Chapter 11: Yoga
Ziyu asked Lao Qin to sit on the cushion to sweat, and by the way, he did some popular science.
The third brother ancestor was also wide.
"Yoga" is a transliteration of Chinese, similar to sofa (sofa), tank (tank), Sanskrit for yug or yuj, really speaking, it can be regarded as a long history, because people wrote books around 300 B.C., the author is called Patan Jiali, and the title of the book is "Yoga Sutra".
The Great Qin Empire was founded in 221 B.C., which means that this book was ten years before Ying Zheng became emperor. It was written at the end of the Zhou Dynasty, that is, during the Warring States period.
What is history? This is called history, and there are names, surnames, and original texts.
"Lianshan", "Returning to Tibet", "Zhou Yi", which is not earlier than "Yoga Sutra"?
But except for "Zhou Yi", which was praised by Confucius, relied on a large area of circulation, and finally survived the difficult years and has been passed down to this day, who has seen the original text in the first two parts?
No matter how brilliant you are, there will be a wave of book burning, a wave of war and destruction, a wave of disasters every time there is a change of dynasties, a wave of literary prisons will be burned, and another wave of downfall will be brought down in special periods...... What's left? There are only the remnants of the ancient books, and occasionally it is mentioned that there was once such a thing, who wrote and did something, and it was so good! What about the original book? What about the physical thing?
What are you talking about without it?ββ this is the questioning of the Chinese archaeological community abroad, there is always circumstantial evidence, there is no original, resulting in the conclusion is not convincing.
In fact, even later generations doubted the authenticity - for example, Lu Ban made a wooden bird that flew for three days and three nights, which is recorded in the forty-ninth chapter of "Mozi" "Lu Wen". According to the rules of China, "Mozi" is the "son" in the "subset of classics and history", which is comparable to the status of official history.
Is it true or false that this section of the record of Lu Ban God? There is no real thing, there is no design drawing, the problem is, Lu Ban was born in 507 BC, and finally in 444 BC, the Spring and Autumn Five Masters will have ultra-long-endurance drones at that time, do you dare to believe it?
Far from it.
Of course, the yoga of Patanjali's time is now called classical yoga, and modern yoga has the power to combine classical yoga with a whole bunch of scientific principles that sound lofty. Is this power an expert or a brick family? We don't dare to say, we don't dare to ask. Anyway, many yoga masters in China are the general managers of a certain yoga company or something.
Ziyu didn't say whether she taught the square school or the park school, Lao Qin was used to being too lazy to ponder, anyway, Ziyu would never harm him, just follow the practice.
So, he took out four sets of plank undefeated spirit, gritting his teeth.
"Old Qin, this is not right." Subfish Road.
"Huh, what's wrong?"
Lao Qin glanced at her, and then looked at himself, was it not enough to be convex and backward? So he tried to straighten his chest and cocked his ass hard.
"That's not what I meant". Ziyu gave him an angry look.
"What do you mean?" Lao Qin pondered for a while that he had to order a floor-to-ceiling mirror, from the roof to the floor, it would not be too inconvenient.
"You're not right." The young lady said seriously.
Am I scratching my teeth enough?
Lao Qin thought about it, opened his eyes wider, and then grinned and bared his tiger teeth, which was exactly the same as Lin Zicong's appearance when he pretended to be the boss of the axe gang in "Kung Fu".
"Isn't that better?" he asked.
β...... What's more, you're called a rabies. Don't pose yet, sit down and listen to me. β
Lao Qin looked at the time, it was more than one and a half at this time, and he had to go to different places to buy ingredients, medicine, and equipment in the afternoon, and if he went after yoga, he would have to catch up with the evening rush hour on the return trip.
"Otherwise, I'll go shopping first, and you can tell me on the way. β
"It's fine. β
So Lao Qin changed his clothes. Hang the sportswear you washed in the morning first, then throw the change on your body into the washing machine and continue to stir, pack up and get ready to go out.
Opening the garage and seeing that the Ford F150 was still parked there quietly like a lurking beast, Lao Qin was a little irritable.
If he had this car in his last life, he would have been able to live in it without bringing it out.
But when I first arrived, I had to buy food, medicine, equipment, the funeral of my parents, cook, wash clothes, clean the room, take the body-strengthening soup to refine the life-protecting pill, run with the fish, do planks, practice yoga, and learn more things in the future......
Until now, he has not been able to take a closer look at the car, give it a bath, wax it, find a suitable place to play and let it run around a few laps, and then send his fourth son to take good care of it. Just locked it in the garage, like a beast in a cage, Lao Qin was aggrieved for it.
"Niu'er, wait a little longer, and when we get these things straightened out, I'll play a good game with you. He patted the heavy body, got into the car, lit the fire, and left.
"Old Qin. Ziyu could feel his irritability and called softly.
He waved his hand, motioning for himself to be still.
The Ford F150 roared slightly, driving smoothly on the road. There were very few vehicles coming and going at this time, and Lao Qin deliberately slowed down the speed of the car, opened the windows on both sides, and let the wind pass by, wanting to blow away the irritability in his heart.
After about ten minutes, he felt better.
"Actually, I know. He said to Ziyu.
"These are the things I should do. β
"The reason why I feel irritable is that I got by in my previous life, and I got used to it. β
"So I'm not fooling around in this life, I'm inexperienced, time is tight, and I'm not used to everything. β
"But that's okay. Give me some time and I'll get it right. β
At a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour, the summer wind faded from the heat, and the gentle blowing slowly soothed his irritable heart.
Ziyu can feel that he is actually suppressing the discomfort and trying to adapt and change.
After all, truth is truth, and practice is practice.
For as long as I can remember, my parents have told us not to run, to slow down, who hasn't fallen when they were young?
Since elementary school, teachers have warned us to study hard, and how many of them have been able to persevere in 12 years and have not relaxed their requirements in four years of college?
Since we were sensible, the state has taught us to abide by the law, and in which year have we not been sentenced?
Easier said than done.
Other people's reasoning can convince you and make you irrefutable, but it is still someone else's, not yours.
In this world, most people are actually talking about other people's truths, living the lives planned by others, without their own beliefs, which can be described in three words: and live.
For example, Lao Qin, until the last moment of his last life, didn't figure out what he wanted to do, but he just found out that it was wrong for him to live like this.
In this life, by chance, he can finally see his true self. Knowing what the "true self" wants to do is considered to be recognized from the belief, and this is called "knowing".
This shows how difficult it is to "know".
Now that he has found his habitual discomfort, overcoming the discomfort and working hard to change it can be regarded as a step forward in "walking".
Next, if he can withstand a thousand tests, do not retreat or get lost in the process of "walking", and can live until that time, he can be regarded as stepping out of his "way".
"Okay, Ziyu, tell me, what's wrong with my yoga?"
"Oh. The young lady babbled for a long time:
"Lao Qin, your mentality was wrong just now. You're in the right mindset to practice yoga right now. β
"Yoga is practiced all over the world, saying that it is good for the body and will make people cheerful, but in fact, the order is wrong. β
"In ancient India, yoga was a high-level practice that could only be practiced by Brahmins, and Brahmins were the ruling class in ancient India, known as the 'mouth of Brahma', that is, the interpreters of the oracles of the creator god, and were clergy. β
Therefore, to practice yoga, it is necessary to have a sense of religious ritual, which is the most fundamental requirement. β
"Before practicing, one should remove earthly distractions and keep one's mind calm. β
"When practicing, you should stretch your body naturally with the devotion of the gods, not at what angle your arms are raised or how high your legs are. β
"At the end of the practice, one should be at peace and joy as if bathing in divine grace, and the mind should slowly return from the kingdom of God to the body and to the human world, so that the body and soul can be strengthened. β
Do you have to believe in God to practice yoga? Lao Qin was a little difficult.
"I don't want to have religious beliefs! I believe in society/society/religion/righteousness, can I still practice?"
The young lady gave him a blank look.
"I'm talking about the state of the ancient Indian Brahmins when they practiced yoga, not that you believe in Brahma. β
"It's best if you're not religious. Those who practice national art believe in themselves, and I can strengthen my body with martial arts and serve the country with martial arts! It is enough for you to believe in yourself. β
As he spoke, his destination had arrived.
The process of buying, buying, buying, not going into details.
Lao Qin went to a lot of places this time, went to the supermarket to buy ingredients, went to Chinatown to buy medicinal herbs, and went to the pharmacy to buy a bunch of over-the-counter medicines, Ziyu said that this was prepared for refining the Life Protection Pill.
By the way, he didn't go to Grandpa Sun's, he only went there in the morning, and he went again in the afternoon for fear of being seen wrong.
However, it was difficult to buy beakers, measuring cups and equipment for chemical experiments, mainly because he didn't know where to sell them, so he wasted a lot of effort and ran a lot of places before he found a chemical store in a corner, but fortunately he didn't buy chemicals, and no one asked him to issue procedures.
The floor mirror has found a seller, but his "girl" has no hoisting equipment, and there are only fragments left when it is really loaded and transported home. So he made an appointment to deliver the goods to the door tomorrow morning, and paid a single installation fee - Eagle Sauce is super expensive to labor here, and the cheaper the things, the more you have to do it yourself, otherwise the cost of hiring someone to install it is higher than the cost of buying things.
Fortunately, I came out early, and I went home by the edge of the evening rush hour, and I was not blocked on the road.
The clothes had been washed and hung in the washing machine, and the one in the morning was almost dryβhe found that he had to buy a few more sets of clothes for later, and at the rate of today, he had to change four or five sets a day. If it rains one day, you won't have to wear it the next day.
Wait, there seems to be a dryer at home? He's used to drying his clothes after washing, but he forgot that Eagle Sauce has a dryer here, so he has to look for it quickly.
He made rapid progress in practicing yoga again.
The body stretched naturally, and after being completely relaxed, according to her guidance, she was placed as an S for a while, and M for a while, looking at Ziyu snickering there, she always felt that she was driving again, but she couldn't find any evidence.
Especially that "downward dog", oh, so ashamed! There is a kind of chrysanthemum cold, and there is a behind him who is eager to rush to the feet.
"Don't look back. It's up to you. The young lady obviously knew what was going on with him, and she smiled with a lot of information.
"Breathe, watch your breathing. β
"Don't deliberately, now that your body is relaxed, keep it this way, breathe long. β
"Come, huh...... Exhale slowly, evenly and ...... , inhale through the nose, don't use your mouth, slowly, right. β
"Between breaths, feel the presence of your body and imagine the flow of your breath moving through your body. β
"Exhale...... The air flows slowly through your arms, over your fingers, and stops at your fingertips when you spit out. β
"Inhale...... The air flow moves from the fingertips to the wrists, to the elbows, to the shoulders, back to the heart, okay, one more time, this time imagine it moving to the legs."
Lao Qin is gradually getting better, it seems that the complexity and impetuousness since the time of crossing have gone away, and his body has never been more relaxed. There is no need to remember anything, no need to think about anything, follow the voice of Ziyu without thinking and slowly adjust your breathing, the body seems to be infinitely elongated, but you can really feel it between breathing and breathing, time has been blurred, and Ziyu's voice is also like magic.
Lao Qin vaguely heard her say, "Let's rest for a while."
So he fell asleep, very peaceful, very peaceful.