4 Secrets To Longevity - All In Nature Promoting Peace!
Keep a quiet heart
Sit like a tortoise
Walk sprightly like a pigeon
Sleep like a dog
Keep a quiet heart
Sit like a tortoise
Walk sprightly like a pigeon
Sleep like a dog
Keep a quiet heart
Sit like a tortoise
Walk sprightly like a pigeon
Sleep like a dog
In 1928, when a New York Times correspondent went to China and interviewed many of the people in Li’s village, they claimed that their grandfathers knew him when they were young -- and he was already a grown man at the time. I'm not a believer in old wives' tales, and I don't believe that Li Qing Yun really lived to be 256, but his story is fascinating. More important, we know he was a real historical figure who was not only featured in TIME magazine (in the United States), but also met with several historical figures. And most importantly, he studied Daoist longevity techniques, and I think the four principles he shares here are
When asked for his secret to a long life, he said: The Secret To His Longevity As far as his childhood,
Keep a quiet heart
Sit like a tortoise
Walk sprightly like a pigeon
Sleep like a dog
When asked for his secret to a long life, he said: The Secret To His Longevity As far as his childhood, Li began gathering herbs in the mountains around the age of 10 and also began learning longevity practices -- apparently only eating a diet of herbs and rice wine. One of his disciples, a Tai Chi master known as Da Liu told a bit about master Li’s story: “At 130 years old Master Li encountered a hermit in the mountains who taught him Baguazhang and a set of Qigong exercises with breathing instructions, movement training coordinated with certain sounds, as well as dietary recommendations. Da Liu reports that his master said that his longevity ‘is due to the fact that I performed the exercises every day - regularly, correctly, and with sincerity - for 120 years." He returned home a year later after telling this story to his disciple, and promptly passed away -- some say of natural causes, others say because he finished “his work.”
Keep a quiet heart
Sit like a tortoise
Walk sprightly like a pigeon
Sleep like a dog
Li began gathering herbs in the mountains around the age of 10 and also began learning longevity practices -- apparently only eating a diet of herbs and rice wine. One of his disciples, a Tai Chi master known as Da Liu told a bit about master Li’s story: “At 130 years old Master Li encountered a hermit in the mountains who taught him Baguazhang and a set of Qigong exercises with breathing instructions, movement training coordinated with certain sounds, as well as dietary recommendations. Da Liu reports that his master said that his longevity ‘is due to the fact that I performed the exercises every day - regularly, correctly, and with sincerity - for 120 years." He returned home a year later after telling this story to his disciple, and promptly passed away -- some say of natural causes, others say because he finished “his work.” o Keep a quiet heart o Sit like a tortoise o Walk sprightly like a pigeon o Sleep like a dog The image you see above is an actual picture of Li Qing Yun taken in 1927 by General Yang Sen
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Tao Te Ching- For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person’s life at a given moment. Viktor Frankl
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