The Book of Changes contains rich knowledge, such as astronomy, geography, military, science, literature, agriculture and so on. It reveals the universal laws of nature and society with 64 hexagrams and 386 hexagrams, which has had a far-reaching influence on China's politics, economy, culture and other fields for thousands of years, and has guided the formation and development of China's traditional medicine, especially the health-preserving culture of traditional Chinese medicine, which has important historical significance.
The Book of Changes has a profound understanding of mental health, and some divinatory symbols reflect the profound understanding of mental health in ancient times, that is, by adjusting people's emotions, psychology and consciousness, they can achieve spiritual balance and stability, and finally achieve a state of physical and mental health and perfection.
Personally, I have read almost all the books of modern psychology masters in the past twenty years. Objectively speaking, both modern psychology and modern health preservation can find the source of living water in the Book of Changes. It is said that Freud was the founder of psychological science. If you know the Book of Changes, you will be amazed. The original Book of Changes has already included the contents of psychoanalysis, and has integrated the principles put forward by various schools of modern psychology, so the birthplace of psychology should be changed to China. The core method of I ching, such as image, number and reason, is to comprehensively analyze various factors, then make the judgment closest to the fact and put forward the most useful guiding ideology.
The general principles of mental health care in the image of the Book of Changes include adaptation to nature, health care and prevention, mental adjustment and physical and mental harmony. Among them, physical and mental harmony is the ultimate goal of mental health, health care prevention and psychological adjustment are the means of mental health, and adapting to nature is the premise of mental health. Only by conforming to nature can the body and mind develop in the right direction in line with the laws of nature, and they will not be punished and retaliated by nature for "going against the sky". Health care and prevention can achieve physical safety, and mental adjustment can achieve psychological comfort. At the same time, we should follow these two health-preserving rules and finally achieve the ideal state of physical and mental harmony.
First, conform to nature.
Man is the product of nature, and "keeping the life of nature by the way of nature" is the highest wisdom of health preservation. "Su Wen? "Baoming's Theory of Holography" said: "Man and heaven and earth are born of qi, and the four seasons can be achieved. "That is to say, people live between heaven and earth, and the natural changes of Yin and Yang in the four seasons of heaven and earth will inevitably affect people's physical and psychological activities. Nothing can go against the laws of nature, and people's daily life and healthy activities must also adapt to the four seasons. Let nature take its course, that is, obey the changes of solar terms, so that people's mental outlook can be in harmony with nature and have corresponding mental state in corresponding seasons.
"Zhouyi? Wealth divination? " "Xun Xia Chuan" says: "The sun is shining and the moon is full of food; Heaven and earth are empty, and news follows the times. "This means that the sun begins to set at noon, and the full moon begins to lose money. When things between heaven and earth develop to a certain extent, they will change in the opposite direction, and people must obey the changes of natural laws such as the profit and loss of the sun and the moon.
"Zhouyi? Do divination? The Biography of Classical Chinese further points out: "A husband is in harmony with heaven and earth, with the sun and the moon, with the four seasons, and with ghosts and gods. Congenital unnatural, acquired. "This means that the virtue of a gentleman should conform to the laws of heaven and earth, to the brilliance of the sun and the moon, to the chronological order of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and to the good or ill luck of ghosts and gods. Act before providence, and providence will not violate him; If you act according to God's will, you will conform to heaven. The "three reasons" in ancient health preservation, that is, adapting to the time, adapting to local conditions and adapting to people, are derived from this. Because the occurrence, development and evolution of diseases are directly affected by seasonal solar terms, geographical environment and individual conditions of patients, it is necessary to deal with these factors flexibly and analyze specific problems in order to formulate appropriate treatment methods.
Secondly, health care and prevention.
Huangdi Neijing clearly pointed out: "The sage is treated before he gets sick, and the disease has been treated without disorder ... The husband's illness has become medicine, and the disease has been cured. It's not too late to fight for a cone after crossing the well! " Explain the importance of health care and prevention. Mental health care can adjust the physical and mental problems that have already appeared, but it is best to plan ahead before the problems appear and keep mental and psychological health at any time. Before the mental state deteriorates, we should adjust our habits and behaviors in time to prevent problems before they happen, so as to better carry out mental health preservation.
Health care prevention can also be said to be "prevention before illness", including prevention before illness, prevention after illness, prevention after illness and prevention of deterioration and recurrence. "Prevention of disease" can reduce the occurrence and development of diseases, improve the quality of life and prolong life.
"Zhouyi?" "divination" said: "dig your toes, without blame, you will always benefit. "it means: pay attention to protect your toes, there will be no disaster, which is conducive to long-term good luck. Toes are only the ends of limbs, but we should take strict precautions, because hurting toes will make it inconvenient to move and may develop into serious infection. This idea of preventing micro-duration is of great significance to the follow-up development of health care.
Another example is Zhouyi? On the sixth day of Kun gua, there was a saying: "frost, ice." It means: when you step on a thin layer of frost, the season of forming a solid ice layer is coming. In order to resist the cold winter, you should make preparations early. This sentence shows that bad things come from small places. In order to prevent deterioration, changes and adjustments should be made in time. Health preservation is to be prepared for danger in times of peace, nip in the bud, prevent patients to the greatest extent, relieve pain, delay aging and prolong life.
Third, adjust the spirit.
Mental maintenance is an important aspect of health preservation. A good mental state can promote human health, while a bad mental state can easily accelerate the formation and development of diseases. For example, in 1992, the divination said, "Follow the Tao frankly", which originally meant to walk carefully on a flat and wide avenue, and later extended to keep physical and mental health with a broad mind. The "seven emotions" of traditional Chinese medicine include joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock. Excessive emotion will lead to psychological imbalance, which will hurt the corresponding organs such as heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney, thus affecting health. Therefore, mental adjustment is the primary requirement of health care.
Fourth, physical and mental harmony.
Zhouyi embodies the idea of harmony between body and mind, that is, a balanced mentality and good emotions can promote physical health, and a healthy and strong body in turn contributes to a good mental state. Such as divination, the upper divination is thunder, the lower divination is earth, Lei Zhen, happiness is joy, and people are happy. It means keeping a good mood is good for your health. Its six or five words say: "Ill never die." Zhen, Zheng Ye; Sick, sick. It means: Wen Zhanbing will be cured and live forever. In general divination, it means that if people insist on justice and happiness, they can prevent diseases and be healthy, and they will not die suddenly or prematurely. "Zhouyi? Yu Yu? As the legend says, "Never die, never die. "It means that we should continue to exercise and cultivate integrity in the body in order to achieve the effect of' immortality'. Like Zhouyi? Do divination? Legend has it that "Heaven is powerful, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement. "The body is full of qi, so it can naturally resist the invasion of evil spirits and live a long and healthy life. This idea of harmony between body and mind is very enlightening for future generations to maintain health.
The guiding ideology of Zhouyi on mental health preservation is extremely rich. Although it originated in ancient times, many laws and principles contained in it still apply to modern society. Studying the Book of Changes seriously is of practical value and far-reaching significance for modern people's mental health. Although modern people are rich in material life, they are also under great mental pressure. In the fast social rhythm and fierce competition for survival, they are often overwhelmed, exhausted and in a sub-health state. This is a critical state between health and disease, and it is often a warning issued by the body before a major disease occurs. In order to improve this sub-health state, modern people often pay attention to diet, health care products, exercise and fitness habits, but ignore mental and psychological conditioning. Many physical diseases are actually mostly caused by mental factors. Therefore, bad mental and psychological state worsens physical feelings, and physical discomfort increases mental and psychological burden, thus forming a vicious circle and making people's health worse and worse. In this case, only by returning to the guidance of ancient sages and attaching importance to psychological health preservation can we fundamentally solve the health preservation dilemma of modern people.
To sum up, the psychological health care thought in Zhouyi:
Mental defense-keep a quiet and peaceful mental state;
Suppress evil thoughts-get rid of greed and evil thoughts in your heart;
Don't act rashly-keep your thoughts and actions upright;
Cultural edification-colorful spiritual and cultural life;
Peace of mind-to achieve good interpersonal relationships;
Emotional counseling-learn to vent and pour out troubles;
Positive and optimistic-love life and be proactive.
The Book of Changes is profound and meaningful, and my study of mental health knowledge is just a glimpse of the leopard. I still hope my colleagues can give me some advice.