扁鹊云。黄帝说。昼夜漏下水百刻。凡一刻人百三十五息。十刻一千三百五十息。百刻
一万
思。
万日
间。
求虚
所
好事君子。与我同志焉。
夫养性者。欲所习以成性。性自为善。不习无不利也。性既自善。内外百病。自然不生。
祸
不
延寿。故老子曰。善摄生者。陆行不遇虎兕。此则道德之佑也。岂假服饵。而祈遐年哉。
人所以制药饵者。以救过行之人也。故愚者抱病。历而不修一行。缠 没齿。终无悔心。
其所以故。岐、和长逝。彭、跗永归。良有以也。稽康养性有五难。名利不去为一难。喜
不除为二难。声色不去为三难。滋味不绝为四难。神虑精散为五难。五者必存。虽心希难
口诵至言。咀嚼英华。呼吸太阳。不能回其天。不夭其年也。五者无于胸中。则信义日
道德日全。不祈善而有福。不求寿而自延。此养生之大旨也。然或有服膺仁义。无嗜欲
者。抑亦其亚欤。
黄帝问于岐伯曰。余闻上古之人。春秋皆度百岁。而动作不衰。今时之人。年至半百而
动作
饮
人
神
贼
不
不
道
生
重
则
身体轻强。年老复壮。壮者益理。是以圣人为无为之事。乐恬澹之味。能从欲快志。得虚无
之守。故寿命无穷。与天地终。此圣人之治身也。
春三月。此谓发陈。天地俱生。万物以荣。夜卧早起。广步于庭。披发缓行。以使志生。
生
长者
夏三月。此谓蕃秀。天地气交。万物华实。夜卧早起。毋厌于日。使志无怒。使华英成
秀。
少
秋三月。此谓容平。天气以急。地气以明。早卧早起。与鸡俱兴。使志安宁。以缓秋刑。
收
飧
冬三月。此谓闭藏。水冰地坼。无扰乎阳。早卧晚起。必待日光。使志若伏若匿，若有
私意
春
天有四时五行。以生长化收藏。五行御五位以生寒暑燥湿风。人有五脏。化为五气。以
生喜
乃不
仲长统曰。王侯之宫。美女兼千。卿士之家。侍外家数百。昼则以醇酒。淋其骨髓。夜则
房室
不及
胞藏
相生
少百
抱朴子曰。或问所谓伤之者。岂色欲之间乎。答曰。亦何独斯哉。然长生之要。其在房
中。
长俗
羽苞
憔悴
引弩
积伤
倾听
不
甚
不欲数数沐浴。不欲广志远愿。不得规造异巧。冬不欲极温。夏不欲穷凉。不欲露卧星月。
不欲睡中用扇。大寒大热。大风大雾。皆不欲冒之。五味不欲偏多。故酸多则伤脾。苦多则
伤肺。辛多则伤肝。咸多则伤心。甘多则伤肾。此五味克五脏。五行自然之理也。凡言伤者
。亦可即觉也。谓久即损寿耳。是以善摄生者。卧起有四时之早晚。兴居有至和之常制。调
利筋骨。有偃仰之方。祛疾闲邪。有吐纳之术。流行营卫。有补泻之法。节宣劳佚。有予夺
之要。忍怒以全阴。抑喜以养阳。然后先服草木。以救亏缺。然后服金丹。以定无穷。养性
之理。尽于此矣。夫欲快意任怀。自谓达诚知命。不泥异端。极情肆力。不劳持久者。闻此
言也。虽风之过耳。电之经目。不足喻也。虽身枯于流连之中。气绝于绮纨之内。而甘心焉
。亦安可告之以养性之事哉。匪惟不信。乃谓大讹也。而望彼信之。所谓以明鉴结蒙瞽。以
丝竹娱聋夫者也。魏武与皇甫隆令曰。闻卿年出百岁。而体力不衰。耳目聪明。颜色和悦。
此盛事也。所服食施行导引可得闻乎。若有所传。想可密示封内。隆上疏对曰。臣闻天地之
性。惟人为贵。人之所贵。莫贵于生。唐荒无始。劫运无穷。人生其间。忽如电过。每一思
此。惘然心热。生不再来。逝不可追。胡不抑情养性以自保。惜今四海垂定太平之际。会当
须展
七
者
稽康云。穣岁多病。饥年少疾。信哉不虚。是以关中土地。俗好俭啬。厨膳希羞。不过
菹酱
夭。
四
核
水
抱朴子云。一人之身。一国之象也。胸腹之位。犹宫室也。四肢之列。犹郊境也。骨节
之分
其国
至人
难轻
百
真人曰。虽常服饵。而不知养性之术。亦难以长生也。养性之道。常欲小劳。但莫大疲。
及
卧
强
所
欲
则神殆。多念则志散。多欲则志昏。多事则形劳。多语则气乏。多笑则脏伤。多愁则心慑。
多乐则意溢。多喜则忘错昏乱。多怒则百脉不足。多好则专迷不理。多恶则憔悴无欢。此十
二多不除。则荣卫失度。血气妄行。丧生之本也。惟无多无少者。几于道矣。是知勿外缘者
。真人初学道之法也。若能如此者可居瘟疫之中。无忧疑矣。既屏外缘者。会须守五神。肝
、心、脾、肺、肾从四正。言、行、坐、立言最不得。浮思妄念。心想欲事。恶邪大起。故
孔子曰。思无邪也。尝当习黄帝内视法。存想思念。令见五脏如悬磬。五色了了分明。勿辍
也。仍于每旦初起。面向午辰。两手于膝上。心眼观气。上入顶下达涌泉。旦旦如此。名曰
迎气。常以鼻引气。口吐气。小微吐之。不得开口。复欲得出气少。入气多。每欲食送气入
腹。每欲食气为主人也。凡心有所爱。不用深爱。心有所憎。不用深憎。并皆损性伤神。亦
不用深赞。亦不用深毁。常须运心。于物平等。如觉偏陂。寻改正之。居贫勿谓常贫。居富
勿谓常富。居贫富之中须守道。勿以贫富易志。改性识。达道理。似不能言。有大德功。勿
自矜伐。美药勿离手。善言勿离口。乱想勿经心。常以深心至诚。恭
于人。终身为善。为人所嫌。勿得起恨。事君尽礼。人以为谄。当以
其德不孤。勿言行善不得善报。以自怨尤。居处勿令心有不足。若
得起。人知止足。天遗其禄。所至之处。勿得多求。多求则心自役
病。当由不能养其性。平康之日。恃为常然。纵情恣欲。心所欲得
欺罔幽明。无所不作。自言适性。不知过后。一一皆为病本。及两
黄天。无所运及。皆此生平粗心。不能自察。一至于此。但能少时
中。皆畏诸 。将如四百四病。身手自造。本非由天。及一朝病发
医药无效。神仙无灵。故有智之士。爱惜性命者。常自思念。深
事也。至于居处。不得绮靡华丽。令人贪妄无厌。乃患害之源。
但令雅素净洁。无风雨暑湿为佳。衣服器械。勿用珍玉金宝。增长过失。使人烦恼恨深。
厨
云
曰
想
又食上不得语。语而食者。常患胸背痛。亦不用寝卧多言笑。寝不得语言者。五脏如钟声。
不悬则不可发声。行不得语。若欲语须住脚。乃语。行则令人失气。冬至日。止可语不可言
。自言曰言。答人曰语。有人来问。不可不答。自不可发言也。仍勿触冷开口大语为佳。语
言既慎。仍节饮食。是以善养性者。先饥而食。先渴而饮。食欲数而少。不欲顿而多。则难
消也。尝欲令如饱中饥饥中饱耳。盖饱则伤肺。饥则伤气。咸则伤筋。酸则伤骨。故每学淡
食。食常热嚼。使米脂入腹。勿使酒脂入腹。人之当食。须去烦恼。如食五味。必不得暴。
填多。令人神惊夜梦飞扬。每食不用重肉。喜生百病。常须少食肉。多食饭。及少菹菜。并
勿食生药生米小豆陈臭物。勿饮浊酒。食面使塞气空。勿食生肉伤胃。一切肉惟须煮入烂停
冷食之。食毕当漱口数过。令人牙齿不败口香。热食讫。以冷酢浆漱口者。令人口气常臭。
作齿病。又诸热食咸物后。不得饮食酢浆水。善失声。成尸咽。凡热食汗出勿当风。发痉
头痛。令人目涩多睡。每食讫以手摩面及腹。令津液通流。食毕当行步踌躇。计使十数里来
。行毕。使人以手摩腹上数百遍。则食易消。大益人。令人能饮食无百病。然有所修为快也
。饱食即卧。乃生百病。不消成积聚。饱食仰卧成气痞。作头风。触寒来者。寒未解即食
热食。成刺风。人不得夜食。人云夜勿过醉饱食。勿精思为劳苦事。有损于气。虚损人常须
日在己时食讫。则不须饮酒。终身无干呕。勿食父母本命所属肉。令人命不长。勿食自己本
命所属肉。令人魂魄飞扬。勿食一切脑。大损人。茅屋漏水堕诸脯肉上。食之成瘕。约暴肉
作脯不肯干者害人。祭神肉无故自动食之害人。饮食上蜂行住食之必有毒害。腹内有宿。勿
食鲮鲤鱼肉害人。湿食及酒浆临上看视不见人物者不食之。成卒注。若已食腹胀者。急以药
下之。每十日一食葵滑。所以通五脏拥气。又是菜之主。不用合心食之。又饮酒不欲使多。
多则速吐之为佳。勿令至醉。至醉即终身百病不除。久饮酒者。腐烂肠胃。渍髓蒸筋。伤神
损寿。醉不可以当风向阳。令人发狂。又不可当风卧。不可令人扇凉。皆即得病。已醉不可
露卧。及卧黍穣中。发癞疮。醉不可强食。或发痈疽。或发喑。或生疮。醉饱不可以走车马
及跳踯。醉不可以接房。醉饱交接。小者面 咳嗽。大者伤绝脏脉损命。凡人饥欲坐小便。
若饱则立小便。慎之。无病患忍尿不便。膝冷成痹。忍大便不出。成气痔。小便勿弩。令两
足及膝冷。大便不用气及强弩。令人腰痛目涩。宜慎之佳。凡遇山水坞中出泉者。不可久居
。常食作瘿病。又深阴地冷水不可饮。必作 疟。饮食以调时。慎脱着。凡人早起着衣。反
者便着之吉。衣光者当户三振之。日殃去吉。湿衣及汗衣不可久着。令人发疮及风搔。大汗
能易衣佳。不易衣者及洗之。不尔令人小便不利。凡大汗勿偏脱衣。得偏风半身不遂。春天
不可薄衣。令人伤寒霍乱。食不消头痛。脱着既得须调处。凡人卧春夏向东。秋冬向西。头
勿北卧。及墙北亦勿安床。凡遇眠勿歌咏不祥。起上床坐。先脱左足。卧勿当舍脊下。卧讫
勿留灯烛。令魂魄及六神不安。多愁怨人。头边勿安火炉。日久引火气上头。头重目赤。睛
及鼻干。夜卧当耳勿有风吹。人即耳聋。夏不用露面卧。令人面皮浓。喜成癣。勿作面风。
冬夜勿覆头。得长寿。凡人眠勿以脚悬踏高处。久成肾痹。及损。房室多足令人肾虚。每见
不能步。直墙勿顺墙卧。风利吹人。发癞及体重。人汗勿 床悬脚。久成血痹。两足重。腰
疼。又不得昼眠。令人失气。卧勿大语。损人气力。暮卧尝习闭口。口开即失气。且邪恶从
口入。久而成消渴及失血色。屈膝侧卧。益人气力。胜正偃卧。按孔子不尸卧。故日睡而魇
。觉不魇。凡人舒睡。则有鬼痛魔邪。凡眠先卧心。后卧眼。人卧一夜。当作五度。反复
常逐更转。凡人夜魔。勿然灯唤之。定死无疑。暗唤之吉。亦不得近前急唤。夜梦恶不须说
。旦以水面东方 之。咒曰。恶梦着草木。好梦成宝玉。即无咎矣。又梦之善恶。并勿说为
吉。衣食寝处。皆适能顺时气者。始合养生之道。故善摄生者。无犯日月之忌。无失岁时之
和。须知一日之忌。暮无饱食。一月之忌。晦无大醉。一岁之忌。暮无远行。终身之忌。暮
无燃烛行房。暮护常气也。凡气冬至起于涌泉。十一月至膝。十二月至股。正月至腰。名三
阳成。二月至膊。三月至项。四月至顶。纯阳用事。阴亦仿此。故四月十月不得入房。避阴
阳纯用事之月也。每冬至日。于北壁下浓铺草而卧。云受元气。每八月一日以后。即微火暖
足。勿令下冷无生意。常欲使气在下。不欲泄于上。春冻木旺。衣欲下浓上薄。养阳收阴。
继世长生。养阴收阳。祸则灭门。故曰。冬时天地气闭。血气伏藏。人不可作劳出汗。发泄
阳气。有损于人也。又云。冬日冻脑。春秋脑足俱冻。此圣人之常法也。春秋晏卧早起。夏
及秋侵夜乃卧早起。冬欲早卧而晏起。皆益人。虽云早起。莫在鸡鸣前。虽言晏起。莫在日
出后。凡冬月忽有大热之时。夏月忽有大凉之时。皆物受之。人有患天行时气者。皆由犯此
也。即须调气息。使寒热平和。即免患也。每当腊日勿歌舞。犯者必凶。常于正月寅日。烧
白发吉。凡寅日剪手甲。午日剪足甲。又烧白发吉。
凡人居止之室。必须周密。勿令有细隙。致有风气得入。小觉有风。勿强忍久坐。必须
急急
皆
得
雨
待过后乃出。不尔损人。或当时虽未苦。于后不佳矣。又阴雾中亦不可远行。凡家中有经像
。行来先拜之。然后拜道长。每行至则峻坐焉。凡居家不欲数沐浴。若沐浴必须密室。不得
大热。亦不得大冷。皆生百病。冬浴不必汗出。沐浴后不得触冷。新沐发讫勿当风。勿湿发
髻。勿湿头卧。使人头风眩闷。发秃面黑。齿痛耳聋。头生白屑。饥忌浴。饱忌沐。沐讫须
进少许食饮乃出。夜沐发。下食即卧。令人心虚。饶汗多梦。又夫妻不用同日沐浴。常以晦
日浴。朔日沐吉。凡炊汤。经宿用洗体成癣。洗面无光。洗脚即疼痛作甑畦疮。热泔洗头。
冷水濯之。作头风。饮水沐头。亦作头风。时行病新汗解。勿冷水洗浴。损心包不能复。凡
居家。常戒约内外长动。有不快即须早道。勿使隐忍。以为无苦。过时不知。便为重病。遂
成不救。小有不好。即便按摩援捺。令百节通利。泄其邪气。凡人无问有事无事。常须日别
Bian Que said: The Yellow Emperor discussed that in a full day and night, the clepsydra (water clock) drips one hundred ke (periods). For each ke, a person breathes 135 times. Ten ke amount to 1,350 breaths. One hundred ke amount to 13,500 breaths. (Note: The original text here has omissions and disordered segments; translated according to context.)
You gentlemen who enjoy cultivating your nature, be of one mind with me.
What is called "cultivating nature" (Yangxing) is desiring habits to form one's innate character, so that the character naturally tends toward goodness. If not practiced, nothing will not be beneficial (or: if not cultivated, nothing will go amiss - *context implies necessity of cultivation for good*). Since the character is naturally good, internal and external diseases will naturally not arise.
(Original text has omissions, implying) extending longevity. Therefore, Laozi said: Those who are good at preserving life do not encounter tigers or rhinos when walking on land. This is the protection of Dao and De (Virtue). Why rely on taking elixirs to pray for a long life?
The reason people prepare medicinal pastes and pills is to save those who have acted improperly. Thus, foolish people cling to their illnesses, experiencing them throughout life without correcting any behavior, entangled until death, never repenting.
The reason for this is that figures like Qi (Qibo) and He (possibly referring to Heshang Gong or immortals) have long passed away, and Peng Zu and Fu have forever returned. This indeed has its reasons.
Examining health preservation, there are five difficulties: Not abandoning fame and profit is the first difficulty. Not eliminating joy and anger is the second difficulty. Not abandoning sounds and colors (sensory pleasures) is the third difficulty. Not cutting off rich flavors is the fourth difficulty. Scattering spirit and essence through worry and thought is the fifth difficulty. If these five exist, although one hopes for longevity in the heart and chants supreme words with the mouth, chews essences, and breathes solar energy, one cannot reverse destiny or avoid premature death. If these five do not exist in the chest, then righteousness increases daily, and morality becomes complete. One does not need to pray for goodness to have blessings, nor seek longevity for it to extend itself. This is the main purport of health preservation. However, some who embrace benevolence and righteousness and have no desires are also considered secondary.
The Yellow Emperor asked Qibo: I have heard that people in ancient times lived to over a hundred years old, yet their movements were not weak. People nowadays reach half a century, yet their movements decline.
(Note: Original text has omissions, likely describing how modern people's lifestyles lead to physical decline compared to the ancients' light and strong bodies which remain robust in old age.)
The body becomes light and strong; in old age, one appears vigorous; in youth, one is more regulated. Thus, sages engage in non-action (Wuwei), find joy in bland tastes, can follow desires to satisfy the will, and maintain emptiness and void. Therefore, their lifespan is infinite, ending only with heaven and earth. This is how sages govern their bodies.
The three months of spring are called "Fa Chen" (Sprouting and Renewal). Heaven and earth generate together, and all things flourish. Sleep late, rise early, walk broadly in the courtyard, let down hair, walk slowly, to allow the will to grow.
The three months of summer are called "Fan Xiu" (Lush and Beautiful). Heaven and earth energies intersect, and all things flower and bear fruit. Sleep late, rise early, do not tire of the sun, keep the will free from anger, allow the brilliance to become beautiful.
The three months of autumn are called "Rong Ping" (Container and Level). Heaven's air becomes urgent, earth's air becomes clear. Sleep early, rise early, rise with the chickens, keep the will peaceful to缓 (slow down/mitigate) the punishment of autumn.
The three months of winter are called "Bi Cang" (Closing and Storing). Water freezes, earth cracks, do not disturb Yang. Sleep early, rise late, wait for sunlight. Let the will be as if hidden or concealed, as if having private intentions.
Heaven has four seasons and Five Elements, used for growth, transformation, and storage. The Five Elements control five positions to generate cold, heat, dryness, dampness, and wind. Humans have five Zang organs, which transform into five Qi, generating emotions... (Original text has omissions, typically Joy, Anger, Worry, Thought, Fear).
Zhongchang Tong said: In the palaces of kings and nobles, there are thousands of beauties; in the homes of ministers, there are hundreds of attendants. By day, they drench their marrow with fine wine; by night, they indulge in sexual intercourse... (Original text has omissions, implying excessive consumption of Jing/Essence).
Baopuzi said: Someone asked, is what harms the body solely lust? The answer was: Is it only this? However, the key to longevity lies in the bedroom arts.
(Note: Original text has significant omissions and garbled characters, generally meaning worldly people do not know moderation, leading to emaciation and accumulated injury.)
Do not bathe frequently, do not have overly broad ambitions, do not seek strange ingenuity. Do not be extremely warm in winter, do not be extremely cool in summer. Do not sleep under stars and moon, do not use a fan while sleeping. Do not expose yourself to extreme cold, heat, wind, or fog. Do not favor any of the Five Flavors; too much sour hurts the Spleen, too much bitter hurts the Lungs, too much pungent hurts the Liver, too much salty hurts the Heart, too much sweet hurts the Kidneys. This is the Five Flavors controlling the Five Zang organs, the natural logic of the Five Elements. Whatever causes harm can be felt immediately. It is said that long-term harm damages longevity. Thus, those good at preserving life adjust sleep and wake times according to the four seasons, and have a standard of harmony in daily activities. To regulate muscles and bones, there are methods of lying supine and prone; to dispel disease and evil, there are techniques of Tu Na (exhaling and inhaling); to circulate Ying and Wei Qi, there are methods of tonification and sedation; to regulate labor and rest, there are principles of giving and taking. Endure anger to preserve Yin, suppress joy to nourish Yang. Then first take herbal medicines to remedy deficiencies, then take Golden Dan (Elixirs) to stabilize infinity. The principles of cultivating nature end here. Those who wish to act on impulse and feel free, believing themselves to understand fate and not sticking to heterodox views, exhausting their strength without endurance, hearing these words would be like wind passing ears or lightning passing eyes, insufficient to convey the meaning. Even if their bodies wither in indulgence and Qi cuts off in silk and satin, they would gladly accept it. How could one tell them about cultivating nature? They not only do not believe but think it is a great error. To expect them to believe is like using a bright mirror to confuse the blind or music to entertain the deaf.
Emperor Wu of Wei wrote to Huangfu Long: I hear you are over a hundred years old, yet your physical strength has not declined, your ears and eyes are sharp, and your complexion is harmonious. This is a great event. What foods do you take, and what Daoyin (guiding and pulling) exercises do you perform? Please share them secretly within the seal. Huangfu Long submitted a memorial answering: I hear that among the natures of heaven and earth, humans are most precious. Among what humans value, life is most precious. Since the time of Tang Yao, it is boundless; kalpas are endless. Human life in between is sudden like lightning. Every time I think of this, my heart burns with confusion. Life does not come again, death cannot be追回 (retrieved). Why not restrain passions and cultivate nature to protect oneself? Cherishing the current peace of the four seas... (Original text has omissions).
Ji Kang said: In abundant years, there are many illnesses; in famine years, there are few. Truly not false. Thus, the customs of Guanzhong land favor frugality. Kitchen meals rarely have delicacies, only pickles and sauces... (Original text has omissions, implying simple diet).
Baopuzi said: A human body is like a state. The chest and abdomen are like palace rooms. The limbs are like border regions. The distribution of bone joints... (Original text has omissions, mapping body to state structure).
Zhenren (True Person) said: Although one often takes elixirs, not knowing the art of cultivating nature makes it difficult to achieve longevity. The way of cultivating nature is to constantly desire slight labor, but not extreme fatigue.
(Note: Original text has omissions regarding regular sleep and wake cycles.)
Too many desires exhaust spirit; too many thoughts scatter will; too many desires confuse mind; too many affairs weary form; too much speech depletes Qi; too much laughter injures viscera; too much sorrow frightens heart; too much joy overflows intent; too much happiness causes forgetfulness and confusion; too much anger leaves meridians deficient; too much fondness leads to obsession and lack of order; too much aversion leads to emaciation and lack of joy. If these twelve "manys" are not removed, Ying and Wei lose regulation, Blood and Qi move recklessly, which is the root of losing life. Only those who have neither too much nor too little are close to the Dao. Thus, knowing not to engage with external conditions is the method of Zhenren learning the Dao initially. If one can do this, one can live in plague areas without worry. Having screened out external conditions, one must guard the Five Spirits. Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney correspond to the four cardinal directions. Among speech, action, sitting, and standing, the most forbidden are floating thoughts,妄念 (delusional thoughts), thinking of desires, and rising evils. Thus Confucius said: Let thoughts be without evil. One should practice the Yellow Emperor's Neishi (Inner Vision) method, visualizing and thinking, seeing the five Zang organs clearly like hanging chimes, with five colors distinct. Do not stop. Also, every morning upon rising, face the Wu (South) direction, hands on knees, observe Qi with the mind's eye, entering from the top and reaching Yongquan (KI1). Do this daily, named "Welcoming Qi". Use nose to inhale, mouth to exhale, exhale slightly, do not open mouth wide. Let exhaled Qi be less, inhaled Qi be more. Whenever wanting to eat, send Qi into the abdomen; whenever wanting to eat, Qi is the master. For anything one loves, do not love deeply; for anything one hates, do not hate deeply. Both damage nature and spirit. Do not praise deeply, do not condemn deeply. Constantly make the mind treat all things equally. If feeling biased, correct it immediately. In poverty, do not say it is always poverty; in wealth, do not say it is always wealth. In both poverty and wealth, must uphold Dao, do not change ambition, character, or insight due to financial status. Understand principles, appearing unable to speak. With great virtue and merit, do not boast. Keep good medicine handy, keep good words on lips, do not let chaotic thoughts pass through the mind. Always with deep heart and sincerity, be respectful to others. Be good all life, do not hold grudges if disliked. Serve the ruler with propriety, even if others think it flattery, adhere to... (Original text has omissions, meaning stick to principle). His virtue is not alone, do not complain that doing good brings no reward. Do not let the mind feel lacking in residence. If... (Original text has omissions, meaning contentment). People who know stopping and sufficiency receive heaven's禄 (salary/blessings). Wherever you go, do not seek too much. Seeking too much enslaves the mind. Illness arises from inability to cultivate nature. On days of peace and health, treating them as normal, indulging desires, wanting whatever the heart desires... (Original text has omissions, implying greed). Deceiving the dark and light, doing everything, claiming it suits nature, not knowing afterwards that each becomes the root of disease. When temples turn yellow, unable to operate, it is all due to past carelessness and inability to self-examine, reaching this point. If only for a short time... (Original text has omissions, meaning reflect). All fear various diseases. Like the 404 diseases, created by hand and foot, not by heaven. Once illness strikes, medicine is ineffective, immortals are powerless. Thus wise people, valuing life and nature, often reflect deeply on this matter. Regarding residence, do not be luxurious and gorgeous, causing greedy and delusional insatiability, which is the source of disaster. Just be elegant, plain, clean, and hygienic, free from wind, rain, heat, and dampness. Clothes and tools, do not use precious jade and gold, which increase faults and cause annoyance and hatred.
(Note: Original text has omissions regarding kitchen/diet.)
Also say: Do not talk while eating. Those who talk while eating often suffer chest and back pain. Do not talk and laugh much while lying down. While lying, do not speak; the five Zang are like bells, if not suspended, they cannot sound. Do not talk while walking. If you must speak, stop your feet, then speak. Talking while walking causes loss of Qi. On Winter Solstice, only Yu (reply) is allowed, not Yan (self-speech). Self-speech is Yan; replying to others is Yu. If someone asks, one must answer, but one should not initiate speech. It is best not to speak loudly when cold. Since speech is cautious, diet must be regulated. Thus, those good at cultivating nature eat when hungry, drink when thirsty. Eat frequently but in small amounts, not in large single meals, as that is hard to digest. Aim to feel like "full but hungry, hungry but full." Generally, being full hurts the Lungs, hunger hurts Qi, salt hurts tendons, sour hurts bones. Thus learn to eat bland food, chew food hot, let rice fat enter the abdomen, do not let wine fat enter. When eating, remove worries. When eating the five flavors, do not binge or stuff oneself excessively, causing spirit alarm and flying dreams. Do not eat heavy meats at every meal; liking it generates hundred diseases. Often eat less meat, more rice, and some pickled vegetables. Do not eat raw herbs, raw rice, adzuki beans, or stale/smelly things. Do not drink turbid wine. Eating wheat flour blocks Qi. Do not eat raw meat, hurting the stomach. All meat must be boiled thoroughly and eaten cold. After eating, rinse mouth several times to prevent tooth decay and keep breath fragrant. After hot food, rinsing with cold vinegar water causes bad breath and dental disease. After hot and salty food, do not drink vinegar water, or one may lose voice or develop "corpse throat." After hot food with sweat, do not face wind, or one gets spasms, headache, dry eyes, and sleepiness. After eating, rub face and abdomen with hands to promote fluid flow. After eating, walk leisurely, aiming for ten-plus li. After walking, have someone rub abdomen hundreds of times to aid digestion, greatly benefiting the person, preventing diseases from diet. However, there is joy in such practice. Sleeping immediately after eating generates diseases, indigestion, and accumulations. Sleeping on back after eating causes Qi blockage and headaches. For those exposed to cold, eating hot food before cold resolves causes "thorn wind." Do not eat at night. Say night eating should not be too drunk or full. Do not engage in intense mental labor, damaging Qi. Deficient people should eat during Ji hour (1-3 PM), then no need for alcohol, lifelong no dry retching. Do not eat meat corresponding to parents' birth year, shortening life. Do not eat meat corresponding to one's own birth year, scattering soul and spirit. Do not eat brains, greatly damaging. Meat spoiled by leaking roof water causes masses. Meat jerky that refuses to dry harms people. Sacrificial meat moving on its own harms people. Food with flies is poisonous. If there are parasites in abdomen, do not eat Lingli carp, harming people. Wet food and wine where one cannot see reflection when looking at surface, do not eat, causing stroke. If bloated after eating, urgently purge with medicine. Eat slippery okra every ten days to unblock five Zang Qi; it is the chief of vegetables. Do not eat with mixed intentions. Do not drink too much alcohol; if too much, vomit quickly. Do not get drunk. Drunkenness removes hundred diseases for life. Long-term drinking rots intestines and stomach, soaks marrow, steams tendons, damages spirit and longevity. Do not face wind/sun when drunk, causing madness. Do not lie in wind. Do not fan cool. All cause immediate illness. Do not sleep outdoors when drunk, or lie in millet straw, causing leprosy sores. Do not force eat when drunk, or get abscesses, aphonia, or sores. Do not ride horses or jump when drunk and full. Do not have sex when drunk. Drunk and full sex causes minor facial swelling/coughing, major organ damage and death. Hungry people should sit to urinate; full people should stand to urinate. Beware. Holding urine without illness causes cold knees and bi syndrome. Holding stool causes Qi hemorrhoids. Do not strain to urinate, causing cold feet/knees. Do not strain to defecate, causing lower back pain and dry eyes. Beware. Do not stay long near mountain springs, eating often causes goiter. Do not drink cold water from deep shade, causing malaria. Diet should adjust to seasons, beware changing clothes. Dress early in morning. Reverse dressing is auspicious? (Text unclear, likely means dress appropriately). Shake clothes in sun door three times to remove misfortune. Do not wear wet/sweaty clothes long, causing sores and itching. Change clothes after heavy sweating; otherwise, urinary difficulty. Do not partially undress after heavy sweating, getting hemiplegia. Do not wear thin clothes in spring, causing cold, cholera, indigestion, headache. Adjust clothing changes properly. Sleep east in spring/summer, west in autumn/winter. Do not sleep with head north, nor place bed against north wall. Do not sing unlucky songs when sleeping. When getting up, take off left foot first. Do not sleep under ridge beam. Do not leave lamp after sleeping, disturbing soul and six spirits. Sad/resentful people. Do not place stove near head, drawing fire Qi up, causing heavy head, red eyes, dry nose/eyes. Do not let wind blow ears when sleeping, causing deafness. Do not sleep with face exposed in summer, causing thick skin and ringworm. Do not get facial wind. Do not cover head in winter night, achieving longevity. Do not hang feet high when sleeping, causing kidney bi. Too much sex causes kidney deficiency. Seeing inability to walk. Do not lie parallel to wall, wind blows causing leprosy and heaviness. Do not hang feet on bed when sweaty, causing blood bi, heavy legs, back pain. Do not sleep during day, causing Qi loss. Do not talk loudly when sleeping, damaging Qi. Practice closing mouth at night; open mouth loses Qi. Evil enters mouth, causing diabetes and blood loss over time. Sleep on side with bent knees, benefits Qi, better than supine. Confucius did not sleep like a corpse, so he did not have nightmares when sleeping during day, and woke without nightmares. Sleeping stretched out invites ghost pain and evil. Sleep calming mind first, then eyes. Sleep five times per night, turning with watches. If haunted at night, do not light lamp to call, definitely death. Call in dark, auspicious. Do not call closely/urgently. Do not speak of bad dreams; wash face facing east in morning. Mantra: Bad dreams attach to grass/trees, good dreams become gems. No blame. Do not speak of dream good/bad as auspicious. Clothing, food, residence, all suitable and following seasonal Qi, conform to health preservation. Thus, good preservers do not violate day/month taboos, do not lose seasonal harmony. Know daily taboo: no heavy dinner. Monthly taboo: no heavy drunkenness on last day. Yearly taboo: no long travel at dusk. Lifelong taboo: no sex with lit candle at dusk. Dusk protects constant Qi. Qi starts at Yongquan on Winter Solstice, reaches knee in Nov, thigh in Dec, waist in Jan, named Three Yang Cheng. Reaches shoulder in Feb, neck in Mar, head in Apr, Pure Yang acts. Yin follows similarly. Thus April/October no sex, avoiding pure Yin/Yang months. On Winter Solstice, lie on thick grass under north wall to receive primal Qi. After Aug 1, warm feet slightly, do not let lower body cold/lifeless. Keep Qi below, not leaking above. Spring freeze, wood旺 (prosperous), dress thick below/thin above, nourish Yang collect Yin, continue generations longevity. Nourish Yin collect Yang, disaster destroys family. Thus: Winter heaven/earth Qi closes, Blood/Qi hides, do not labor/sweat, releasing Yang damages person. Also: Freeze head in winter, head/feet in spring/autumn, sage's method. Spring/Autumn sleep late/rise early, Summer/Autumn sleep late/rise early, Winter sleep early/rise late, all benefit. Rise early, not before cock crow. Rise late, not after sun rises. Sudden heat in winter, sudden cool in summer, objects suffer. People suffering epidemic Qi violate this. Regulate breath, balance cold/heat, avoid illness. Do not dance/sing on Laba Day, violators misfortune. Burn white hair on Yin day in Jan, auspicious. Cut hand nails on Yin day, foot nails on Wu day. Burn white hair, auspicious.
Residence must be tight, no gaps for wind. Feel slight wind, do not endure sitting long, must leave... (Original text has omissions). Wait until passed to exit. Otherwise damages person. Though not painful now, bad later. Do not travel far in fog. Bow to scriptures/images before bowing to Daoist masters. Sit upright when arriving. Do not bathe frequently at home. If bathing, must be in secret room, not too hot/cold, both generate diseases. Winter bath need not sweat. Do not touch cold after bath. Do not face wind after washing hair, do not wet hair bun, do not sleep with wet head, causing head wind, dizziness, baldness, black face, toothache, deafness, dandruff. Bathing hungry forbidden, bathing full forbidden. After bathing, eat/drink slightly before exiting. Night bath, eat then sleep, causes heart deficiency, sweating, dreams. Husband/wife do not bathe same day. Bath on last day, wash hair on first day, auspicious. Soup used overnight for washing body causes ringworm, face dull, feet painful/zits. Hot starch water for head, cold water rinse, causes head wind. Drinking water to wash head, causes head wind. After epidemic fever breaks, do not cold bath, damages Pericardium irreparably. Guard family members, report discomfort early, do not endure, thinking no pain. Late realization becomes severe disease, incurable. Small discomfort, massage immediately, unblock joints, drain evil Qi. Regardless of business, daily... (Original text has omissions, meaning check/maintain).