(Declaration) Pronunciation: Yu
Meaning: This word means precious. There are treasures at home, the sun, the moon and the stars in the sky, and essence, qi and spirit in people. According to legend, the old gentleman coined this word because he studied the practice of alchemy and the natural way of the universe. Knowing that there is treasure in the body, ordinary people can't keep it because of various feelings and indulgence. Therefore, in the seventy-fifth chapter of the Tao Te Ching, it is said: "The people die lightly because they are rich." Refers to excessive greed in life, troubles and delusions, and unconsciously losing treasures, leading to premature death. Therefore, the old man coined this word to teach people to stick to the Three Treasures, calm the world and save energy in order to live forever.
(Shen Dan) Pronunciation: Furnace (Lu)
Meaning: It is a smelting instrument. There are two kinds of Taoist health-preserving alchemy: taking external medicine (grass, wood, stone, silver and sand), setting up a furnace and setting up a tripod, and taking firewood as external alchemy, which means refining internal alchemy. Judging from the composition of the characters, it should be understood as: the essence, qi and spirit inherent in the human body, through the interaction of yin and yang, extract the real health elixir, that is, the inner elixir. Taoist single crystal wrote at the beginning of "Wu Zhen pian": "First use dry Kun as a tripod, and then use black rabbit medicine to cook." The human body is like a small dry Kun, which has both tripod and alchemy elements. The word "Shen Dan" reflects the basic method of Taoist cultivation.
(C fire) Pronunciation: Shao.
Meaning: According to Zhang Daozhong's comments: 1. Interior and fire. First, it is also water; There is water and fire in the body. Don't burn firewood, use the fire and water in your body to burn wood and stone to remove stubborn ore, so that the soil is peaceful, and (Jiuzhen) sand ┏ c ┏ wood and stone have their own nature, so they can become a big home, fire ┛ soil ┛ water. This explanation is also consistent with Jing Yi's Taoist practice in Danfa. Compared with the seasons, winter is the last of the four seasons. When the winter solstice comes, the weather is extremely cold. In the sky, it is Ren, in the ground, Haizi, in Bu, in Fang, due north. According to the old man's Taiji diagram, the cathode is born in the sun, so this day is "the winter solstice is born in the sun" and runs for four hours, and the cathode produces yang. Water is where everything is, that is to say, the human body also has the principle of cathode generating yang. Therefore, every midnight, I sleep quietly, my yang is impulsive, and my kidneys are boiling. Isn't it natural to have water When the fire is summer, the south is the square, when the time is different, Ding Bing is the heavenly stem, the noon is the earthly branch, the sun is the three lights, and the heart is the human body. Therefore, when water is born from the sky and the true yang is impulsive, the yogi must immediately use his mind (fire) to stop it from leaking out. The Taoist single crystal mentioned: Fire forces the golden traveler, that is, the heart fire drops, the kidney water rises, and the yin and yang intersect to burn.
(wood, stone and soil) pronunciation: Lian
Meaning: This word consists of "wood", "stone" and "earth". According to the Taoist theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, wood can make a fire, so wood is the fire source, stone is the metal, and gold can produce water, so gold is the water source. Taoist single crystal said: "Wood is Vulcan, and gold is the essence of water. Soil can gather five elements. " Taoism refers to Jin Mu's fire, water and soil as lung, liver, kidney, heart and spleen. The four seasons of gold, wood, water and fire change differently. Only the soil belongs to the central government and the four seasons flourish. Gold, wood, water and fire all depend on soil, so there is a saying that "soil can give birth to everything" Taoist single crystals also call soil "earth axe", "media employment" and "Huang Po", which means to use people's minds to capture the fire and water in people, return them to their original source, discard their dross and extract their essence (Shen Yuan and jing yuan). Only through such refining can the true qi work normally.
Pronunciation: Yan
Meaning: This word consists of two words: heart and life. It means to prolong life. Taoism believes that only the dual cultivation of sex (mind) and life can prolong life. Therefore, the "Dan Jing" said: "Only knowing the nature of cultivation and not knowing the destiny is the first disease of practice." Practice is to cultivate the mind and meditate, so that all thoughts become ethereal and relaxed. Refine, be cautious about sexual intercourse, abstain from lust, and be perfect. Because people's mind is closely related to essence, if they are uneasy, essence will inevitably be consumed and life will be short. Therefore, the meaning of this word is to teach people to calm down and stick to the essence on weekdays, which is the foundation of prolonging life, that is, the way of health preservation advocated by Taoism.
(10 million) Pronunciation: NIAN
Meaning: This word consists of "thousand" and "ten thousand". It means that practicing according to law can lead to a long life without promises. Therefore, Song Yu's "Gao Tang Mi" has a sentence of "nine orifices unblocking depression, mental stagnation, and prolonging life for thousands of years". "Song Le Shu Zhi San" says: "Happy now, long live the years." In "The Death of Zhuangzi", Guang told Emperor Xuanyuan about the way of keeping in good health, saying: "Heaven and earth have officials, and Yin and Yang have artifacts, so be careful of your health, and things will strengthen themselves. I will keep one of them and get along with it, so I have been practicing for 1,200 years and my body has not been declining. " "Ten million" means long-term. If people can follow the old man's regimen for a long time, they will be strong and healthy and live longer.
(Hometown Water) Pronunciation: Yao
Meaning: This word consists of three words: self, home and water. This is the element of Neidan. The Taoist classic "The Jade Emperor's Heart Seal Sutra" says: There are three kinds of medicines, essence and essence. Self, home and water, that is, * * in the human body, are the sources of the three products. Therefore, the Taoist single crystal "Five True Chapters" says: "Everyone has an elixir of life, but he has lost his way. When the dew falls, heaven and earth meet and Lei Huang leaves. " (Yao) (Medicine) Everyone has it at home, regardless of virtue and stupidity, but ordinary people have excessive lust because of careless sex. Therefore, practitioners regard abstinence, building a foundation and refining essence as the most fundamental kung fu for health preservation.