicted to it. And I used to wake up dreaming ... the nightmare was I resumed smoking...

But I made a choice and said, if I continue this, I will not be able to do my job. I didn't know anything about cancer of the throat or oesophagus or the lungs, etc. But it turned out it had many other deleterious effects. Strangely enough after that, I became very allergic, hyper-allergic to smoking, so much so that I would plead with my Cabinet ministers not to smoke in the Cabinet room. You want to smoke, please go out, because I am allergic.

Then one day I was at the home of my colleague, Mr Rajaratnam, meeting foreign correspondents including some from the London Times and they took a picture of me and I had a big belly like that (puts his hands in front of his belly), a beer belly. I felt no, no, this will not do. So I started playing more golf, hit hundreds of balls on the practice tee. But this didn't go down. There was only one way it could go down: consume less, burn up more.

Another turning point came when - this was 1976, after the general election - I was feeling tired. I was breathing deeply at the Istana, on the lawns. My daughter, who at that time just graduating as a doctor, said: 'What are you trying to do?' I said: 'I feel an effort to breathe in more oxygen.' She said: 'Don't play golf. Run. Aerobics.'

So she gave me a book, quite a famous book and, then, very current in America on how you score aerobic points swimming, running, whatever it is, cycling. I looked at it sceptically. I wasn't very keen on running. I was keen on golf. So I said, 'Let's try'. So in-between golf shots while playing on my own, sometimes nine holes at the Istana, I would try and walk fast between shots. Then I began to run between shots. And I felt better. After a while, I said: 'Okay, after my golf, I run.' And after a few years, I said: 'Golf takes so long. The running takes 15 minutes. Let's cut out the golf and let's run.'

I think the most important thing in ageing is you got to understand yourself. And the knowledge now is all there. When I was growing up, the knowledge wasn't there. I had to get the knowledge from friends, from doctors. But perhaps the most important bit of knowledge that the doctor gave me was one day, when I said: 'Look, I'm feeling slower and sluggish.' So he gave me a medical encyclopaedia and he turned the pages to ageing. I read it up and it was illuminating. A lot of it was difficult jargon but I just skimmed through to get the gist of it.

As you grow, you reach 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and then, thereafter, you are on a gradual slope down physically. Mentally, you carry on and on and on until I don't know what age, but mathematicians will tell you that they know their best output is when they're in their 20s and 30s when your mental energy is powerful and you haven't lost many neurons. That's what they tell me.

So, as you acquire more knowledge, you then craft a programme for yourself to maximise what you have. It's just common sense. I never planned to live till 85 or 84. I just didn't think about it. I said: 'Well, my mother died when she was 74, she had a stroke. My father died when he was 94.'

But I saw him, and he lived a long life, well, maybe it was his DNA. But more than that, he swam every day and he kept himself busy. He was working for the Shell Company. He was in charged, he was a superintendent of an oil depot. When he retired, he started becoming a salesman. So people used to tell me: 'Your father is selling watches at BP de Silva.' My father was then living with me. But it kept him busy. He had that routine: He meets people, he sells watches, he buys and sells all kinds of semi-precious stones, he circulates coins. And he keeps going. But at 87, 88, he fell, going down the steps from his room to the dining room, broke his arm, three months incapacitated. Thereafter, he couldn't go back to swimming. Then he became
wheelchair-bound. Then it became a problem because my house was constructed that way. So my brother - who's a doctor and had a flat (one-level) house - took him in. And he lived on till 94. But towards the end, he had gradual loss of mental powers.

So my calculations, I'm somewhere between 74 and 94. And I've reached the halfway point now. But have I?

Well, 1996 when I was 73, I was cycling and I felt tightening on the neck. Oh, I must retire today. So I stopped. Next day, I returned to the bicycle. After five minutes it became worse. So I said, no, no, this is something serious, it's got to do with the blood vessels. Rung up my doctor, who said, 'Come tomorrow'. Went tomorrow, he checked me, and said: 'Come back tomorrow for an angiogram.' I said: 'What's that?' He said: 'We'll pump something in and we'll see whether the coronary arteries are cleared or blocked.' I was going to go home. But an MP who was a cardiologist happened to be around, so he came in and said: 'What are you doing here?' I said: 'I've got this.' He said: 'Don't go home. You stay here tonight. I've sent patients home and they never came back. Just stay here. They'll put you on the monitor. They'll watch your heart. And if anything, an emergency arises, they will take you straight to the theatre. You go home. You've got no such monitor. You may never come back.' So I stayed there. Pumped in the dye, yes it was blocked, the left circumflex, not the critical, lead one. So that's lucky for me.

Two weeks later, I was walking around,I felt it's coming back. Yes it has come back, it had occluded. So this time they said: 'We'll put in a stent.' I'm one of the first few in Singapore to have the stent, so it was a brand new operation. Fortunately, the man who invented the stent was out here selling his stent. He was from San Jose , La Jolla something or the other. So my doctor got hold of him and he supervised the operation. He said put the stent in. My doctor did the operation, he just watched it all and then that's that. That was before all, this problem about lining the stent to make sure that it doesn't occlude and create a disturbance.

So at each stage, I learnt something more about myself and I stored that. I said: 'Oh, this is now a danger point.' So all right, cut out fats, change diet, went to see a specialist in Boston , Massachusetts General Hospital . He said: 'Take statins.' I said: 'What's that?' He said: '(They) help to reduce your cholesterol. ' My doctors were concerned. They said: 'You don't need it. Your cholesterol levels are okay.' Two years later, more medical evidence came out. So the doctors said: 'Take statins.' Had there been no angioplasty, had I not known that something was up and I cycled on, I might have gone at 74 like my mother. So I missed that deadline. So next deadline: my father's fall at 87.

I'm very careful now because sometimes when I turn around too fast, I feel as if I'm going to get off balance. So my daughter, a neurologist, she took me to the NNI, there's this nerve conduction test, put electrodes here and there. The transmission of the messages between the feet and the brain has slowed down. So all the exercise, everything, effort put in, I'm fit, I swim, I cycle. But I can't prevent this losing of conductivity of the nerves and this transmission. So just go slow. So when I climb up the steps, I have no problem. When I go down the steps, I need to be sure that I've got something I can hang on to, just in case. So it's a constant process of adjustment.

But I think the most important single lesson I learnt in life was that if you isolate yourself, you're done for. The human being is a social animal - he needs stimuli, he needs to meet people, to catch up with the world.

I don't much like travel but I travel very frequently despite the jet lag, because I get to meet people of great interest to me, who will help me in my work as chairman of our GIC. So I know, I'm on several boards of banks, international advisory boards of banks, of oil companies and so on. And I meet them and I get to understand what's happening in the world, what has changed since I was here one month ago, one year ago. I go to India , I go to China .

And that stimuli brings me to the world of today. I'm not living in the world, when I was active, more active 20, 30 years ago. So I tell my wife. She woke up late today. I said: 'Never mind, you come along by 12 o'clock. I go first.'

If you sit back - because part of the ending part of the encyclopaedia which I read was very depressing - as you get old, you withdraw from everything and then all you will have is your bedroom and the photographs and the furniture that you know, and that's your world. So if you've got to go to hospital, the doctor advises you to bring some photographs so that you'll know you're not lost in a different world, that this is like your bedroom.

I'm determined that I will not, as long as I can, to be reduced, to have my horizons closed on me like that. It is the stimuli, it is the constant interaction with people across the world that keeps me aware and alive to what's going on and what we can do to adjust to this different world.

In other words, you must have an interest in life. If you believe that at 55, you're retiring, you're going to read books, play golf and drink wine, then I think you're done for. So statistically they will show you that all the people who retire and lead sedentary lives, the pensioners die off very quickly.

So we now have a social problem with medical sciences, new procedures, new drugs, many more people are going to live long lives. If the mindset is that when I reach retirement age 62, I'm old, I can't work anymore, I don't have to work, I just sit back, now is the time I'll enjoy life, I think you're making the biggest mistake of your life. After one month, or after two months, even if you go traveling with nothing to do, with no purpose in life, you will just degrade, you'll go to seed.

The human being needs a challenge, and my advice to every person in Singapore and elsewhere: Keep yourself interested, have a challenge.

If you're not interested in the world and the world is not interested in you, the biggest punishment a man can receive is total isolation in a dungeon, black and complete withdrawal of all stimuli, that's real torture.

So when I read that people believe, Singaporeans say: 'Oh, 62 I'm retiring.' I say to them: 'You really want to die quickly?' If you want to see sunrise tomorrow or sunset, you must have a reason, you must have the stimuli to keep going.'

This story was first published on Jan 12, 2008.

Friday, May 09, 2008

今日推荐之文章
雏议干扰入静的障碍基因和排除途径
(作者:周继久)


(此文转载自鹤翔万里,谢谢。)


鹤翔庄气功自1980年问世以来,已历经了十多年风风雨雨的洗礼和考验.犹如一株破士而出向的幼苗,迄今已成长为根深叶茂、苍劲挺拔的参天大树。说她已桃李满天下并非过誉。君不见鹤功的种子不但撤遍了神州大地,开花结果,并远涉重洋开始在五大洲扎根落户了。

笔者颇为鹤功的“得气快、治病健身效果好”的神奇功效而折服和惊叹,更为能成为这浩荡队伍中的一员而欢欣和自豪。做为一名学徒,在人材济济的鹤功殿堂上决不敢斗胆在前辈面前侈谈什么“经验”。成此文的原因是.拙作“鹤翔庄气功是怎样在千山脚下扎根落户的”一文在‘神州气功’1991年第三期发表后,没成想到引起许多功友的关注和兴趣,连续不断地接到来自全国各地的信件,所提的问题几乎同出一辙,那就是做功时怎样排除影响入静的心理障碍与环境干扰?面对这些问题我汗颜了,因为我本身还在学步,还没有很好领悟尊师的教诲,出于无奈。抱着了却“还债”的心愿,把学步中的体会述诸于后,意在相互切磋。

一、如何抵御名利的诱惑,做到知足常乐?

人生在世哪个没有对名的追求,哪个没有对利的向往,否则怎么能冠称高级动物的头衔?但值得探讨的是应该追什么样的名,逐什么样的利。对于炼功者,这一问题就更为至关重要,如划不清界限,用赵金香老师话说“乃炼功之第一大忌”。争议其实从人类有私有财产那天起就开始了.而且观点一直是泾渭分明。一言以蔽之,其焦点就是为了“小我”还是为了“大我”?

持“小我”者奉行“人不为已天诛地灭”、“人为财死,鸟为食亡”的人生哲学,把“名”和“利”视为连体的孪生关系,即高官才能厚禄,名显方可位尊,有钱可以买权,有权也就有了钱。于是“利”放成了核心,把人生在世看做是

“天下熙熙皆为利来,世上攘攘皆为利往”的一个周而复始的旋转舞台。并美其名曰:“君子爱财取之有道。”所谓“道”说穿了也不过是由占有欲所支配的巧取豪夺的一种手段而已。巧取也好,豪夺也罢,总归是多行不义必自毙。从解放初期的刘青山、张子善到改革开放以后冒出来的倪献策、管志诚,其地位之显赫、生活条件之优越是常人所望尘莫及的,按理说应安分守己了吧?否!因为他们共患一种敛财成癖的通病,最后又有哪个逃脱了殉葬于名利这一可悲的命运呢?

五十年代我曾读过—篇报道,说的是美国有—位“葛朗台”式的富翁,在身患不治之症后弥留之际,将价值连城的家产做为许愿条件:谁能把他的生命延续,哪怕是 —年半载,谁将是他家产的合法继承人,自己甘愿做个一贫如洗的平民……。三十多年过去了,可这位可怜的富翁濒死恋生的影像却一直萦绕于我的脑际,我总想,对视财如命者恐怕到生命的最后关头也弄不明白人生、金钱与权利的真正价值。

由于工作关系,我曾多次参加殡仪活动,每每看到—位位仪态安详的故者,转瞬间化为缕缕青烟,一捧白骨时,我都产生—种难以名状的悲哀。人生几何?赤条条地来又—丝不挂地走,何必在短促的人生旅途中为了名和利乌眼鸡似的争斗得不亦乐乎呢?有口气儿能你的、我的,等腿一蹬连老婆孩子都不知其主,难道还不值得使我们从中品味出点什么吗?

俗话说“知足者常乐”。只有知足才能无欲、无私、无忧、无虑。但要做到知足又不是一件容易的事。“人心不足,蛇吞象”,纵观古今那些为名利铤而走险者,病根就在于他的“不足”,不足使他贪得无厌,不足使他欲壑难平,不足使他以身试法。不碰个头破血流、身败名裂是难以收敛的。

持“大我”者对名利的看法与之则有天壤之剐。“安得广厦千万间,大庇天下寒士俱欢颜,风雨不动安如山,何时眼前突兀见此屋,吾庐独破受冻死亦足!”杜甫赖以生存的茅屋被秋风所破,他想的却是天下寒士,可见这是何等的胸怀与气魄,公与私又是何等的鲜明。

闻一多八口之家住简陋农舍,却认为自己生活得很富有很充实,视“富贵于我如浮云”, 科学巨匠爱因斯坦认为“每一件财产都是一块绊脚石”,并责令后人在他死后,除了他的社会思想科学思想之外一律埋掉,从中可以洞察这位科学巨人对人生在世意义的理解与追求。

抗金英雄岳飞,在秦桧以“莫顼有”的罪名谋害他以后.抄其家仅有九吊钱,使抄家者瞠目结舌。后人在河南汤阴岳飞庙撰联为“人生自古谁无死,第一功名不爱钱”。所以能把“不爱钱”做为第—功名来评价这位民族英雄,说明了能解脱名利桎梏者在人们心目中所占的位置。

对于炼功者来说能摆脱名利思想的诱惑就更有其特殊意义。赵金香老师在中国自在气功《修养篇》中告诫我们,名利思想为炼功之大敌,名利熏心的人炼功,是不可能走上正道、得出正果的,充其量也只能归入左道旁门,蝇营狗苟而巳。他又引用《无字真经养真篇)中的话说“学道未得者,皆妄念之不绝.有以障之也。妄念之不绝者,皆名利之难忘,有以牵之也,苟欲绝妄念,必先把名利照破而后可。”同时认为“名利杀人,甚于戈矛。何也?戈矛杀人,人之避之;名利杀人,死而不悔。”

可见,有志炼功的人必须不断强化自我功德修养,时刻摒弃患得患失的非份之想,所作所为无愧于已无愧于人。“澹泊明志,宁静致远”。这是排妄念、抗干扰,达到入静的首要条件。

二、如何克制情绪异常,保持平和的心态?

喜怒忧思悲恐惊七种情绪人人皆有,是受外界环境刺激所引起心理状态的反映。正常限度内的心理反映是人之常情,逾越了限度则成了心病。如暴躁、愤怒、忧虑、恐怖甚至妄想、骄慢、忌妒、贪欲等者都视为这一范畴。

从心理学角度看,这种强烈而短促的情绪是人对客观事物不满及超出客观实际的苛求、妄念等所产生的心理状态,是一种起消极作用的激情。人人皆知气大伤身,还不一定了解凡过激的思想情绪均可伤身甚至猝死身亡这—道理。历史上诸如此种例证举不胜举。三国时有诸葛亮气死周瑜、骂死王朗的典故,南宋又有笑死牛皋、气死金兀术的记载。至于“十年动乱”中因超出极限的情绪刺激,促成溢然离世的“走资派”又何止万千。《内经》认为情绪失常可以使脏腑功能紊乱,血气运行失常。不同的失常情绪伤及不同的脏器,即喜伤心、怒伤肝、思伤脾、忧伤肺、恐伤肾等就是这个道理。

但是,生活在这个矛盾纵横交错的世界上,要想事事顺心、处处如意是办不到的。特别是步入中老年之后,哪个人肩上没有重荷,哪个家庭没有“难唱曲”?尤其是个病人,他的经济负担、精神负担相对来说比常人重,因此他的情绪自控能力比常人要差。从现代心理学角度看,人之所以产生超常情绪是与—个人的思想觉悟、认识水平相联系的,是受生理状态、外界触激与认识过程等三种因素制约的。于是也就找到了如何磨炼性格、改变秉性的一条途径。因此正确掌握、运用制约因素,使一时产生的消极激情转化为积极激情乃是学功者所应该致力的目标。

(一)学会消极激精产生前的降温处理

人不是在真空中生活,因此,遇不到矛盾的设想是不符合实际的。遇到矛盾受到刺激,情绪毫无波动也是不现实的。关键是要学会消极激情产生前的降温处理,旨在防患于未然。

任何人都有消极激情产生后的悔恨心理。因为这种情绪产生时,感情代替了理智,不是言语过激就是行动失去了分寸,所产生的后果和影响都是“消火”之后所未预料到的,大有早知如此何必当初的感慨。因此一旦出现消极激情产生的预兆,要迫使自己冷静下来,扪心自责;赵老师在《修养篇》中是怎么讲的?怎能明知故犯、重蹈复辙呢?对谁是谁非暂时不要纠缠不休,抱着宠辱不惊的态度立即离开现场,待风平浪静之后心平气和地去解决。

对非原则问题要以“难得糊涂”为亲旨,严以律己宽以待人,不应去计较。“终身让路,不失尺寸”这句古训中包含着深邃的辩证关系,虽忍了让了不但分毫不丢却收益无穷,这其中的奥妙只要实践就有体会。

对原则问题也不要感情用事,应该明白在当今社会,判定问题的是非曲直、解决问题的效率都不是与激情的程度成正比的。恰恰相反,弄不好倒适得其反了。

当然,我绝无意引导学功者当个“两耳不闻国家事,一心只修鹤翔庄”的局外人。生命诚可贵,道义价更高,该洒热血的时候要毫不吝惜,该献出宝贵生命的时候应该义不容辞。

(二)学会消极激情出现后的情绪转移

人之所以产生消极激情,从生理角度看是大脑皮层兴奋灶集中在某个中枢神经上之故,于是人的思想也就集中在某—件事情上了,促使钻“牛角尖”难以自拔。

人的行为和意识有时是相悖的,特别是在事与愿违的前提下就更易于出现这种表里不一的矛盾,这时候人的潜意识在发挥作用。基于这种原因,—旦出现消极激情应强化这种潜意识,用理智控制感情,冷静地回顾以往的教训,抱着亡羊补牢的决心,立即“拢闸”离开现场。由于回避了引起冲动的问题焦点,情绪中枢区兴奋灶也就随之减弱,消极的激情也就随之迁移了。这样就避免了不撞南墙不回头、悔之晚矣的结局。

(三)加强功德修养,培养美好情操

“扬汤止沸不如釜底抽薪”。一个人言行上的“沸”源于他思想上的“薪”。若想彻底杜绝消极情绪的产生,只有从加强自身功德修养这—根本问题入手。

“君子坦荡掳,小人常戚戚”。所以能“坦荡荡”是因为心中无私、无邪、无畏所致;所以能“常戚戚”是因为心中有欲、有愧、有鬼之故。高尚的功德并非是先天就有,而是后天修炼、造就的结果。这正如一座精美、无瑕的玉雕,是靠雕者用心血和意志—锤一凿去芜存精、去伪存真的结果一样。

加强功德修养必须着眼于日常生活里的细微之处,做到“勿以恶小而为之,勿以善小而不为”,“己所不欲,勿施于人”。经常自省、培养爱心、严于律己宽以待人。只有自已身体力行才能保持与家庭、单位以及社会同步运行。这是确保你能生活在和睦友好氛围中的客观条件。也是炼功时心中无干扰、无杂念达到入静的重要前提。

克制情绪异常,保持平和心态,平素还要注意培养自己的业余生活情趣,增加生活的向心力与凝聚力,彻底改变中老年人(特别是离退休之后)“饱—倒”的恶劣生活习惯。这种恶习不但有碍予身心健康,也是产生心烦意乱、无由生闲气的重要原因之一。“饭后百步走,能活九十九”,这句谚语是有其道理的。因此,闲暇时应多做户外活动,如散步、园艺、垂钓、特艺、观光等都有助予身心健康,既消除了工作与生活所带来的劳顿。又扩大了视野,陶冶了情操。

三、如何排除来自环境的干扰,再创“无扰”境界?

按气功科学的分类,鹤翔庄气功属于生命科学的养生功范畴。它的动功是外动内静,它的静功是外静内动,其共同特点均要求—个“静”字。因此入静是炼功的先决条件,只有入静才能精神集中,排除杂念,达到意、气、形统一的目的。

难于入静的原因除上述来自炼功者的心理因索之外,还有很重要—点就是环境与场地的选择。理想的环境与场地不但能使炼功者“取山川之灵气,啖日月之精华”,同时并吸纳了炼功者自身所持除的病气、废气,避免了因人畜、车辆流动所发出噪音的干扰。中医理论认为,毫无思想准备的外界刺激,使人非惊即恐,“惊则气乱,恐则气下”。对炼功人来说轻者有损于内脏,重者可导致出偏。

但是,在人口趋于爆炸的当今世界,特别是在喧嚣沸腾的现代城市里要找到一块凊静无扰的炼功场地谈何容易?就是在公园幽深之隅恐怕也难绝于成对成双缠绵绯侧的男男女女。

既然炼功者没有选择环境的余地,也只有研究炼功者如何去适应环境了。绝不能背着担惊受怕的思想包袱去炼功,更不能为此而因噎废食——放弃气功的修炼。很多事例表明,人是完全可以靠意志的锻炼提高自己的适应能力的。

毛泽东少年时代为了磨炼自己的意志,偏偏到车水马龙的城门下读书,用他的话说这叫“闹中求静’。他以后所以有大敌当前指挥若定“敌军禺困万千重,我自岿然不动”的气度,与他少年时代所锤炼的意志不能不说有直接关系。

业已选用了场地不要朝秦暮楚地见异思迁,因为炼功者与场地之间也有个相互熟悉、相互适应的过程。随着时间推移.你会逐渐了解并掌握场地内外的活动规律的,比如几时谁来炼拳谁来吊嗓,几时谁来训鸟,谁来遛狗等。心中有了数,也就做到了视而不见、听而不闻。这就从根本上排除了突如其来的惊恐困扰。再说人都是通情达理的,一旦这些“常客”知道你需要“静”的时候,他们也就会自知之明力所能及地互不干扰了。

另外,炼功时心里应该确立一个坦然自若、无惧无畏这—信念。因为平日与世无争,没有冤家对头,谁来害你命?除一身炼功服之外,两囊如洗,谁又来谋你财?这些问题想透了,心里也就坦然了,惊恐的内在因素也就随之杳然了。

鹤功提倡户外修炼。这就又出现了一个如何防止与抵御风、寒、暑、湿、燥、热等“六淫”侵袭的问题。“六淫”在超越人体承受能力的前提下完全可以导致疾病。所谓承受能力,除生理因素外也包含着心理因素。

人人皆知,不管是酷暑还是严冬,人体受到惊恐之后往往是汗毛倒竖,贯穿中枢神经的脊背冷汗淋漓;过于激动又往往面红耳赤通体燥热。可见感觉上的“凉”与 “热”都是有心理成分在内的,俗话说“心静自然凉”就是这个道理。从生理功能上来看,人体本身就是—部空调机,它的八万四千个汗毛孔具有冷闭热开的作用。因此只要注意节气变化,适时掌握“春捂秋冻”这一加减衣服的学问,不任性贪凉图热,加之认真炼功,不断增强各器官适应气候变化的能力,是完全可以避免“六淫”侵袭的。内经所云的“正气内存,邪不可干”,就是这个道理。

四、如何持之以恒、循序渐进,做到不断超越自我?

急功近利——是新学气功者普遍存在的另一种心理障碍。有病者炼个把月就想康复,体弱者学十天半月便渴求体健,否则不是对鹤功产生异议,就是动摇了对鹤功的信念。俗话说“得病如山倒、去病如抽丝”,试问刚刚跨进鹤功大门,连功理功法都没悟透,怎么能就要求立竿见影呢?可以断然地说世界上还没有这种神功奇术。

毫不讳言,鹤翔庄气功以它的得气快、治病健身效果好称著于世,但从愿望到目的总得有个实践过程,这个过程是学功者“悟”的过程,康复与体健都是与悟性高低成正比的,而不是与你心情急迫的程度成正比的。“师傅领进门,修行在个人”。这修行二字,我理解应该包含两层意思,—是“悟”,即悟出功理功法的精髓和真谛;二是“顺”,顺乎自然。不急不躁,经得起时间的考验。因此急功近利的思想障碍如不从根底上清除,不但欲速则不达,甚至会步入歧途。

老子讲“人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然”,其深邃的内含就是告诉我们炼功要顺天地之自然,顺道之自然,乃可得大道。要去病.并不执意于去病,要体健并不执意于体健,过予执着却事与愿违了。只有将追求的目标置之度外,豁达坦荡、光明磊落、顺其自然,与天地同运转,与日月同呼吸,其心血所换取的甘甜却偏偏会不期而至。

因此可以说执着于康复恰恰是康复的最大障碍,执着于体健倒恰恰是体健的最大阻力,这正是“有心栽花花不开,无心插柳柳成荫”,其中的奥妙只有学功的朋友在实践中靠自己去领悟了。

“解铃还得系铃人”,综上所述可以看出诸种障碍基因皆源于“自我”。因此其排除的唯—途径也只能是通过自我来完成,确切地说学功的过程就是不断超越自我的过程。

大凡人都有—种“老鸹落猪身上”的通病。评价别人比较客观准确,衡量自己容易扬“长”避“短”。其问题的实质均在于头脑中的“私”字做崇,对别人忌贤妒能,对自己虚荣自救。它的要害是既不能正确对待别人的长处又不能正视自己的短处,是学功途中的一只“拦路虎”,不排除它贻害无穷。

“允矣圣人之徒闻善则行闻过则喜,大哉夫予之勇见危必拯见义必为”,两千多年前的孔子门徒子路尚且能有如此高风亮节,二十世纪今天的我们,又有什么理由抱残守缺养痈于患呢?“知耻而后勇”,这就是说只有在承认自己身上存在缺点的前提下,才能产生克服它的勇气和动力。其成效如何,是反应—个人能否超越自我的 —个重要标志。

鹤功的宗旨是性命双修,而修性又是修命的前提和基础,“皮之不存,其毛焉附?”也就是说只有高深的功德才能修炼出高深的功夫。这正如参天大树必植根于厚土沃壤,瘠薄的丘 只配生长荆棘杂草是—个道理。

最后,请刚涉步于鹤翔庄气功的朋友们牢记精诚所至,金石为开这一古训,牢记绳锯木断。水滴石穿这一真理。有一分耕耘,必然会有—分收获!

(注)管志诚:首都钢铁公司下属北钢公司党委书记,因受贿罪、贪污罪,1991年7月8日被判处死刑。(摘自《党员特刊》1991年第9期)

Thursday, May 08, 2008

今日推荐之文章
教你怎样挑选好医生
(作者:拿什么来拯救自己)


(此文转载自拿什么来拯救自己,谢谢。)


题记:如果医生是瞎子,那么患者就是傻子


人的一生都免不了要和医生打交道,而医生的医术和医德的好坏直接影响到自己疾病的康复。怎样来挑选好医生呢?

第一步,根据自己的病情选择中医还是西医。

检查、急救、手术等是西医的特长,如果你是急性病,因为中毒、外伤、感染等外在因素造成的突然性急病,一定要去看西医。如果你的病是长年累月积累起来的,是因为身体虚弱、体质下降的慢性病,看西医不但没有好处,而且对身体还有伤害。现在的多数疾病都是因为生活方式错误,身体因为不断慢性消耗造成气血下降,量变的积累导致身体质变的疾病,这种病就必须看中医。

第二步,看中医是否具有整体观念

如果你是慢性病,是不是看中医病就能好呢?不一定,因为现在的许多中医师的医术不但变质了,而且多数受西医的影响。他们美其名曰:中西结合。实际上是中不中西不西的四不像。那么怎样来判断一个中医师水平的高低呢?先来看一个瞎子摸象的故事:

瞎子们没有看到过象是什么模样,摸到象鼻子的人说:“大象又粗又长,就像一根管子。”摸到象耳朵的人忙说:“不对不对,大象又宽又大又扁,像一把扇子。”摸到象牙的人驳斥说:“哪里,大象像一根大萝卜!”摸到象身的人也说:“大象明明又厚又大,就像一堵墙一样嘛。”摸到象腿的人也发表意见道:“我认为大象就像一根柱子。”最后,抓到象尾巴的人慢条斯理地说:“你们都错了!依我看,大象又细又长,活像一条绳子。”

瞎子们谁也不服谁,都认为自己一定没错,就这样吵个没完。

许多医生看病就像是瞎子摸象,因为人得病是受许多因素的影响,疾病的康复同样需要许多因素同时产生效应才能使得疾病痊愈。中医是伟大的,因为真正的中医首先需要具备整体的观念,不是头痛医头,脚痛医脚的。什么样的医生才具有整体观念呢?

首先在疾病诊断上需要花费较多的时间,有时几小时,有时甚至数天或者数月,需要和患者以及家属做长时间的交流,了解患者的生活方式、生存环境、性格心理、发病历史,找出致病的原因,因为世界上没有无缘无故的疾病,生病一定是有原因的,只有找出原因才能制定正确对症的医治办法。中医有望、闻、问、切、摸等诊断方式,望、闻、问是最重要的,也是最主要的。内经有云:“望而知之,谓之神,闻而知之,谓之圣,问而知之,谓之工,切而知之,谓之巧 ”。前三者被定义为可以治好病的医师,而巧匠是无法治病的。现在有许多名医在医院坐诊,几分钟就看一个病,这样的医生能治好病吗?

其次是治疗办法需要综合性的疗养,既疗又养。如果一个医生只给你开药,没有其他综合性的措施,那么治疗的效果就是很有限的。因为中医治疗的方式很多,吃药虽然最方便,最,最省力,最好赚钱,但其效果可能不是最好的。经络治疗比如推拿、刮痧、针灸等等有时效果要好得多。另外养生和保健往往比治疗本身更重要,因为养生是康复的必要条件,而治疗只是辅助条件。如果一个医生非常关注你的生活调养,并且自始至终能监控这些措施的落实,那么这样的医生就是具有整体观念的医生,是值得信任的。

第三步,看医生是否具有平衡观念。

中医为什么叫中医?中医当然是中国的医学,但中医的“中”字有更深的内涵,“中”就是“中间”、“中庸”、“适度”的意思。对于健康来说,任何行为都要以 “适度”为标准,做到“适度”了,你就健康。其实“适度”就是中医讲的“平衡”概念。而要做到适度,必须具备两个条件:一是辩证的思维,二是具体问题具体分析。

就拿饮食来说,任何病人都可以吃任何食物。因为任何食物都有它独特的营养,否则它就没有存在的必要。不过要调整的是比例,或者暂时不吃某种食物。因为任何东西吃多了都是毒。如果一个医生说,病人长期不能吃牛奶,长期不能吃肉食,吃素病就好,不能吃香蕉,不能吃这个那个,那么这个医生就没有平衡观念。你看现在的糖尿病人,医生要禁忌的食物太多了,可是病人按照医生的嘱咐,身体怎么样呢?反而越来越差。

食物是这样,喝水,运动,睡眠,等等都是这样。许多人也包括许多医生不明白平衡的道理,只是按照书上的教条来医治病人。有一次,有一个医生对我强调喝水表示怀疑,并列举现在非常有名气的某某大师反对多喝水的言论。我是这样来回答的:“如果你家里有空调,你是要开冷气还是要开热气?你会说,夏天热的时候要开冷气,冬天冷的时候要开热气。世间的万事万物都是这样,这就是平衡理论,也就是中医的最高境界,根据具体的情况来调节我们的行为。某某大师说要防止水中毒,是针对过分喝水的人来说的,我所说的要多喝水是针对喝水少的人来说的。而现在的病人普遍都是喝水不足的。”有的人就是这样,总是有“叫化子钱多了怎么办” 的忧虑。如果你遇上的是这样的医生,那么就要及早另请高明了。