Let’s all live forever by curing our character!

I read an article recently about a 256-year-old man. That’s right. He lived in China around the 17th to the 20th century. His name was Li Ching-Yuen and he wasn’t just a mere herbalist, he also kicked some serious martial arts ass. He had 23 wives and over 200 children. Talk about being productive!

His advice for a long life is to: “Retain a calm heart, sit like a turtle, walk swiftly like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog”.

What is super interesting in the blog in the concept that your character is the root of dis-eases.

‘The ancient ayurvedic health sciences not only prove the existence of psychosomatic illnesses, but also present a list of specific illnesses caused by specific character traits. What else could the thoughts be dependent on if not on the character?’

‘Here are a few examples that could explain the causes of disease you or your loved ones may be suffering from:

1. Jealousy – causes oncological diseases, weakens the immune system.
2. Vengefulness – causes insomnia and throat diseases.
3. Inability to find a solution to a situation – causes lung diseases.
4. Lacking moral principals – causes chronic diseases, infections, and skin diseases.
5. Being too categorical or unwavering in beliefs – causes diabetes, migraines, and inflammations.
6. Lying – causes alcoholism, fungal infections, and weakens the immune system.
7. Aggressiveness – causes gastric ulcers, acid reflux, and warts.
8. Reticence – causes schizophrenia and kidney diseases.
9. Cruelty – causes epilepsy, asthma, and anemia.
10. Seeking conflicts – causes thyroid enlargement.
11. Apathy – causes diabetes.
12. Inconsistency or being fickle – causes infertility.
13. Being rude or insulting – causes diabetes and heart diseases.
14. Anxiety – causes digestive system disorders, heart, and skin diseases.
15. Greed – causes oncological diseases, obesity, and heart diseases.’

So cure your character and live longtime because it takes a lifetime! Read more of this fascinating idea at Virsmai’s blog – 256 Year Old Chinese Herbalist Li Ching-Yuen, Holistic Medicine, and 15 Character Traits That Cause Diseases.

Whether you believe it or not… living life as a good person (from the heart!) reaps many benefits emotionally, psychologically, physically, spiritually… I’d rather choose to be than not to be.