People spend half their lives in sleep, and even more Taoist hermits regard the "land of fragrance" as a paradise and want to sleep in samadhi. Semi-Shan Weng's poem said, "Flowers and bamboos dream of a secluded window in the afternoon and forget the world for the time being. Huashan Chu Shi, if allowed to see, don't find a fairy to find a way to sleep ",it can be seen that sleeping is also a good way. According to Taoist health books, do not lie near the fire, do not be exposed to the wind, and do not sleep in the open air. Be sure to do some light exercise before going to bed, such as rubbing your eyes, face, stomach, brushing your teeth, gargling, rubbing your feet, combing your hair, meditating, etc., so that the food can be digested before going to bed. Don't go to bed drunk, don't sleep by candlelight, don't hang your feet, don't open your mouth, don't repeat your head, and put down all your plans to sleep. When sleeping, you should warm your abdomen (Danes usually wear a bellybutton to protect your navel), pad your shoulders to protect your neck, warm your feet and freeze your brain, lie on your right side after meals, and eat far away. Old people should take a nap, but young people can't sleep until noon. Because the elderly are weak in qi, they are nourished by sleep, and the young are strong in yang, and their sleep at night is strong against yang, which leads to dizziness, brain swelling and severe head disease.

Yesterday's Unfamiliar Day, compiled by Zheng Xuan in the Ming Dynasty, records that "Qian Jin Fang" said: "Half drunk, sleeping alone, soft pillow, warm feet, calming the heart, fascinated eyes." Cao Tingdong's Old Heng Yan in the Qing Dynasty said: "Fools say that there are two ways to sleep, namely, exercise and exercise. Fuck, such as thinking about the top of your head, breathing silently, looking back at your abdomen, etc., to make your heart feel something, but don't rush, you should be able to sleep. Vertically, let his thoughts wander in the area without me, or he can gradually enter the hazy realm. The most taboo, the more you want to sleep, the harder it is to sleep. Unexpectedly, it covered the waking point. " But if you forget to sleep, your thoughts will guide you to sleep in your hometown. He also said: "Sitting on a catnap will refresh you when you wake up, which is more beneficial than lying on a pillow." However, some people can't sleep while sitting, but their mouths are closed and their eyes are closed. When they rest, it is enough to sleep during the day and pass the day. "The above is the way to sleep. The Red Wind Pit of Zhou Dynasty in Ming Dynasty contains "Twelve Sleeping Skills of Huashan Mountain", which can be regarded as an inner alchemy. According to legend, this method was taught by Huashan Taoist Chen Tuan.

"Sleeping Skills" says: "Those who learn Tao and practice truth will sit upright, knock their teeth for 36 times, call the gods in their bodies one by one, and then let them take off their coats and lie on their sides. The trick is to close your eyes, your eyes are half drooping, your red faucet reaches your palate, your knees are closed and your feet are closed. Fingers are like hooks, and yin and yang return to the orifices, which is also the turn of the sun and the moon. Then hold the sword tactic in one hand to protect the door, and hold the sword tactic in the other hand to bend your arms and pillow it. Eyes to nose, nose to door, teeth, door to door, see from the heart, welcome from the outside, is also the essence of the sun and the moon. Skills such as transporting deer, raising cranes and resting turtles.

My wife has 13,500 breath and 84,000 miles of gas day and night, which is the nature of heaven and earth. To return the thinking spirit to the Yuan spirit, internal medicine can also be used. The inside is the body and the outside is the use. Being good at the inside, being light at the outside, and integrating the inside and the outside is the time to enter the Tao. At this point, the six thieves are naturally eliminated, the five elements are naturally clustered, the temperature rises and falls naturally, the true liquid is achieved, and the spiritual roots are watered. Therefore, Xuanzang said,' Take a sip, drink spring wine while sleeping, and leave it until dusk, so it's a real day'. After you sleep, wipe your heart when you get up and wipe your eyes twice, then your body and mind will be comfortable. "

The book "The Life of Gui Zhi Heng Ji" contains the Taoist "Five Dragon Body Method", and its formula says: "Sleep with your head facing east, lie on your side, like a dragon's flat, like a dog's song, bend your arm pillow with one hand, rub your belly and navel with the other hand, stretch your feet and shrink your feet, don't sleep, sleep first, draw air, wait for calm, and return to nature. This method is for the Neidan family to get rid of the sleeping demon, so as to achieve the state of "sleeping with God and waiting for news" in the participation contract, and "sleeping without worry and sleeping without dreams" in Zhuangzi. Although this method fell asleep, it was still vivid and Zhan Ran thought, which led Shen Yuan to join hands with others by sleeping. In this way, "the nature of music education is obviously not starting, realizing the truth of dreams and being silent in thinking", and its poem says: "Shen Yuan stays in Dantian overnight, and the clouds are full of Huang Tingyue." Two mandarin ducks are floating in the green water, and there is a purple lotus in Shui Xin.

Don't stick to the method of lying on your side. Lying on your back is called corpse sleep. Confucianism has the commandment of sleeping instead of lying dead. However, Taoism says that "learning to die before being born" can play the role of falling into zombies and is also the realm of immortals. The Dan family compared the human nose to the mountain peak of the face, and the nose column between the eyes was the "mountain root" (also known as "ancestral knowledge", "sexual household" and "Kannonji"). The root of the nasal column between the two nostrils is connected with Renzhong point, also known as Shangen, which is called "locking nose" because it is just at the junction of breathing in and out of the nasal root.

Intentionally paying attention to this nasal root, the heart and breathing are interdependent, locking the feeling of breathing, as if moving it into the navel, gradually falling into chaos and really falling asleep, which is called "nasal locking". Lv Zu's poem said, "Rest easy and end up in the south. Sleeping immortals often lie in white clouds. The dream soul enters the yin and yang orifices, and the breath sneaks into nature. Who knows the truth? Taoist priests must first learn to be deaf. " Chu Shi's sleeping method in Huashan is now in line with advocating enlightenment and awakening the public. "

According to Zhang Sanfeng's Postscript of Dragon Slayer and Biography of Zhouyi, it is said that "a gentleman enters a banquet in one breath". The beauty of saying "go to dinner" instead of "go to dinner" is the word "enter", which means sleeping. You can sleep sitting or lying down, so why sleep on a high pillow? Today, I will record the sleeping skill formula in Chen Tuan's "The Method of Stinging Dragons" handed down from generation to generation, and see the true meaning of Taoist sleeping skill:

Dragon belongs to Yuanhai, and Yang hides in Yin. People say it stings the dragon, but I sting the heart. Hide its use silently and rest deeply. White clouds lie high, there is no confidant in the world.

Source ~ Xuanmen Taoism