The Evolution,Characteristics,Value and Similarities and Differences of Traditional Health Preservation and Respiration Adjustment in Different Cultural Systems in China
Using literature review,logical analysis and other methods,this paper studies the historical evolution,basic characteristics and practical value of Chinese traditional health and respiration,and distinguishes the similari-ties and differences.The study suggests that,under the influence of different cultural systems,the Chinese tradi-tional health preservation and respiration has roughly evolved into five life cultivation methods:Confucianism respi-ration,Taoism respiration,Buddhism respiration,respiration of traditional Chinese medicine and respiration of Chi-nese traditional sport health preservation.Its basic features are the Confucian characteristic of"ordinary",Taoist characteristic of"detailed",Buddhist characteristic of"clear second and first",medical characteristic of"differ-entiation of syndrome and practice of interest",and Chinese traditional sport health preservation characteristic of"connecting form and mind".The practical value is"changing temperament"as the way of learning,"focusing on the spirit"as the way of life,"putting off deluding oneself"as the way of Zen,"vent disease and prolong life"as the way of medical treatment,and Chinese traditional sport health preservation way of"meditation and concentra-tion".The similarities lie in the value orientation of"the ability to start"and the intrinsic purpose of"harmony of mind and nature";the differences lie in the basic way and the basic purpose of adjusting interest.
Chinese traditional health preservationrespiration adjustmentlife cultivationmeditate and concen-tratemind-nature harmony