Taoist practice forbids eating blood. There is a Taoist saying: "A real person's constitution is pure and empty, and he is free from evil spirits. Demons and ghosts gather in cloudy places, but he likes blood and food. " This statement is particularly extensive in the classics of the Qing School. "Tai Huang Shang Ting Neijing" says: "Bathing is a net waste of fat ... five flavors are beautiful outside, and evil spirits are fishy. The stinking god has zero fetal qi, how to resist aging and rebirth? " "The Imperial Jade Book" also said: "Five-meat dishes, the meat of six animals, the taboo of fairy tales." You don't have to be vegetarian to believe in Taoism. Ordinary believers can eat meat bought from the market, but they can't kill livestock or fish to eat, which is harmful to Tao and compassion. Believers can also choose to fast on the tenth day of fasting and live and socialize at other times. (Most Taoist priests who live in fire do not abstain from eating meat and animals except during fasting. It is a good thing to advocate vegetarianism, which is really good for health. However, some people infinitely exaggerate this benefit, saying that vegetarianism can prolong life, keep youth forever, increase wisdom and compassion, and even avoid disasters. What is even more amazing is that there is a saying that "vegetarianism can be thoroughly remoulded". If vegetarianism can be reborn, all cows, horses, mules and sheep are made of jade. Practice doesn't need to be a vegetarian deliberately, but it depends on the purity of mind and body, the concentration of body and the purity of heart, so naturally you won't be obsessed with meat. What are the dietary taboos of monks? Monks don't eat meat and fish. Meat, also known as five meats and five spices, is food born of unhealthy qi in heaven and earth. They are: first, garlic: sad and irritable, eating too much is easy to relax and depressed. Second, onions: kidney injury consumes water and gas, eating too much is emotionally unstable and panicky. Third, leek: it hurts the liver, and it is easy to get angry when it is hurt. Fourth, embarrassment: the spleen is trapped in rustic, and the spleen and pancreas are often troubled and depressed. Five, Xingqu: lung injury is covered with gold gas, and tuberculosis often shows a pessimistic attitude. Because the smell of these foods is too strong, eating them will induce people's various desires, and eating too much is also harmful to the body. Fishy refers to meat food. Eating fishy makes people lose their nature, create various causes, create evil causes, and degenerate into reincarnation. Monks embody the virtue of heaven, cultivate their own compassion, do not kill or do evil things, so they don't eat meat or fish. Therefore, monks should focus on a light diet, not on taste, and they can always be calm and calm. In the orthodoxy of Taoism, there is also a dietary taboo of "four don't eat", which is said to have originated from Zhang Daoling, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. Four don't eat is not to eat the meat of cattle, dogs, geese and mullet. Because cattle have worked hard all their lives, they have made contributions to others and represented loyalty; Dogs guard their homes and care for their homes, complaining diligently and representing righteousness; In ancient times, there was a saying that "prison words are from cows, prison words are from dogs, and if you don't eat cows or dogs, you will never be imprisoned." ) the goose loses its spouse, lives alone for life, and no longer looks for new love, representing chastity; When the mullet gives birth, its eyes are dim and it can't prey, so the mullet automatically swims into its mother's mouth to satisfy its hunger and represents filial piety. Shi Tian teaches people loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness, so the taboo of "four don't eat" is not only circulated in Taoism, but also has great influence among the people. Does Taoism avoid alcohol and tobacco? Orthodox Taoist disciples are forbidden to smoke when practicing internal skills. Smoke belongs to fire. According to the five elements, fire is gold and lungs belong to gold in human body. Smokers will hurt the lungs for a long time, which is also very unfavorable to the operation of intrinsic essence and qi. In addition, in the solemn Taoist temple, smoking is disrespectful and unsightly, and it is also a disrespect for sacredness and nobility, so Taoism forbids smoking in the palace. At present, most Taoist priests who live in fire don't avoid smoking. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, officials in charge of offering sacrifices were called "offering wine". Zhang Tianshi founded Wudou Mi Dao in Shu, and there are twenty-four therapies. The first one is called "offering wine". Originally, the wine offering ceremony was for the elders who drank alcohol to sacrifice to the gods during the banquet, and it was only for the highly respected people. Taoism in Shi Tian continues to use this name, which shows that the religious function of early Taoists is similar to the original wine offering ceremony. "Tai Shang Lao Jie Jun Jing" says: "Don't be addicted to alcohol." It can be seen that drinking is allowed in Taoist precepts. As long as it is not excessive, a small amount of drinking can promote blood circulation and promote blood circulation, which has a certain health care effect.

★ What is six lent and ten straight? Six fasts and ten straights are the fasting period of Taoism, that is, the days when monks can calm down, wash their souls, repent their sins and serve Gao Zhen. Fasting is not equal to vegetarianism, and fasting is closely related to abstinence. The so-called "fasting and bathing serve God." For Taoist records of fasting, please refer to Six Chapters of Taishang, Ten Chapters of Shengji, Wonderful Sutra of Cave, Ling Xuan, Lingbao and Furi. Liuzhai refers to the year of Liuzhai. That is, the first month, March, May, July, September and November of the lunar calendar every year. Taoism advocates the spirit of true yang and longevity, and odd numbers are yang, so the odd months of each year are Taoist Ramadan. Ten straight refers to the first, eighth, fourteenth, fifteenth, eighteenth, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth day of the lunar calendar (the third day of the month is the end of the month). According to "Ten Ji Jing Born in Taishang Liuzhai", on these ten days, gods descended to earth to judge good and evil. In the Tang dynasty, the tenth day was designated as the legal day, and the law of the Tang dynasty stipulated that the execution of death penalty, slaughter, fishing and other killing things must be prohibited on the tenth day. ★ What are the Lent festivals? Jiazi Day: Immortals from all walks of life in the sky get together to judge the gods. Geng Shenri: The God of Three-body reported the people's sin to heaven. Birthday (calculated by the branches and branches on the day you were born): the immortal counts as a human deed. Eight festivals: beginning of spring, Changxia, beginning of autumn, beginning of winter, vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice, Ba Shen records people's good and evil. Sanyuan Day: On the fifteenth day of the first month, the fifteenth day of July and the fifteenth day of October, the three officials of heaven, earth and water measure people's sin and happiness. Third meeting day: the seventh day of the first month, the relocation appreciation meeting. July 7th, birthday celebration. 10.5. Jiansheng conference. The Third Meeting Day is the time when the three officials and the Great judge the merits and demerits of the world. May Day: The first day of the first month, which is called Teana. On May 5th, it was named Dila. July 7th is called moral wax. On October 1st, celebrities will be old. On the eighth day of December, the famous Hou Wang La. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a day to worship ancestors. The first time you die, you will have endless blessings, which is the true dutiful son. On the above-mentioned fasting day, or the birthday of the immortal ancestors, you should recite scriptures and rituals and establish a fasting, which will show you two benefits and get unlimited blessings. ★ Is there any merit in fasting? Yes, because different gods come to Lent on a fixed date every month. On the day of God's arrival, they will strive to cultivate goodness, and the God who comes to Lent will write down their merits and demerits in the book of goodness. If lent is evil rather than good, the gods will write the title on the evil book. Therefore, Taoism regards fasting as a virtue of monasticism and should be strongly advocated. The first day of each month is called "new moon", and the first15th day of each month is called "full moon", which is the day when immortals really get together. On the 2nd and16th of each month, the land is offered to the gods, and people's merits and demerits are reduced. The third and 27th day of every month is the day to fight for truth. It is the day when the real king of Beidou comes to inspect. The sixth day of each month and the third day of the tenth day of each month is Zhai Leiri, which is a nine-day patrol at the request of Lei Gong and Universe Buddha. Every month on the third and seventh day, Gengshen and Jiazi Day (such as the third, thirteenth and twenty-third days, the following are all imitations), it is Zhenwuzhai, the day when Zhenwutian Xuan Shen (Emperor Zhenwu) came down to visit, and the third and ninth day of every month is the day when Taiyi saved the suffering Buddha from the world. The 9th of every month is the fasting day of Chunyang. On that day, Lv Chunyang's father came down to help people and things. Every month 14, 15, 16, it is a three-yuan descent, which is the descent inspection of the three officials and the great emperor. The last day of each month is called "Moonlight Day". On this day, every company ordered the chef to praise the merits and demerits of newspaper reporters in heaven. ★ What is merit? Good work, good virtue. The unity of mind and action is called merit. Strive to do good, and accumulate virtue through doing good, which is called merit. Merit is not equal to benefit. For example, many good believers mistakenly think that merit equals money, and how many volumes of scriptures they read and how many good deeds they do can be accumulated in the afterlife in exchange for corresponding blessings. This kind of merit is called fortune, not merit. The advantage is the experience gained through practice. Wealth equals money. Money can be used up, but experience will not disappear. Monks with great merit are more likely to realize Tao, so Taoism advocates accumulating virtue. Tao Te Ching said: "A saint does not accumulate because he thinks that the more he has, the more he has with others." The more you pay without return, the greater the return you get. Instead of being obsessed with returns, it is merit to always maintain inner peace.