Why did this ninety-year-old Chinese medicine master in the field of oncology write the preface to the "Heart" book series three times? Exploring the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine in life education
"In my more than 70 years of medical career, I have emphasized strengthening the body when treating cancer, and strengthening the body especially focuses on harmonizing body and mind, and treating both internal and external diseases." On May 7, "Healthy Heart—Nine Explorations of the Wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine" was published in Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine First published by the university, it summarizes the theories and methods of strengthening the "heart" based on the wisdom of excellent traditional Chinese culture. Professor Liu Jiaxiang, a 90-year-old master of traditional Chinese medicine and founder of the Chinese Oncology Department, is pleased to write the preface for the new book. He has previously written the first two books in this "Clearing the Heart and Resting Worries" series - "Talk about "Heart" - Traditional Chinese Medicine" "Ten Lectures by Famous Masters" Chinese and English version, and "Educating the "Heart" - Eight Psychological Methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine" with a preface.
[Two masters of traditional Chinese medicine emphasize the unity of body and soul and the health of the heart]
According to Professor Liu Jiaxiang, Chinese people have always valued both physical and mental health, and traditional Chinese medicine has the function of regulating physical and mental health. "Huangdi Neijing" attaches great importance to the "coordination of form and spirit". "Shape" refers to the tangible body of the human body, including skin, veins, tendons, bones, flesh, etc.; here "spirit" refers to human spiritual activities, including consciousness, thinking, Emotions, etc. Liu Jiaxiang quoted the "Huangdi Neijing" and believed that only by adjusting body shape and adjusting mind at the same time can a person recover quickly.
He also sorted out the views put forward by Hua Tuo in "Qing Nang Mi Lu" that "a good doctor should heal his heart first, and then his body", emphasizing the importance of nourishing the heart and regulating the mind; Tao Hongjing of the Liang Dynasty wrote in "Nourishment and Prolonging Life "Records", cherishing the spirit is placed at the top of the ten important points of health preservation, emphasizing that "the first key to health preservation is to cherish the spirit, the second is to love the spirit, and the third is to nourish the body." In addition, blowing, shouting, shushing, hehe, hee, 哂, etc. Twelve methods of adjusting the breath and nourishing the spirit to achieve peace of mind and the five internal organs; Sun Simiao's "Qianjin Prescription" warned everyone to "not be tired of things, not to follow the customary rituals, be indifferent and complacent," emphasizing the importance of nourishing the body and rejuvenating the spirit. Significance: Zhang Congzheng and Zhu Danxi, the famous TCM doctors in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, recognized that emotional factors are an important cause of tumor-like diseases and made significant contributions to the development of TCM psychology.
The experience of this director of the Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine is that the "emotion" of a patient includes not only the medical history of the disease, but also the psychological impact of the human relationships and events the patient has experienced, as well as the patient's current physical and mental emotions and feelings. In the preface, he mentioned the "Eight Methods to Tune the Mind and Treat Cancer": keeping the mind to calm the mind, adjusting the mind in time, acupuncture to calm the mind, medicine and stone to calm the mind, guidance to calm the mind, music to calm the mind, massage to calm the mind, and cognitive behavioral intervention. It is believed that these methods are very effective in treating advanced lung cancer.
"Mental health educators in the new era talk about 'psychological education'. I think no country or nation can talk about 'psychological education' without culture." Liu Jiaxiang said: "The treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine rooted in excellent traditional culture provides all "Educating people" opens the door. "Jiefang Daily·Shangguan News reporter learned that on the basis of the previous book, "Healthy Heart-Nine Explorations of the Wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine" was written from the three perspectives of life education, curriculum ideological and political education, and practical education. The content is derived from theories to methods, and the objects are transferred from patients to ordinary people. This time, relevant results of psychological research on college students are added.
As the editor-in-chief of the new book, Zhu Huirong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that in fact, the name of this book series was taken from the concept of "clearing the mind and calming down worries" advocated by Mr. Qiu Peiran, another traditional Chinese medicine master at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Qiu Peiran is the first "Master of Chinese Medicine" in the country and a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Shanghai. His thoughts of clearing the mind and calming down thoughts have had an important influence in the philosophical world. It means to maintain a perfect state of mind, tranquility and tranquility, and to keep the spirit inward, pure and single-minded. In this process, integrity is extremely important.
["Traditional cultural life education" forms "Cheng·Cheng" culture]
The consultant for the new book is Wang Qingqi, a tenured professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Shanghai, and an expert on the Huangdi Neijing. He pointed out in the opening article "View of Life in Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture" that traditional Chinese medicine was called the "study of life" by the ancients, that is, The study of "life is endless". From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the elements of life are the combination of form and spirit, and the ideal state of life is "neutralization." He said that the outlook on life in traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes cherishing life, respecting life, and protecting life. At the same time, it is not necessary to deliberately pursue health and longevity. What is more important is to pursue the value and meaning of life and realize self-development and self-creation.
Wang Qingqi, Li Qizhong and He Yumin, two TCM psychology experts, explained the profound understanding of "life" by famous TCM doctors in the "Theory" section. Tongji University and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine introduced the first and second classrooms of universities in the "Practice" section. To carry out the exploration of life education, three well-known scholars, Zhao Xudong of Tongji University, He Renfu of Zhejiang University of Communication, and Xi Juzhe of East China Normal University, integrated different disciplinary perspectives into life education in the "Integration Chapter".
In recent years, the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission have paid more and more attention to student mental health, and have also emphasized the integration of resources from different disciplines, supporting universities to develop and apply technologies and methods with Chinese characteristics such as traditional Chinese medicine psychology, and strengthening the transformation and application of teaching and scientific research results. Promotion. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine relies on its disciplinary advantages to create a new model of "traditional culture" life education in mental health education.
On the basis of Master Qiu Peiran’s “Cheng Culture”, “Orange Culture” was also formed. Shen Man, co-editor of the new book and director of the school's education and engineering department, said that in the "Cheng·Orange" culture, the image of oranges has the meaning of beautiful sunshine, rich in VC, and enhanced resistance. "Orange Culture" adheres to the traditional Chinese medicine concept of "treating terminal illnesses" and improves students' psychological quality of "resilience". "When 'Orange' culture becomes a group culture under the leadership of the psychological committee, it can provide individuals with an inner motivation to better cope with life challenges."
On the launch day of the new book, the mental health education activity season of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine kicked off at the same time. Combining the advantages of the medical school, the characteristics of the affiliated hospitals, and the collaborative linkage of "Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Psychology" of the Shanghai Mental Health Center, we explore the role of traditional Chinese medicine in preventing and treating psychological problems among college students. Featured paths, and focus on the unique role of non-pharmacological therapies in regulating mental illnesses and mood disorders. At the same time, the school has further improved the psychological work structure and established 15 new second-level student psychological counseling stations to continue psychological education in colleges, classes, and dormitories to open up the "last mile" of "mind education" and plan to hold nearly 100 sessions Mental health education activities cover nearly 10,000 people.