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Nourishing the heart and calming thoughts —— Nourishing the heart refers to maintaining the spirit; calming thoughts means focusing intently, concentrating on a single goal, excluding distractions, and driving away troubles. The *Medical Notes Compilation* says: nourishing the heart allows the spirit to coalesce, with coalesced spirit gathering energy, and gathered energy completing the spirit. If one is constantly disturbed by trivial matters and the spirit cannot remain in its place, then aging comes easily.
What is meant by "coalescing spirit" is concentrating the mind on one point, without scattering or drowsiness. It can be seen that this method of nurturing the spirit through concentration and calmness does not mean ignorance, lack of desire, lack of ideals, or ambition, nor is it a state of spiritual idleness devoid of any寄托 (spiritual support). Therefore, it is absolutely different from those who eat their fill all day and have nothing to focus their minds on.
From the perspective of health preservation, the spirit values being concentrated and dislikes disorder; thoughts value being focused and dislike scattering. Concentrating the spirit and calming thoughts is an excellent way to maintain mental clarity. With the development of science, experiments have proven that cultivating tranquility and nurturing the spirit through self-regulation maintains the nervous system free from interference by external spiritual factors, keeping the body's physiological functions in their optimal state. To achieve the good effect of nurturing the spirit, one must possess the qualities of having an open heart and clear goals.
Only when the spirit is tranquil, composed, and gentle, free from distractions and fully focused, can one achieve peace and harmony. One will have an open-minded disposition, clear spirit, harmonious qi, optimism, and happiness. This not only benefits learning and work but also ensures overall coordination, regular living, and contributes to health and longevity.
Sichuan’s oldest Huangpu elder, Jiang Pingshu, remains mentally sharp even at his advanced age. Next month will mark the celebration of his 104th birthday. Alumni of the Huangpu Military Academy present vied to take photos with him, jokingly hoping to share in the blessings of the long-lived elder.
Born during the Qing Guangxu period, Jiang Pingshu joined the Sichuan Army as a teenager. Later, he was selected for the 6th term of the Advanced Education Class at the Huangpu Military Academy. He experienced the Anti-Japanese War and the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was one of the Nationalist generals involved in the Chengdu Peace Uprising.
Even now, Jiang Pingshu still has keen hearing and clear vision, looking like a man in his sixties at first glance. In 1979, he was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the provincial hospital. He insisted on resisting the disease with traditional Chinese medicine and a self-created fitness routine, and eventually, the cancer cells miraculously disappeared. Now, though over a hundred years old, Jiang Pingshu still exercises daily with his self-created fitness routine. He has also specially compiled an eight-section exercise routine as a gift for friends and family.
Jiang Pingshu’s youngest daughter, Jiang Zuen, said that her father doesn’t have particular dietary habits; he eats whatever the family eats. Additionally, he neither smokes nor drinks alcohol. When asked about the reasons for his longevity, she believes it is due to his particularly positive mindset. He has always been uncompetitive, enjoying calligraphy, painting, and watching TV.
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