Important Message from our Heart: HBP Drugs Linked To Sudden Heart Attack...

Sipadan

(We received this article via an e-mail. Something mentioned here are somewhat similar to what are said of Chinese Medical Theory.)


Does this sound familiar to you?...

So if high blood pressure doesn't cause heart disease, but harmful drugs can actually increase your risk of having a heart attack and deteriorate your health - Why not help your body maintain normal blood pressure naturally, without doing harm?

Please Read... This message is important enough to a person's life.

About 60% of all the people who have heart attacks have NORMAL blood pressure and the vast majority of these people are taking high blood pressure drugs.

In a recent study in Europe, patients with high blood pressure who did NOTHING at all lived longer and had less complications than people who were on HBP medications.

It's only a matter of time before you hear the medical institutions admit they were totally mistaken about heart disease and the dangers of high blood pressure medications.

There is A LOT of money and even more ego and pride at stake with the present medical model, so don't expect a public apology too soon . . . but it will come.

If you've tried the traditional approach, you've just participated in a massive experiment that failed. Don't feel too bad, you're not alone . . . millions of people have walked down the same path only to find themselves slaves of the drugs that hold them prisoner.

The government keeps lowering the standards and corralling more people into the "high-risk category" for heart disease. In spite of the fact that more high blood pressure drugs are prescribed than ever before, still sudden death is all around us. If fact, heart disease is the #1 cause of death!

Updating high blood pressure guidelines has only ONE goal . . . to sell billions of dollars worth of HBP drugs. Despite the bottom line being that HBP drugs are doing more harm than good.

How many more people do you think will be led down the same dead-end path before they announce that high blood pressure medications are NOT a cure for heart disease and actually increase the risk of sudden heart attack?

It's true your risk of a heart attack may be greater if you have high blood pressure levels, but the cause of heart attack as well as high blood pressure is normally inflammation, NOT a drug deficiency.

Blood pressure elevation is not a disease, it's a symptom, so you first need to find out WHY your blood pressure is high, and when you fix that your HBP will normalize...

For example, if a man had pneumonia and everyone focused on lowering his high temperature by giving him medication to bring his fever down, he's going to eventually die from the untreated pneumonia... Similarly, if you only take drugs to lower high blood pressure, then you're only treating the symptom of a serious underlying problem.

So if high blood pressure doesn't cause heart disease, but harmful drugs can actually increase your risk of having a heart attack and deteriorate your health - Why not help your body maintain normal blood pressure naturally, without doing harm?

HBP drugs chemically interfere with your body's natural healing processes, and allow the root cause of heart disease to take hold and tighten its grip.

Often times you can chemically alter your blood pressure levels down to far, where it becomes "too low" and the doctor switches your prescription again. Next thing you know you're on blood thinners and being told you can't eat green vegetables like broccoli or spinach.

You may already know if you are taking medication many healthy foods are suddenly labeled "forbidden foods".

Ever wonder why?

Truth is these forbidden foods "naturally" do what the medication is claiming to do. If you eat healthy while taking some of these drugs you may amplify the effect of the medication.

You just have to ask yourself, "why not reduce the harmful drugs and simply eat more of what is naturally good for you instead?"

Live well,

Martin Jacobse
Medical Investigator
Barton Publishing

第四节 - 仙鹤点水功理 （赵金香宗师）

Berkelah Falls
(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)

仙鹤点水功理(1)

本节功法的主要作用，是进一步疏通上、下肢的经络和穴位。对腰部的命门穴(包括两肾)进行锻炼，为体内补充真气，促进经络中气血的循环，增强生命的活力。同时，本节功法是轻功的一种锻炼方法，以此来锻炼脑部的功能及预防脑部疾病，调节全身的五脏六腑之气与宇宙之间往来沟通和合。

经络是真气运行的通道，真气在经络中周流不息，运行往返而充养全身。

经穴是经络上真气比较活跃的部位。特别是功夫练到一定程度，全身每个穴位都会变成了丹田，到那时就可达到牵一发而动全身。如果把经络比作交通网的话，那么穴位就是其重要的枢纽。人体除了十二条正经和奇经入脉以外，还有许多络脉和孙脉，穴位就更多。仅是经络循行路线上就有三百六十一个穴位。此外还有五百八十八个经外奇穴，总共九百四十九个穴位。

经络的畅通和穴位的开阖是一致的。如果穴位，特别是重要的穴位疏通了，对真气流通就会起直接的促进作用；反之，如果穴位闭塞不通，那么该穴所属的经络就很难疏通，就会直接影响到气血的循环。

每个穴位都是人身上的一个窍，就象人的眼、耳、鼻、口、二阴一样(眼能视、耳能听、鼻能嗅、口主纳、二阴主出)， 但穴位与这九窍的作用又不尽相同。穴位疏通以后，可以使体内外之气场接通，使体内脏腑之病气、废气排出体外，把人体所需要的有益之气吸入体内，变为能量，充养全身。穴位的开阖加速了人体与自然界的物质交换，亦即吐故纳新，体内真气和血流量也随之活跃和增加。真气运行不止，生命自强不息。真气如果停止了运行或者耗尽了，人的生命也就终止了。故而对真气的调节补充极为重要。

穴位开阖还是传递宇宙信息的窗口。通过气功修炼，穴位打开以后，便可以开发出人体接通过去和未来的潜在功能。

仙鹤点水功理(2)

本节功法主要模仿仙鹤的动作。仙鹤在高空自由自在地飞来飞去，姿态舒展，圆活轻柔，古人称之谓“翔泳”。炼完这节功后，可以使人感到精神爽快，体态轻盈。所以，这是鹤翔庄功法的又一个精华。

“提翅点水”和“展翅点水”，是锻炼肩、肘、腕、腰及下肢的胯、膝、踝，使全身的经络疏通。以肩带动双臂，以腰带动全身点水，这里起主要作用的穴位是大椎穴，劳宫穴，命门穴和涌泉穴，有内气外发，外气内收等作用。

大椎穴是手足三阳经与督脉相汇之处，它除了本身的开阖吐纳之外，还能促使督脉和手足三阳经的疏通，把内气调动起来，引导清阳上升输送给大椎，除濡养大脑外还可打开百会穴，对小周天的气血运行有直接的促进作用。 点水动作，可促进劳宫穴和涌泉穴的呼与吸。下点是呼，上提是吸，一呼一吸，使体内外之气接通，起到内外交流，吸(留)清排浊的作用。

提翅点水，展翅点水，鹤步通臂等动作的安排，是在前三节功的基础上，达到自身与外界的气机升降出入，自身内部的脏腑调整，以及对脑的锻炼。

本节功主要是以腰带动全身，腰部的一松一紧，促进了命门穴的疏通，而踺王商丕照眉，低丕过骑，圭要是丝鸷熙，脚距地面约十公分限，同时，也可使气机升降出入得当。

命门的重要性，在古代医著中都有所记载；《难经•八难》说：气者，人之根本也，根绝则茎叶枯矣。”中医并认为元气为气之根，出于命门。《难经•三十六难》 日：“命门者……元气之所系也。”徐大椿《命门元气论》说：“命门为元气之根，真火之宅，一阳居二阴之间，熏盲之主，五脏之阴气非此不能滋，五脏之阳气非 此不能发。”陈士铎在《石室秘录》中说：“心得命门而神明有主，始可应物；肝得命门而谋虑；胆得命门而决断；胃得命门而能受纳；脾得命门而能传输；肺得命 门而治节；大肠得命门而传导；小肠得命门而布化；肾得命门而作强；三焦得命门而决渎；膀胱得命门而收藏。”这充分说明了命门与五脏六腑的密切关系。

本节功法的锻炼，正是注意到了命门的作用，因此，通过姿式和意念的调整，使肾水属坎水(肾阴)，内蕴坎阳(肾阳)，在肾间动气(命门火)的发动下，坎中一阳温升。其中肾阳暖土煦木，肾阴涵养肝木之升发。在中土枢轴的转动下，肝脾温升，肺胃凉降。心火属君火(内含心阴)，心阴下荫，戊土得润，胃土和降。心阳下煦，肺金不凉，始能顺降。如此，在肾阳命火的发动下，中土枢纽转动，肝脾温升而心肺凉降，共同完成脏腑的升降功能，从而完成人体的气血升降运动。


仙鹤点水功理(3)

本节功法不仅使人完成了人体内部的气血升降运动，还通过动作的安排达到健脑和与宇宙气机、信息交换的目的。

功法中的意念在劳宫穴和涌泉穴，同时以肩带动两臂以腰带动全身，上下点水。而手与脑及足与脑之间有一种特殊的手脑通线及足脑通线。因此，运动手足可达到健脑开智的目的。

《内经》有：“四肢者诸阳之本”(《素问•阴阳脉解篇》)的证载。头为诸阳之首，故头与四肢末梢的关系是极其重要的。必肢通过经络与脑有密切联系，如手三阳经从手走头，足三阳经囊从头走足，手足分别为手三阳经与足三阴经经气的发源地，疆凋手心劳宫穴及足心涌泉穴都有经络直通于脑。因此，本节功法有健脑和开智生慧的作用。

命门穴又被称为“十二经之主”。意思是说，它除了本身的呼吸开阖之外，还有控制全身上下的主要经脉的作用，命门穴疏通了，全身上下的主要经脉才会相继被疏通。

劳宫穴和涌泉穴是体内外之气机交换和排除浊气的重要穴位。随着点水时的上、下动作(点水时意守涌泉穴和两个劳宫穴)，通过这个动作的锻炼，天、地、人便结为一体，调整了人体阴阳，达到了内外的统一。完成了人与宇宙的气化活动。

气化活动是以气机升降出入运动为体现的，所谓气机升降出入运动指的是气的交感作用，在宇宙自然界表现为天地之气的升降交感作用，如《素问•天元纪大论》 曰：“在天为气，在地成形，形气相感而化生万物。”又如《素问•六微旨大论》日：“气之升降，天地之更用也……升已而降，降者谓天，降已而升，升者谓地， 天气下降，气流于地；地气上升，气腾于天，故高下相召，升降相因，而变作矣。”《素问•六微旨大论》又说：“何谓气交……上下之位，气交之中，人之居 也”。说明天地存在着升降出入的气交运动。于人体而言，脏腑之气在不停地升降出入运动着。升降是体内脏腑之气之间的衔接，出入则是人体内气与大自然外气之 间的联系。因此，升降出入运动是人体内外环境维持统一的枢要。升降出入运动是生命活动得以维持的保证。正如《素问•六微旨大论》所日：“非出入则无以生长 壮老矣，非升降则无以生长化收藏……出入废则神机化无，升降息则气立孤危。”

本节功法，就是通过对命门穴的锻炼开阖配以上下肢的运动和劳宫、涌泉穴的意守，以达到气机升降(体内)出入(与宇宙)，强肾健脑。以促进人的新陈代谢，预防治疗疾病，达到天、人、地的合一，开发人体的潜在功能，为探索人体生命科学的奥秘创造了条件。

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高血壓 （吴清忠）

Penang Ferry

（此文转载自人體使用手冊，谢谢。）


高血壓的原因，還是血液總量太少．當血液總量不足時，沒有足夠的血液供給肝和腎，血液清洗的周期拉長，血液中的廢物愈來愈多，血液的黏度愈來愈高。

血液總量減少之後，血管的更新周期愈來愈長，彈性愈來愈差。在王唯工教授的 "氣的樂章" 裡的概念，血液的輸送是利用整體血管共振的方式，才能用最少的能量輸送。當血管的彈性變差了，這種共振的效果自然也變差了。

這些問題自然讓血液輸送起來愈來愈不順暢，原來的壓力無法把血液送到全身，身體只好調高血壓。

因此，對治高血壓還是得回歸到養血氣，增加血液總量，縮短肝腎的清洗血液周期，使血液愈來愈乾淨。血液總量增加後，血管的新陳代謝周期縮短，使血管的彈性慢慢改善。這些問題改善後，身體不再需要那麼高的血壓也能把血液送到該去的地方，血壓自然會降下來。

高血壓不是身體什麼地方出錯了，而是身體因應愈來愈惡劣環境的應變措施。

使用降血壓藥的邏輯，認為高血壓是無法治癒，所以用強制的方法使之下降，並沒有真正解決問題的根源，是一種 "粉飾太平" 的治療方法。

Worth reading... perhaps?

A photo of Taman Titiwangsa in 2007

(We received this article via an e-mail. We forwarded this e-mail to a handful of people and received feedback saying that it is touching and of course worth reading.)


To All Married Couples and Singles Who Intend To Get Married…

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man!

That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; I had lost my heart to a lovely girl called Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, 30% shares of my company and the car. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly.

Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions :

She didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into our bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door every morning. I thought she was going crazy.

Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Dew about my wife's divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn't had anybody contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy.

Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms! His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly, don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset.

I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest and I could smell the fragrance of her blouse.

I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying ! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning... This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry her as the days slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all her dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenly it hit me; she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart.

Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry Mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other any more. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day. I am supposed to hold her until death does us apart.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and
wrote:

"I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart"

The small details of our lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the house, the car, the property, the bank balance that matters. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness itself. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!


We teach some by what we say
We teach some more by what we do
But we teach most by what we are
- Unknown-

You don't get to choose how you are going to die, or when, but, you can decide how you are going to live, here and now.

Remember:

People will forget what you said ...
People will forget what you did ...
But people will never forget how you made them feel…

王永慶的「瘦鵝理論」

Li Jiang Old City 丽江古城

(Photographer: Leong CH)

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鵝是台灣最常見的家禽之一，王永慶因為養鵝的經驗發展出一套獨特的「瘦鵝理論」，這套理論也是他給年輕人的第三堂課。


家禽的生命力

一九四一年前後，台灣農村幾乎家家戶戶都飼養雞、鴨、鵝等家禽，並用吃剩的食物和雜糧來餵養。因為第二次世界大戰的緣故（當時台灣為日本的殖民地），物資極端匱乏，鄉村也嚴重缺糧，人都吃不飽了，當然也沒有剩餘食物和雜糧可飼養家畜，只好讓牠們在野外覓食，吃野菜和野草。

一般說來，農村飼養的鵝，在正常餵食之下，大約四個月就有五、六斤重；可是，當時一般人家飼養的鵝，由於只吃野菜和野草，四個月下來，瘦得皮包骨，每隻都只有兩斤重。

看到這些瘦弱不堪、價值偏低的鵝群，王永慶心中盤算著：「兩斤重的鵝可說毫無用處，假如我能動腦設法找到鵝飼料的話，養鵝的難題必定迎刃而解。」

根據他的觀察與分析，當時農村採收高麗菜之後，都把菜根和外面一兩層的粗葉丟棄在菜園裡，而這些被丟棄的菜根和粗葉正是鵝的飼料，可是一般人並沒有察覺到。

於是，王永慶雇人到四處的菜園撿回菜根和粗葉，再向「共精共販」的統一碾米廠買回廉價的碎米和稻殼。把菜根和粗葉切碎，混合碎米與稻殼，就製成絕佳的鵝飼料。

接著，王永慶到處向農家搜購瘦鵝，農家見到養不肥大的瘦鵝竟有人搜購，正是求之不得。王永慶把四處搜購來的瘦鵝集中起來，並用自製的飼料餵食。瘦鵝飽受飢餓的折磨，看到食物就拚命吞食，一直到喉嚨塞滿了飼料才暫時停下來；幾個小時之後，等胃裡的食物消化完畢，立刻又狼吞虎嚥一番。

每天如此周而復始，原本只有兩斤重的瘦鵝，經過王永慶兩個月的飼養之後，重量高達七、八斤，非常肥大。究其緣故，因為瘦鵝具有強韌的生命力，不但胃口奇佳，而且消化力特強，所以只要有食物吃，立刻就肥大起來。

這一段飼養瘦鵝的寶貴經驗，讓王永慶深深體悟到，在日本人統治下居住於台灣的中國人，也要像瘦鵝一樣具有強韌的生命力，才能夠長期忍受折磨，度過重重難關生存下來。


「瘦鵝理論」的意涵

他並且逐漸發展出一套運用在為人處世與經營管理的「瘦鵝理論」，這套理論包括了下列三個意涵。


一、要學習瘦鵝忍飢耐餓、刻苦耐勞的精神

一九七五年元月九日，王永慶在接受美國聖若望大學贈授榮譽博士學位的典禮上，說了一段發人深省的話。他說：「我幼時無力進學，長大時必須做工謀生，也沒有機會接受正式教育，像我這樣一個身無專長的人，永遠感覺只有刻苦耐勞才能補其不足。」

「而且，出身在一個近乎赤貧的環境中，如果不能刻苦耐勞，簡直就無法生存下去。直到今天，我還常常想到由於生活中受過的煎熬，才產生了我克服困難的精神和勇氣，幼年生活的困苦，也許是上帝對我的賜福。」

從這一段話裡，我們可以知道，刻苦耐勞不但是王永慶的座右銘，也是促使他成功的主要動力。事實上，世界上每個人的聰明才智都相差無幾，可是為何有人成功，有人失敗呢？關鍵之一就在能否刻苦耐勞而已；天底下絕對沒有舒舒服服就會有成就的事，凡事都有前因後果，下苦功夫才會有好結果。

人人都在追求舒適與快樂，可是都忽略了追求舒適與快樂一定要付出代價。例如，如果一整個星期都很努力工作，遇到星期天休息，一定覺得很舒服；相反的，如果整個星期本來就無所事事，星期天再休息，恐怕不但不覺得舒服，反而覺得很無聊。再例如吃東西，偶爾吃一頓大餐，會覺得是一種享受；如果天天吃大餐，非但不是享受，反而是受罪。

王永慶強調說：「追求舒適與快樂的代價，就是刻苦耐勞。」

他又指出，時下的年輕人大都希望做有意義而又容易的工作。其實，容易做的工作是不會有多大意義的。所以，年輕人不要怕困難，只要下決心去做，任何傷腦筋的事終必克服，任何乏味的工作也會苦盡甘來。

王永慶舉例說明吃苦的好處。譬如外行人去參觀別人的工廠，不是得其皮毛就是一無所得。但若是自己辛辛苦苦去鑽研一件新產品，僅欠缺一點訣竅，在窮究之餘參觀別人的工廠，一眼看到，心領神會，完全吸收，這樣才會有所得。就像求道的人，要嘗盡苦頭，求得那份慧心，才能夠悟道。

再譬如去聽專家演講，任何問題若不先經過自己努力去研究分析，就很難有深刻的了解，在自己沒有深刻的了解之前，也很難從別人的演講當中去掌握講詞的精華所在，進而消化吸收，真正明瞭其中的奧妙而變成自己有用的知識。

王永慶說：「天下的事情，沒有輕輕鬆鬆、舒舒服服讓你能獲得的，凡事一定要經過苦心地追求、經驗有所收穫。」

王永慶不是教徒，卻說了一段頗富宗教哲理的話。他說：「神創造人，畢竟是很公平的，道理只有一個，那就是人必須先苦而後才有甘。天下事都是要經過相當辛苦才可以得到的，這個道理很淺，卻很難實踐，這是一般人的毛病。」

目前許多剛從學校畢業的年輕人，胸懷大志，自信滿滿，也勤奮努力，可是由於急功近利，結果大都失敗了。大家都知道，羅馬不是一天造成的，所以年輕人不論就業或創業，千萬不可操之過急，成功絕非一蹴可幾，一定要有先苦後甘的體認，學習瘦鵝忍飢耐餓、刻苦耐勞的精神，按部就班一步一步來，才會有成就。

王永慶說：「我常常喜歡以『瘦鵝理論』來形容台灣今天種種成就的由來。光復初期，台灣老百姓生活處境極為艱苦，為了求得生存，所以充分發揮了中國人刻苦耐勞的傳統美德，終於能夠突破重重困境，謀得成就。」


二、學習瘦鵝面對困境時的堅毅態度，等待機會到來

任何人在走霉運時，要學習瘦鵝一樣忍飢耐餓，鍛鍊自己的忍耐力，培養毅力，等待機會到來。只要餓不死，一旦機會到來，就會像瘦鵝一樣，迅速地強壯肥大起來。

王永慶指出，中華民族具有傳統勤勞美德，以及非常強韌的耐力，長久以來如同飢餓的瘦鵝一般，忍受著極端艱苦的日子，可是一旦有了食物，就可以很快恢復體魄力量。

他說：「中國人就像瘦鵝，餓不死，也不會生病，一有機會，馬上起來，快得不得了。」

他又說：「人在困苦當中，往往會養成一種堅毅力，只要遇到適當的機會，有了環境的條件可以配合，成長就會很快，甚至超越一般人。」

王永慶更以「瘦鵝理論」來說明，為何中國大陸在短短數年之內各方面都有驚人的發展。他表示，鵝隻過去由於極端缺乏食物，所以瘦弱不堪，但是因為具有強韌的生命力，所以一旦有了足夠食物，很快就能夠健壯成長。過去大陸處在封閉的社會環境，思想守舊，人的潛力完全無法發揮，所以人民的生活貧窮困頓，也感到十分無奈。一旦環境改變，走向自由市場，等於是開展了活動的空間，一般人民的生活也很快獲得改善。

他這種瘦鵝面對逆境時展現的積極態度，與日本經營之神松下幸之助把壞運看成是好運的積極人生觀，非常神似。

松下幸之助從小因腸胃不好，經常把排泄物拉在褲子裡，弄得狼狽不堪；十一歲時因家境清苦，只好唸到小學四年級就輟學去當學徒；十三歲喪父，二十歲喪母；十七歲，搭乘汽船跌落海中，差一點淹死；二十歲，染上當時被認為是絕症的肺結核病；二十六歲，騎自行車與汽車相撞，自行車被撞得稀爛。

對於上述種種的打擊與噩運，松下幸之助全部當成好運。

他認為，因腸胃不好，為免於狼狽不堪，只得小心飲食，並更注意自己的健康；十一歲就輟學去當學徒，這樣才能比別人更早學到做生意的本事；年幼喪父母，未來的前途唯有靠自己的雙手去奮鬥；海水淹不死，病魔纏不死，汽車撞不死，大難不死必有後福。

王永慶在面對逆境時，當成是瘦鵝磨練自己的良機；松下幸之助把人生中所遭遇的壞運全部當成是好運。兩人的看法確實有異曲同工之妙。


三、瘦鵝之所以瘦，問題不在鵝，而在飼養的方法不當所致

企業經營的道理也是一樣，企業經營不善，問題不完全在員工， 而在老闆管理方法不當所致。

王永慶說：「我們雖然年年有些成長，但仍落伍，原因何在？我想責任不在被領導者，是在養鵝的人，不懂飼養，瘦鵝永遠是瘦鵝。」

他指出，效率差是領導者的問題，是管理的問題。工廠的生產管理沒做好，品質管理沒做好，是管理者沒有設定良好的制度，沒有教導、要求他們的工作人員，不是工人不守規矩、不用功或者是不重視品質效率。管理沒有做好，要怪動腦的人沒有用心去思考、研討，設定合理妥善的各項管理制度，進而教導、要求基層的工作人員。

他進一步指出，企業要提高團隊的經營績效，必須要有一個能幹的領導人。

王永慶以獅子與羊做生動的比喻說：「如果讓一隻獅子來帶領一群羊，將來這群羊一定個個勇猛；而如果讓一隻羊來帶領一群獅子，最後很可能獅子變得很軟弱。」

他的意思是人，企業經營的成敗關鍵全看領導人。有能幹的領導，就能培養能幹的部屬，自然就能提高團隊的經營績效。

養鵝人的任務

大同公司前董事長林挺生曾說：「英國古諺說『天下沒壞學生，只有壞老師。』我相信這句話也可用在企業界：『沒有不良的員工，只有不稱職的管理者。』」

美吾髮公司董事長李成家也說：「沒有打敗仗的士兵，只有不會帶兵的將軍；沒有不可用的人，只有不會用人的主管。」

林挺生與李成家的看法，正好與王永慶的「瘦鵝理論」不謀而合，道出了企業經營成功的奧秘。

骨質疏鬆症發生的秘密

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

骨質疏鬆症的發生，其實是鈣質與蛋白質的一場鬥爭！

她已經七十多歲了，平常非常注重身體的保養，每天清晨除了運動二小時外，飲食方面更力求均衡，尤其牛奶必定「不少於三大杯」，以攝取豐富的鈣質，她心想，這樣縝密的飲食習慣，骨質疏鬆症絕對與我無緣。 可是，她到馬來西亞旅遊，第二天一個不小心踩空，左小腿斷得碎碎的，返國住了二個月的院，醫生證實：骨質非常脆弱，有「嚴重」的骨質疏鬆症。

像這樣的例子，社會上比比皆是。大家的觀念總以為每天只要多喝牛奶，吃小魚乾、燉排骨湯等含豐富鈣質食物，就不會發生骨質疏鬆症，其實是一知半解。

「乳品委員會」給國人的建議量是每日攝取含鈣量

1,000 毫克最適合，但奇怪的是，住在非洲仍過著幾近原始生活的班圖婦女， 每日雖只攝取 350毫克鈣質，竟不曾有骨質疏鬆症發生。

反觀世界上每日攝取含鈣量最高的愛斯基摩土著，每天都吃魚，含鈣量達 2,000毫克，是正常值的二倍，卻是世界上疏鬆症最嚴重的地方。而美國、英國乳品消耗量最多的國家，疏鬆症也最普遍 道理到底在那裡？

原來疏鬆症的發生不在於你攝取的鈣夠不夠，鈣質量的多少並不會影響你得疏鬆症，關鍵在你能不能「保持」鈣質不被流失。那麼鈣質為什麼會流失呢？因為國人嗜吃「肉、奶、蛋」等蛋白質含量豐富的食物，身體內蛋白質太多會造成「酸性」體質，人體一旦酸質化， 身體為了維持平衡，自然而然地會自「骨骼」中提取鈣質來中和酸性，成為微鹼狀態；試想，一個人經年累月被抽鈣質來中和，骨骼中的鈣質每天流失，怎麼會不造成骨質疏鬆症呢？ 因此，元凶是「蛋白質過量」，流失了鈣質，而非鈣質吃得不夠。 那麼檢驗一下，我們每日飲食蛋白質真的過量嗎？ 根據國科會的建議，人體正常的蛋白質量，以體重 60 公斤的女人為例，每天只需 45 公克就夠了（男人約需 50 公克），以純素食的人而言，輕易就可得到 57 公克，何況肉食主義者，隨便一塊肉、一個蛋就過量了。

牛奶的含鈣量固然很高，可是蛋白質更高，所以牛奶喝越多的人鈣質流失更多，加上「肉、蛋」是高蛋白質食物，骨質疏鬆症不發生才怪，所以不要怪鈣質攝取夠不夠，正常飲食鈣質一定夠，鈣質多或少不會造成疏鬆症，蛋白質過量才是元凶。

願大家有正確的認識，如此，骨質疏鬆症才不會找上您！

美女健康手冊 ：

01. 常吃宵夜會得胃癌，因為胃得不到休息。
02. 一個星期只能吃四顆蛋，吃太多，對身體不好。
03. 雞屁股含有致癌物，不要吃較好。
04. 飯後吃水果是錯誤的觀念，應是飯前吃水果。
05.月經來時，不要喝綠茶，反正茶類的不要喝就對了，多吃可以補血的東西。
06. 喝豆漿時不要加雞蛋及糖，也不要喝太多。
07. 空腹時不要吃蕃茄，最好飯後吃。
08. 早上醒來先喝一杯水，預防結石。
09. 睡前三小時不要吃東西…會胖。
10. 少喝奶茶，因為高熱量、高油，沒有營養價值可言，長期飲用，易罹患高血壓、糖尿病等疾病。
11. 剛出爐的麵包不宜馬上食用。
12 遠離充電座。人體應遠離30公分以上，切忌放在床邊。
13. 每天十杯水，膀胱癌不會來。
14. 白天多喝水，晚上少喝水。
15. 一天不要喝兩杯以上的咖啡，喝太多易導致失眠、胃痛。
16. 多油脂的食物少吃。因為得花 5~7小時去消化，並使腦中血液集中到腸胃，易昏昏欲睡。
17. 下午五點後，大餐少少吃。因為五點後身體不需那麼多能量。
18. 十種吃了會快樂的食物：深海魚、香蕉、葡萄柚、全麥麵包、菠菜、大蒜、南瓜、低脂牛奶、雞肉、櫻桃。
19. 睡眠不足會變笨。一天須八小時睡眠，有午睡習慣較不會老。

王永庆的一席话 (非常值得大家省思)

一根火柴棒價值不到一毛錢，一棟房子價值數百萬元..

但是一根火柴棒卻可以摧毀一棟房子，可見微不足道的潛在破壞力，

一旦發作起來，其攻堅滅頂的力量，無物能禦。

要疊一百萬張骨牌，需費時一個月，但倒骨牌卻只消十幾秒鐘。

要累積成功的實業，需耗時數十載，但要倒閉，卻只需一個錯誤決策。

要修養被尊敬的人格，需經過長時間的被信任，但要人格破產卻只需要做錯一件事。

一根火柴棒，是什麼東西呢?

它就是下列四項:

1.無法自我控制的情緒。

2.不經理智判斷的決策。

3.頑固不冥的個性。

4.狹隘無情的心胸。

檢查看看，我們隨身攜帶幾根火柴棒?
共勉之~~~

Let's try translating them:

The Title: Some Words by Wang Yong Qing (Worth Giving Thoughts to)

One match costs less than ten cents. A building may cost millions. A match can destroy a building. It can be seen that some little hidden potential destructive power can become tremendously huge once they explode.

It may take a month to set up a million pieces of dominoes but for these dominoes to completely fall, it may take only ten over seconds. It takes decades to build a business empire but it may only take a wrong decision or strategy for it to fall. Long time is required for a person to earn respect and trust but he could lose all these by doing only one wrong thing.

So, what is a stick of match?

It can be any of the following:-

1. Uncontrollable emotions.

2. A decision made without conscientious thought.

3. Stubborn character.

4. Narrow mindedness and a heart without sympathy.

Examine yourself and see how many matches you carry?

NB.:
Wang has just passed away in the United States on 16-10-2008.
王永庆刚刚于16-10-2008在美国与世长辞。

Irish Luck

A Boat at Phuket
(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)

(We received this article via an e-mail sent by a fellow Kepong Qigong practitioner. We find that it is very meaningful and hereby post it.)

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.

There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'

'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.

'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.

'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.

'I'll make you a deal.. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.

Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary 's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.

What saved his life this time? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name?

Sir Winston Churchill.

Someone once said: What goes around comes around.

Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.

Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

浅谈开智明目功 ( 静虚)

Jade Dragon Snowy Mountain, YunNan, China
(Photographer: Leong CH)

（此文转载自气功人论坛 » 鹤翔庄，谢谢。）

开智明目功作为先天混元功的一个组成部分，自推广以来，以其神奇的功效征服了社会。这与其功法的科学性是分不开的。在此，冒昧地谈谈我对该功功理的粗浅认识。与诸君共析，请各位赐教。

我以为，开智明目功主要是通过对心肾的调理，增强心肾功能，从而达到开智明目的目的。

第一节 “金丹朝阳”的作用主要是强肾。“预备式”后，“宝运天门”往肾俞补气。“培元固本”，活动腰胯，开合命门、肾俞及会阴等穴，以强肾。“日辉月圆”左脚前跨一步，同时两臂从胸前扬起，可以开劳宫穴，采南方真气补心。再右脚向右前跨一步，两手从体侧扬起成一字形，掌心向下，以腰为轴左右转体。其作用是活动腰椎，进一步开合命门、肾俞等穴，同时两首聚集真气，为下部动作打基础。“捧真投籽”，将左右阴阳和合之气贯入上丹田，以开发智慧。再通过“真藏黄庭”、 “天人相应”将真气贯穿中下丹田，并浓缩成丹，牢牢地藏在下丹田。

第二节“香透满月”的作用是通过对心肾功能的调理和向眼睛贯气，以起到开智明目的作用。“预备式”后，“金鹤洒香”，两手各托一球，至百会上方，将三才（日月星）合一之气贯入性宫（上丹田），肩臂成六边形。将头置于特殊的能场中，有助于开智健脑。两手一字平伸再转阴掌、下落，使真气下注手指，再两手中指点按劳宫穴。可增强心脏功能（中指指端之中冲穴和劳宫穴属心包经），有利于开发智慧。再以拇指点按五经纹穴，调理脏腑之气，最后点在无名之上。这在道家叫“掐子诀”，可以强肾。此时默念“心明眼亮”，使心肾和合之气上行注眼，以明目。“观天纳宝”，进一步打开劳宫、开合膻中等穴。承接宇宙浩然之气。“ 炼阴藏真”，将浩然之气贯入中丹田，以开智。再俯身向下，接地阴之气。“阴平阳秘”，双手采地阴之气向眼睛布气，进一步明目。然后通过“导引归元”和“人天混然”收功。

第三节“光辉普照”的作用也是强肾明目。“预备式”后，“坎离交媾”使心气下降、肾气上升。双手叉腰左右转体，活动腰椎，真气聚集腰肾。中指点神藏穴，可以开胸理气、调神，对咳嗽、气喘、胸闷、气胀等症均有较好的疗效。中指下导至带脉，将拇指点在肾俞穴上，使心气下注，与肾气和合。再拇指导引，点按“白环俞”，则开尾闾、启动真气，真气沿督脉运脑以开智。“太和运身”的作用是开合“大椎”使上升之气顺利入脑。同时开劳宫穴吸收真气，为下一步动作打基础。 “合一归真”使阴阳之气和合。再通过“心明眼亮”和“天人合一”将真气贯穿上、中、下丹田，并将气浓缩稳固在下丹田。

以上所言，乃个人粗浅之见。谬误之处，敬请斧正。

赵金香老师谈“鹤首通关”

（此文转载自如兆视野，谢谢。）

鹤功第三节功“鹤首通关”主要作用是疏通任脉和督脉，使真气运行畅通。气功称这两条脉的运行叫小周天。小周天是沿任脉下降，沿着腹部正中经会阴，再由督脉上升到百会，然后由任脉下降，这样循环。小周天一通，其它18条脉就逐渐先后相通了。所以，有的气功流派管它叫周天派。小周天很重要的，任督主要讲的是小周天。当然还有大周天。

气功注意调息，调息就是深呼吸，吸气时心气下降的多一点，长呼气，就是呼的长一点，肾气向上升的多一点，通过均匀细长的呼吸达到心肾相交。这个问题在第三节中体现得特别明确。比如“三蹲三起”，下蹲要求小腿与大腿、大腿与上身各成90度。这个动作做起来很难，呼吸上必须加深才能作好。心肾相交对开发智慧是有重要意义的。鹤翔庄气功虽然要求自然，但在动作中也贯穿了调息运动。第一节通地合阴，在呼吸上肯定是困难的，起身的时候，吸气必然较深，因而心气下降也必然较多。第三节也是这样的：“三起三蹲”作得比较累了，最后一次必须深呼吸，这样肺脏功能就提高了，增加了肺活量，对心脏的供血是甚为重要的。

刚才我讲到了中脉，中脉密宗炼法，我们除炼好五节动功、站桩功、静功外，可以加炼文殊菩萨一句真言：“嗡、啊、ra(上面是’日’下面是’阿’）、巴、杂、那、的......”。文殊菩萨真言对炼通中脉很有帮助，是炼功的诀窍，这几个字诵起来，可以使气从百会沿中脉降到会阴。字的读音是：嗡（weng)、啊（a)、ra(上面是’日’下面是’阿’）、巴（ba)、那(na)、杂（za)、的（di)。最后：“的”字的读法是连续快读，如发电报时那种“的的的”的声音一样，一口气读到最后。大家在炼五节动功、站桩功、静卧功的基础上可以进一步诵此真言修炼。

鹤长寿与首有关。鹤颈长，嘴可以左右上下活动，嘴可以够着自己的尾闾，甚至颈部可以拧几个弯，转上几个圈。鹤翔庄气功三节功就模仿了仙鹤颈部的活动。在第三节中，第二个动作叫引颈，第三个动作叫摆头。引颈的时候，是下颌沿着垂直线向下45度前点，后收是下颌内上，这个活动正好是前点任脉下降，后收督脉上升，一点一收活动了督上的大椎穴，督脉气增强。摆头，左摆右摆，是活动大椎穴。颈部前方有两条大动脉，左右各一条。向左摆，左边动脉中的气血可以下降，使火下降，有降压、消炎作用；向右摆，右侧动脉的气血下降。这样不仅大椎得到活动，血液循环也得到了改善。左摆右摆时想着承灵穴和百会穴，使两穴畅通，减轻大脑疲劳，使脑兴奋，脑动脉供血改善。颈部大椎骨质增生，胸部、腰部、胝部骨质增生得到治疗。因此引颈摆头这个动作必须做准确。摆头不能摇头。第一个摆头时，左摆右摆到最大限度，一个比一个小，也就是从开始最大限度到最小限度。这个动作还可以增强脑动脉循环，避免脑血栓形成，避免脑溢血和中风。所以这个动作也是不可忽视的。

下面我想重点讲讲松腰转胯这个动作。

松腰转胯这个动作看起来很简单，但是它的作用却很大。

松腰转胯是“分手理气”以后两个外劳宫贴在两个贤俞穴上，使劲往里一顶，实际是内劳宫往里收气，外劳宫往里发气，改善贤俞穴的功能。

大家可以试一试，往里一顶有些腰痛的病人很快就可以缓解。

甚至有些不懂气功的人腰痛的时候，对命门穴和贤俞穴进行捶打，腰痛也可以缓解，改善贤脏真气不足或真气受阻的不良状况。

松腰转胯这个动作，可以使风湿病和坐骨神经痛得到改善，可以治疗腰肌劳损，腰椎骨质增生，腰肌风湿和泌尿系统的疾病。如贤炎、膀胱炎、前列腺炎等，治疗腹部的大肠、小肠、十二指肠等消化系统的疾病，促进吸收调整功能。

妇科方面，如盆腔炎、输卵管炎、子宫炎、子宫内腹炎和例假不正常，通过这个动作的锻炼，也可以得刭治疗。妇科由于有寒而不孕的疾病，通过这个动作锻炼效果也是很好的。男性阳萎病通过这个动作的锻炼功能也可以得到改善。

总之，对各种肠道疾病，溃疡性结肠炎，肠结核，肠胃功能紊乱，都有治疗作用。希望大家对这个动作作准确。

作这个动作的时候，膝以下不要动，脐以上不要动。专门活动腰和胯。

“四通膝”是通关，通膝关的一关。膝关通了，小腿涌泉这一关才能通。人的气是由上而下有序化运行的。四转膝可以治疗风湿性关节炎，也可治疗半月板的磨损和膝关节骨质增生，膝部各种疾患。气通关，蹲的时候，意守双膝，起的时候意守涌泉，想足很重要，意想涌泉像倾盆大雨，像山洪由上而下倾泻下来，也就长期积存在我们上部的病气、浊气直泻而下。上病治下，下病治下。上病治下是指上部有病，下边通了，气机就可以通了；就是治疗风湿性关节炎等。

“三蹲三起”，一定要使大腿与上体成90度，尽量作到各成90度，这样中脉才能调整。如果臂部没有蹲下去，头低下来了，中脉不能保持垂直，锻炼效果就差。这节功锻炼叫做“柔中寓刚”。气功是以柔为主，但这节是刚柔并济。这节功如果作不好，可以两个人拉起手来，同时往下蹲，保持90度，都保持上体垂直。

再讲一点预备功的动作。这一节两脚平行，略窄小于肩。两脚的距离越窄，下蹲就越因难。这个动作前面讲了，可以两个人拉起手来同时蹲。上身垂直，保持上身垂直，保持上体与大腿90度，大腿与小腿90度。也可以面对墙壁，把膝顶在墙上，膝盖不能过脚尖，这样往下蹲。也可以把绳子套在树上，两个手拉住绳子，慢慢锻炼，逐渐适应。开始的时候比较困难。蹲的时间长了，大腿和小腿肉酸疼，但越酸越疼越要锻炼。不仅锻炼体魄，也要锻炼意志。

现在讲讲第三节功中沿臀部下推的动作。沿臀部下推拇指要扣紧劳宫穴。沿臀部下推，两臂扬起，小臂略平。扣紧劳宫，老气功家都懂得这是比较大的一个绝法，能量比较强的绝法。通过经常的炼功，从腕中沿食指斜上升的这条手纹，拇指扣紧劳宫，纹就会越深、越清晰。我们管这条叫生命线，这条生命线越深、越清晰，乱纹越少，身体越健康。每一节功法里都有绝法。

因此，必须按功法炼功，不容忽视。大家看看自己的手纹，向上有点乱纹，那也是身体好的。如果一个人有向下的手纹，那么，不是灾，就是病。越多，病越多，灾越多。并且分年限，分年数不同。如果炼这节功，劳宫扣得很紧，可以免除灾难，免除疾病。通过炼功掌握自己的生命，为自己的家庭创造幸福。上面讲了许多，总而言之，统而言之，一言以蔽之，是希望大家按鹤功功法要求炼功。因为每一个动作都有深刻内含。那些修改我们功法的人，不是无知，便是别有用心。

Ten Keys to Happiness

Bukit Talibur - Closer view of the Dam
(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)

(We received this article via an e-mail sent by a fellow Kepong qigong practitioner.)

What makes people truly happy? There are probably many answers, but here are some common themes. If you use these keys, you can let happiness fill your life!

1) Take Responsibility
Take full ownership of your actions, moods and feelings. If you can take responsibility for your life, you can change it. Blaming others for your circumstances only keeps you stuck.

2) Feel Your Feelings
Don't stuff your feelings until they become toxic or leak out. There are no wrong feelings. Acknowledge them, let yourself fully feel them when you are in private, and then you will be able to move on.

3) Practice Gratitude
Make a daily practice of asking yourself, "What am I grateful for?" Keep a gratitude journal and write down 10 things that are good in your life. Do this at bedtime and you will enjoy better sleep. Being grateful for what you have creates space for new energy to come into your life.

4) Live in the Now
Don't drag your past into your present. Don't try to live in the future. Be here now, this moment. When you fully engage in the present, there is no room for baggage from the past or fear of the future.

5) Control Your Gremlins
Gremlins are those nasty voices in your head that tear you down. You know, the ones that say, "You're not good enough" or "You'll never amount to anything". You wouldn't even say those things to your best friend. So find those gremlins and zap them. How? Ask yourself if you really want them to control you, and then change them into positive affirmations instead.

6) Practice Forgiveness
Forgive everyone even if it's just as a mental exercise. Otherwise those people and situations gain power over you and live in your head, rent free. And, of course, forgive yourself - you did the best you knew how at the time. Today is a new day. Letting go of anger and resentment will set you free.

7) Connect with Others
Let the negative, whining people in your life find someone else to complain with. You don't have time for it. Surround yourself with supportive and positive people. Don't know any people like that? Put a smile on your face and go find them!

8) Manage Your Energy
Learn to say no to tasks and people who drain your energy. Learning to say no can be difficult, but once you do it, you will experience a new level of personal power and well-being. Say yes to activities that give you energy. Make a list of these activities and plan to do a few of them daily.

9) Give Back
Feel good by volunteering to help, mentor or spend time with others who don't enjoy your level of abundance. Give out positive energy and it will come back to you many times.

10) Change!
Change is good. Be flexible. Life is always throwing new stuff at you. Go with the flow and shape your life the way you want it to be. Keep learning, adapting and embracing the new and wonderful things that will show up in your life!

By Gretchen Sunderland

经络与气功的关系 （中国气功网）

Sunset at Bang Tao Beach, Phuket
(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)

（此文转载自百拇医药。谢谢。）

生物电子按其整性、对性、复性、惯性等规律在经络中运行传输，是为了保持整体相对平衡而不停地运行着，本不受意念控制。但是，对高级生命体的人来说，生物电子又同时必须受意念控制着运行。这就是除动作电位和损失电位外的意念电位。从低阶系统研究生物电位，认识生命体存在动作电位和损伤电位，这些都属“反应性生物电位”。从高阶系统以生命体整体来研究高级生命体的人体，认识生命体还存在意念性生物电位、功能性生物电位和平衡性生物电位，尤其意念性生物电位起着主导性的作用。气功之“真气”的物质基础，就是在经络中运行的生物电子。气功即是用意念控制生物电子，按一定规律运行，每个人都存在意念性生物电位。但一般人的意念电位，控制运行的生物电子量不多，且无规律，不能产生能量作功。而气功修炼有素之人，才能用意念控制大量的生物电子，按一定途径有规律的运行，产生能量作功。气功师的功力、能量大小，决定于其能控制有规律地运行的生物电子量的大小。

气功控制着大量的生物电子，按一定途径有规律地运行，对某些原来生物电子动态不平衡的病灶区，途径时使其向平衡转化，所以能治疗各种疑难杂症。由于其的“复性”规律，气功控制的大量生物电子行经病灶时，可对病灶区电子起疏导作用，带走多余电子，提供缺少的电子，所以说气功治病时呈双相作用，即可治实症，亦可治虚症。

中医针灸刺激经络改变电位，亦可调理生物电子动态变化，由不平衡向平衡转化。中药以其本身的电子和生物电子增强“经气”运行改变电位，调节不平衡的生物电子动态转向平衡，以达治病目的。气功通过本人的或者他人的意念性生物电位，调理生物电子动态变化，来治疗疾病。其三者的治病原理，在理论上基本是相同的。

几十年的临床实践证明“经络学说”是科学的。尤其是近十几年来，结合“经络学说”，采取中医气功综合治疗各种疑难杂症，一万五千余例的临床研究，尤其是对中晚期癌症病例的临床治疗上，疗效神速，治愈率极高。中晚期癌症的治愈率达80%以上。最晚期癌症，均能不同程度的延长生命，有的延长生命十三年之久。其他各种疑难顽症，治愈率达98%以上。临床治疗实践证明，气功、中医综合治疗的方法，是科学的治疗方法。

下丹田为气功生热安炉之地，为炼精化气之所，下丹田内通十二经络，奇经八脉，脏腑神经，外通五体、四肢百骸。通过特殊的呼吸修炼方法，安炉生热和后天之气的烹炼，能产生大量的生物电子输送到全身，以增强“经气”的运行、传输和生发力，使经络更加畅通。经炼精化气，以补充先天之元。经炼气化神，使脑神灵更明。经炼神还虚，以壮元神之灵光。

元神灵，对外能吸收宇宙统一场信息和宇宙之灵气。对内能向大脑神灵，发出更强的能量和指令。脑神明，能高度有序的指挥全身的生物电子，正确有序的运行。元神灵，脑神明，元气足，经络畅，诸脉顺，生命力强，病从何来呼？何不长寿呼？ (张连发)

丹顶鹤

（此文转载自人民网，谢谢。）

丹顶鹤
中国的一级保护动物

　　别名 仙鹤

　　学名 Grus japonensis

　　英文名 red-crowned crane

　　鹤科 Gruidae

　　分布 在嫩江、松花江、乌苏里江流域繁殖，长江下游及沿海越冬，在河北、山东为旅鸟，台湾偶见。

　　大型涉禽。全长约120厘米，体羽几乎全为纯白色。头顶裸出部分鲜红色；额和眼先微具黑羽；喉、颊和颈大部为暗褐色。次级和三级飞羽黑色，延长弯曲呈弓状。尾羽短、白色。嘴灰绿色，脚灰黑色。

　　栖息于芦苇及其他荒草的沼泽地带。丹顶鹤为杂食性动物，春季以草籽及作物种子为食，夏季食物较杂，动物性食物较多，主要动物性食物有小型鱼类、甲壳类、螺类、昆虫及其幼虫等，也食蛙类和小型鼠类，植物型食物有芦苇的嫩芽和野草种子等。冬季动物性食物有鱼类、沙蚕、四角蛤蜊、钉螺及其蟹。植物性食物包括碱蓬种子及嫩芽、苔草的根茎和坚果。

　　4月中、下旬，丹顶鹤开始营巢产卵，筑巢于周围环水的浅滩上的枯草丛中，每窝产卵2枚，雌雄鸟轮流孵卵，孵化期20～33天。待幼鸟学会飞行，入秋后，丹顶鹤从东北繁殖地迁飞南方越冬。我国在丹顶鹤等鹤类的繁殖区和越冬区建立了扎龙、向海、盐城等一批自然保护区。在江苏省盐城自然保护区，越冬的丹顶鹤最多一年达600多只，成为世界上现知数量最多的越冬栖息地。

　　丹顶鹤羽色素朴纯洁，体态飘逸雅致，鸣声超凡不俗，在《涛经·鹤鸣》中就有“鹤鸣于九皋，声闻于野”的精彩描述。在中国古代神话和民间传说中被誉为“仙鹤”，成为高雅、长寿的象征，在诗词和中国画中，常被文学家、艺术家作为主题而称颂。

（人民网资料）

卲逸夫练气功（田桂林）

香港电影巨豪邵逸夫学炼气功，始于1977年，那年他70岁整。据邵逸夫自己介绍，他有一个姓苏的朋友，是位医生，精通中西医术。他是在美国认识苏医生的。

苏医生来香港，住在邵家。有一天逸夫看到苏医生在打坐，便问他在干什么?他回答是炼气功。苏医生告诉邵逸夫，炼气功对身体非常有好处，能起到延年益寿、防止衰老的好处。于是，他叫邵逸夫也学。

邵逸夫果然乐意，苏医生就把他介绍到台湾一个姓王的气功师那里，王师傅当即收邵逸夫为徒弟。

按照气功之道，人门不易。首先要学到身体出现“气感”，方可入境。全身放松，心平气静，冥想体内的气流经过头、颈、肩、上臂、前臂、手掌、手指、上身、臀部、大腿、小腿、脚板、脚趾一共13个部位。过这一关最难，有慧根的人，一般打坐一星期便有气感。但许多人不得要领，掌握不了邵逸夫却与众不同，他有坚强的毅力和耐性，始终不放弃。直到半年以后，他的打坐才出现“气感”。“气感”一来， 他当然渐入佳境，愈炼愈娴熟自如，轻轻松松了。

邵逸夫说，如今他打坐3分钟，全身扰如一股热气罩住一样。他解释道：“你打坐、炼气功，尾骨就会有热气升上。这条热气，像个每温度计一般往上升，升到腰、升到背、颈、头顶，然后落入鼻心，再落下去到丹田，最后，就连成一条循环不断的带子。”

邵逸夫又说：“这是气功的‘小周天’，呼气时意念带真气由上颚开始，沿中线直下丹田。吸气时意念带真气由肛门到会阴穴，经脊椎骨及头部大椎直上头顶的百会穴。”

长期修炼气功，使邵逸夫体健神足，四肢灵活，身轻如燕。他思维敏捷，记忆甚佳，可谓老当益壮。

自从进行了气功锻炼，邵逸夫再也不用服食天字号人参大补了。

他对记者说道：“我每天晚上睡5小时，下午午睡1小时，已足够了。每天早上，我5点钟起床，然后炼1小时气功，1小时的其他运动，如打太极拳，快步行走。因为我炼气功，睡眠时睡得很香，所以每天6小时已完全可以消除一天的疲劳。过去我是吃人参来补身体的，现在已完全不需要了。气功的效果比人参更好。

气功的作用在邵逸夫的身上是明显的。80多岁高龄的人了，动作轻快，身手敏捷，犹如年轻的小伙子一般。

门房的老头，在影城的行政大楼的山l坡上看见一个人影在晃动，正在琢磨是不是老板，可眨眼之间，邵逸夫已飞步到了他的身边。

邵逸夫常常由他的办公室，跑上二三层楼，到配音室去看试片，连气也不喘一下。而跟他同去的易文，比他要年轻得多，却已脸色发青，气喘吁吁了。

据说邵逸夫外出巡视业务时，必定要在行李中带上一张小凳子。那梯形的小坐凳，凳面前倾，前窄后宽，只有几十厚高。邵逸夫每天清晨，无论在何地，必顺在小凳 上炼气功。接受记者采访时，邵逸夫也喜欢谈气功，并即兴表演其“功夫”，他站起来左右出拳，在空中踢腿，闪转腾挪，呼呼生风，还真有些“硬功夫”呢。

然而，最让邵逸夫逗乐的一件事，却是那次西藏之行。

那次，他要到西藏去。内地的政府官员看他年纪那么大，高原空气稀薄缺氧，就专门为他准备了氧气袋，又增派两名年轻的医生跟着他去。玩了几天，邵逸夫高高兴兴地回到北京，不料跟着他去的那位医生却病倒了爬不起来。

炼了气功的邵逸夫，虽已到耄耋之年，却依然人老心不老。

不知是气功的修身养性，还是入到晚年的翻然悟道，总之，从1985年开始，邵逸夫一反过去的“精细”，不吝金钱，慷慨解囊，成为香港屈指可数的大慈善家。他每年都拿出1亿元以上的款项，捐助公益活动。这种大手笔的豪捐，确实令人赞叹。

（资料来源：互联网。）

EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER

Laguna Phuket
(Photographer: Jimmy Chew)

(We received this story via an e-mail sent by a fellow practitioners. We find it very meaningful and hereby post it.)

This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say 'Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry.'
That was Mother's First Lie.

As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten; My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, 'Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish.'
That was Mother's Second Lie.

Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, 'Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning.' Mother smiled and said 'Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired.'
That was Mother's Third Lie

When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration; I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said 'Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!?8364;
That was Mother's Fourth Lie.

After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying 'I don't need love.'
That was Mother's Fifth Lie.

After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, 'I have enough money.'
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me 'I'm not used to high living.'
That was Mother's Seventh Lie

In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, 'Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain.'
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.

Telling me this .... her eighth lie .... she died.
YES, A MOTHER IS AN ANGEL !

M - O - T - H - E - R


'M' is for the Million things she gave me,

'O' means Only that she's growing old,

'T' is for the Tears she shed to save me,

'H' is for her Heart of gold,

'E' is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,

'R' means Right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell 'MOTHER' a word that means the world to me.

For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful.

For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.