Chapter 378: The Three Treasures of Life

Xiao Tianshu said with a smile: "Hahaha, from these descriptions, I know that Zu Shu's way was obtained from many people, including Xu Zhenjun, Zheng Zhenren, Our Lady of Lingguang, and Mrs. Taixuan. Regarding Zu Shu's appearance, it is known that she is a black-faced, big-eyed, seven-foot-long, majestic and terrifying goddess, with a strong and strict personality, and is very strict with her children. ”

Lu Dongbin said: "As the so-called "those who are deep in their desires, their natural opportunities are shallow", too many desires, the less "gained", the more withered the soul, the more tired the body and mind, and the more depressed the spirit, in this state, how to talk about happiness, how to talk about leisure? It is important to know that happiness is not only material, but also spiritual. The importance of the Taoist philosophy of mind to reality is evident from this. ”

He also said: "The Qingjing faction Qingjing Sanren Sun Buer, Sun Buer, a famous female Taoist priest of the Quanzhen School of the Jin Dynasty, formerly known as Sun Fuchun, the legal name is Fuji, and the name is Qingjing Sanren." Sun Bu'er is the author of "The Secretary of the Dan Dao Narrated by the Confidant of the Prince", which is known as the ancestor of the Kundan Dao by later generations, and the sect of the disciples who inherit her teachings and ideas is called the Quanzhen Dao Pure School. ”

According to the "Golden Lotus Authentic Record": "The fairy girl, the youngest daughter of Sun Zhongbin, the family is in the early Ning, the mother's dream of seven cranes dances in the court, and the six cranes fly away for a long time, and the only crane enters the arms. Very intelligent, strict etiquette in the boudoir, good and good. ”

After marrying Ma Yifu, that is, Ma Danyang, the seventh son of Quanzhen, Jin Dading seven years, Quanzhen patriarch Wang Chongyang came to live in his home from the south, and used "pear" as a metaphor to point out Sun Buer and Ma Danyang, and gave him the secret of the heavenly rune cloud seal.

Xuan Chu said: "There are really so many fairies! It seems that if you want to cultivate immortals, you have to maintain your health, and you have to live a long time! ”

Xiao Tianshu smiled: "Why? ”

Xuan Chu said: "Those immortals, which one of them is not a long-lived hundred years old, so that they can understand some truth, of course, there are also those who are originally immortals, and they died after living for more than ten years and twenty years old!" But I'm so stupid, I've been studying for so long, and I just know how to meditate, and it will definitely take a long time to learn, so it takes time to learn slowly, and slowly realize the Tao and cultivate immortals! ”

Xiao Tianshu smiled: "Hahaha, you are self-aware, and you also know that you are stupid, and I thought you didn't know anything after studying for a long time." ”

Chu said, "Huh? Aren't you dumb anymore, when will you be able to speak? ”

Xiao Tianshu said with a smile: "With Master Zu here, no matter how dumb you are, it should be good, not to mention that I am still here, because some people have become dumb!" ”

Lu Dongbin said with a smile: "To maintain health, you must first understand the connotation of "life". Taoist medicine's understanding of life is quite different from that of Western medicine.

Western medicine believes that the birth of a human being is the combination of the father's sperm and the mother's egg to form a fertilized egg, and then form an embryo, which grows in the mother's womb, conceives for ten months, and falls to the ground. The Taoist doctor's "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" believes that human beings are produced by "heaven and earth merging". "Heaven" belongs to the formless, and "earth" belongs to the tangible. Therefore, the composition of human life includes "the elements of heaven" and "the components of the earth". The "composition of the earth": It is the "tangible" body that man acquires. This part is the same as Western medicine, including the five internal organs, six internal organs, limbs, and hundreds of remains; "Heavenly Ingredients": It is the "invisible" component that human beings innate produce. This part cannot be studied by Western medicine, including the spirit, soul, spirit, qi, life, and three jiao.

Taoist doctors believe that the three most important ingredients in life are: essence, qi, and spirit, collectively known as the "three treasures of life": "essence": tangible, is the "essence substance" of the human body, including ** and blood. "Qi": it is intangible, equivalent to "energy", and is the source of life activities; "God": is invisible, that is, "primordial god", the true master of life. "Genshin" has the strongest ability to protect health.

Xiao Tianshu said: "Why are the "essence", "qi" and "god" called the three treasures? What's the value? ”

Lu Dongbin said: "Because the "Three Treasures of Life" can form a multi-layer protective barrier to protect life. The ability to defend "Jing" is equivalent to the immune system (directly destroying invaders) and the nervous and endocrine system (regulating the internal environment) in Western medicine. "Qi" constantly circulates in the body, and also forms a strong protective layer on the surface of the body to resist the invasion of external evils; "God" has the smallest particles, the strongest energy, and the strongest ability to protect life. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" says: "Righteousness is stored in the body, and evil cannot be done." He also said, "Where evil is gathered, its spirit will be empty." It clarifies the relationship between righteousness and evil.

If the human body is strong in righteousness, external evil cannot invade; The reason why external evil can invade the human body is because of the weakness of righteousness. "Yuan Shen" is the true master of life, and it is also the highest energy among the three treasures of life, "essence", "qi" and "god", and the strongest function of protecting life.

Xiao Tianshu said: "Isn't that health preservation a nourishment? ”

Lu Dongbin said with a smile: "Health preservation is important in nourishing the gods, and virtue must be emphasized, and the "Yuan Shen" has the strongest function of protecting life, so it is the magic weapon of Taoist medicine. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" highly respects the spiritual health method, and in the first article of "Su Wen", "The Ancient Theory of Innocence", it is said that the sage's health preservation method is "tranquil and empty, the true qi comes from it, and the spirit is guarded." In other words, we must be able to be pure and have few desires, look down on fame and fortune, and not be tempted by external objects, so as to reach the realm of "nothingness". In this way, we can maintain the innate "true qi" of the dantian, and make the "essence" and "god" closely combined, keep it inside without leaking out, and achieve the maintenance of the three treasures of life, "essence", "qi" and "god". In order to achieve "tranquility and nothingness", it is necessary to "emphasize morality", so the essence of health preservation lies in cultivating morality, which cannot be achieved by simply taking tonics.

The great physician of the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao, said in his masterpiece "The Prescription of a Thousand Gold":

"Wellness lies in virtue. Both virtue and virtue can live a long life without taking medicine; Virtue is insufficient, even if you take jade liquid Jindan, you can't prolong your life. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" most advocates the "tranquil and nihilistic" way of health preservation, that is, the spiritual health regimen. Because among the three treasures of life, "essence", "qi", and "god", the "primordial spirit" has the strongest ability to protect life. Only by attaching importance to morality can we maintain the "Yuan Shen" and achieve the highest state of health.

Xuan Chu said: "However, when watching Xianxia, we often see one word, that is, Yuanshen. Many people don't understand what exactly the "Yuan Shen" that Taoism refers to? Is it only available to those who have attained enlightenment? Master, just give us a good explanation, what exactly is the primordial spirit, right? ”

Lu Dongbin smiled: "Actually, this thing is not mysterious, Taoism says, the Yuan Shen is an ideological thing that strips off the body, it is separated from the body, and the Yuan Shen is higher than the body, when we were born, it was actually the first Yuan Shen, and finally after continuous development and change, slowly there was flesh and blood, with this body, the power of the world, can continue to cultivate the Yuan Shen to achieve the purpose of their own use, and even higher level people can control the Yuan Shen to complete some impossible things. ……”