Master's words made me both clear and confused, what I understood was that I could use the Tao to appreciate treasures, and what I was confused was, what is the Tao?

"Enlightenment" Danyangzi thoughtfully explained to me in simple terms: "Enlightenment is the process of thinking about and comprehending the truth, and practicing the practical feasibility of the theory. Enlightenment is not an ethereal ideological understanding, it is real and visible, and insight is the initial witness of enlightenment. ”

I suddenly felt that the mouth was suddenly opened, and Lao Tzu had a cloud: "There is often a desire to observe its know-how, and there is often no desire to observe its wonder." That is to say, when people contemplate the Tao, they have desires, and since they have desires, they observe the Tao with their own knowledge and knowledge, while people's knowledge is limited, and what they can see can only be the Tao of their own knowledge and opinions, not the Tao itself. But if one often has no desire to observe the Tao, there is no bigotry, no resistance, only tolerance and acceptance. The Tao will merge into the observer's body and mind, or the observer's body and mind will merge into the Tao, that is, unity, the same with the Tao, and merging with the Tao is enlightenment. ”

Danyangzi laughed heartily and exclaimed: "Ask, hear the Tao, know, and practice the Tao, in order to attain the Tao." The apprentice is really talented, and he can become a great way!"

I laughed heartily, as if I had a hint of enlightenment. Today's ancient inkstone, only the predecessors used the jade in the stone and a leaf to obscure the eyes of the world, so that the pearl was covered with dust, which was also preserved. But even after the vicissitudes of time, it can be distinguished by treasure.

Suddenly, I remembered the rhino horn pen holder and asked, "Master, in addition to an ancient inkstone today, I also found a pen holder, which feels very special..."

"It's another chance for you. Master said.

"I know, I've picked up another treasure. "The point I want to say is not the treasure itself, but the feeling that this pen holder is very special, so I hurriedly said.

The master was not in a hurry, and said in a serious voice, "Do you know, what kind of object is that?"

"In the Qing Dynasty, the rhino horn carved Panasonic asked the boy pen holder. I said it.

The master nodded slightly, twisted his beard, and asked, "Do you know that Matsushita asked the boy's book?"

I was a little disdainful and said, "Master, I have been studying hard since I was a child. This poem, from the Tang Dynasty Jia Island's "Hermit Doesn't Meet", this poem is the Middle Tang Dynasty poet Jia Island to the mountains to find a hermit failed to meet the feeling of writing, the full text is Panasonic asked the boy, the teacher to collect medicine. Only in this mountain, the clouds are deep and do not know where. ”

"Do you know who Jia Dao is looking for?" Danyangzi asked with some meaning.

"The hermit is unknown, some people think that it is Sun Xia, the mountain friend of Jia Island. I answered fluently, and then became complacent about answering the question.

Danyoko smiled but said nothing.

I felt a little unsure, and asked, "Isn't it?"

The master asked rhetorically, "Do you know that Taoism was prevalent in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Tang Dynasty. It is said that when Tang Gaozu Li Yuanwude was called the emperor in May of the third year, according to Taiyuan, because of the good deeds of Jinzhou people, he said that he was in Longjiao Mountain in the southeast of Fushan County, Pingyang Prefecture, and saw the old man in white and said that he was the son of Tang Tianzi in my language, I am the old gentleman, and my ancestor is also. Daoju is a common subject in the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, and all generations of emperors want to live forever, and there are many stories of refining the elixir and feathering and soaring. Speaking of this, I seemed to think of something, and exclaimed: "Master, Jia Dao is not going to look for Li Chunfeng!"

"Li Chunfeng, intelligent and studious since childhood, well-read, proficient in astronomy, calendrical, yin and yang, Taoism. Master introduced.

I sighed in my heart, this is similar to the existence of gods like Guiguzi and Zhuge Liang!

Danyangzi continued lightly, "But it's not him. ”

I almost suffocated, "Master, can you stop panting so loudly when you speak?" ”

"It's the head of Yunyoudao, Ma Xiang. "Master looked at me and was a little embarrassed to give the answer directly.

"Ma Xiang... Tang Dynasty" I quickly thought in my mind, and suddenly a flash of inspiration and asked tentatively: "Ma Xiang, are the words natural?" In "All Tang Dynasty Poems", it seems that his poems are included, and he is the author of "Ma Natural Jindan Formula", which is a poet of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Master nodded slightly, "That's him." Everyone knows him as a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and few people know that he has extraordinary Taoist and medical skills. ”

"Ah, is he a Taoist priest? or a doctor?" I was amazed.

"Yes. Master's tone was very affirmative.

I tried my best to recall the record of Ma Xiang in the history books, "It is recorded in the history books that this person looks strange and ugly, and there are eight words to describe the ugly appearance, nose, bald sideburns, and big mouth...", I continued to think, "Yes! In the records of Cai Juhou's "History of Poetry" in the Northern Song Dynasty, there is such a description, Taoist priest Ma naturally has strange skills, drinking until he is not drunk with one stone, people are sick, and he is crushed with weeds and trees to eat with people, all of them are sick. ”

I was a little excited, "Master, Ma Xiang also has an ability!, right?"

"In Taoism it is called a monk. Legend has it that wine can be spiritual. Because many immortals have a preference for drinking and playing chess, and the pursuit of cultivators is the Jindan Dao, immortality, feathering and ascending. Some coincidences, people with deep blessings, have the opportunity to connect with the gods, and they will obtain supernatural powers. This Ma Dao Chief, that's the case, born out of phase, there must be differences from ordinary people, he has learned the method of practicing qi, and he has extraordinary ability. ”

"It turns out that this kind of capable person has existed since ancient times. "I realized.

"However, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the prosperous era of Taoism, there were also many fake Taoist priests who indiscriminately filled the number, falsely claiming that they could refine the elixir and live forever. Especially the princes and nobles at that time pursued this, Tang Xuanzong Li Chen was poisoned by taking elixir and died in Daming Palace. Back then, Jia Dao said that Emperor Tang Xuanzong did not understand poetry and was degraded, and the world thought that Jia Dao wrote poems to mock Pei Du, the Duke of Jin. In fact, it is not, as Jia Dao said, why use burning pills to learn to stay in the face, making trouble in the city and quiet, if people are looking for elixir, they are not interested in the scenery. warned the emperor at that time, but at that time, how could the rulers not listen to the high opinions of the national teacher and listen to his words of a mad Taoist priest?"

""Ma Natural Jindan Formula", since you know this book, it is the best. The five short poems in the appendix of this book are all about the introductory method of cultivating the mind, and the language is plain and plain, but the content contained is intriguing, if you can understand one or two, it will also be very beneficial to your practice. Master said flatly.

I frowned, "The ancients thought that they could live forever after taking it, but modern technology tells us that this golden pill is a yellow medicinal gold smelted from dansha and lead, sulfur and other raw materials", long-term use will be harmful to the body, and the master knows that Tang Xuanzong died here, why do you still let me...?"

I was thinking in my heart, but the master seemed to know my thoughts, and recited the golden pill formula: "True intentions come from true knowledge, and gnosis also responds to itself." The three of them are one family, and the body and mind are stable. The empty room is full of light, and the sun is restored in the quiet. Pick and exercise diligently, and turn into purple gold cream. The spiritual wisdom is born, and the sex is now dusty. The pearl of the night is bright and clean everywhere. Noise turns into authenticity, and people's hearts change their hearts. If it weren't forged by divine fire, how would the gold be divided in the mine?"

I wanted to ask about the mystery here, but was interrupted by the master waving his hand and said, "The golden pill recipe that I just read is the method of refining the outer pill. And cultivation is about cultivating the Inner Dan. In a nutshell. It is to use the human body as a furnace, use the essence and qi in the body as medicine, and smelt it with the gods, so that the essence, qi and spirit can be condensed and can be formed into a holy fetus, which can be reborn into immortals. ”