Chapter 4: Taiyi Jinhua, double cultivation of life
The moonlight was like water, the mist was out of the cage, and in the small courtyard, a small thin figure could be faintly seen sitting on the stone bench, as if holding something in his hand.
This figure naturally sneaked out of the room Qiao Chen'an.
After seeing the big words of "Taiyi Jinhua Dafa", he still felt a little sleepy, forced himself to hold back the excitement in his heart, put on two warm clothes at random, and got up and came to the yard.
The moonlight was fine tonight, just as he was in the mood at this time.
The glutinous rice balls in his stomach were still moving, but Qiao Chen'an's attention was all on the Dao scroll he was holding in his hand, and just the six big characters on the cover made him think about it!
Taking a deep breath, he turned the first page of the scroll with anticipation, and dozens of small seals broke into his sight.
"Dao Chong, and use it to have Fu Ying. Like the Sect of All Things. Frustrate it, solve its disputes, and its light, and its dust......"
Qiao Chenan read it carefully, and found that this passage seems to be the general outline of this set of "Taiyi Jinhua Dafa", which is mysterious and difficult to understand, obscure and profound, and can clearly recognize every word when it is taken apart, but when the crosses are combined, it is immediately like a different appearance, and he can't understand a word.
"It's over, if the whole recipe is so weird, then how can I cultivate!"
Qiao Chen complained in his heart, and continued to turn back, fortunately, the situation he was worried about did not happen, except for this general outline, although the other parts of the exercises were complicated, after all, he was also a person who had read books for more than ten years in his previous life, and it was not too difficult to understand.
By the moonlight, he read the entire scripture scroll, and glanced at his parents' room with some weak hearts, Qiao Chen'an tiptoed back to his room, sat on the bed, and began to practice according to the method described in the scriptures.
"The nature is so quiet, and the heart is fixed. How can you drink wine, and your lust is gone......"
The most important thing in the whole method is the dual cultivation of life, that is, "the cultivation of both gods and forms", not only to cultivate the external Dao Dharma, but also to practice the inner mind, and to cultivate the mind and body in an all-round way.
What is sexuality?
The beginning of the true knowledge, a spirit is also bright;
What is destiny?
Innate to fine, one breath is also.
To sum it up in one sentence, it is "the creation of sex is related to the mind, and the creation of life is related to the body."
"Hold the yuan and keep one, and watch the heart of heaven. ”
Reciting the eight characters silently in his heart, his hands pose a simple but quite mysterious mark on his chest, his eyes are closed, he exhales and breathes, and the attention of the whole person is focused on the position of the center of the eyebrows, which is where the heart of heaven is.
The so-called Taoist dantian is divided into "upper dantian", "middle dantian" and "lower dantian".
The lower dantian is the lifeline, and the qi sea and other acupoints located in the lower abdomen are the places where the essence is hidden, the source of strength; the position of the middle dantian is the Jizhong acupoint on the chest, which is the house of hiding qi; the upper dantian is the sexual root, and the Yintang acupoint located in the center of the eyebrows is the place where the gods are embraced.
And the first thing to cultivate in "Taiyi Jinhua Dafa" is the upper dantian among the three, God first, and the form later.
The night was deep, and as time passed, Qiao Chen'an gradually entered a state similar to settled, his mood was ethereal, untainted by foreign objects, and his mind seemed to become clear.
As soon as the rooster sang the world white, the tranquility of the early morning was broken by the noise, Qiao Chenan also woke up from his cultivation, only to find that the sky was bright, and before he knew it, it was already night, and the giant beast named Qiantang slowly woke up from his slumber.
"Is it already night?"
He whispered to himself, after meditating all night, instead of feeling half tired and sleepy, his mind was clear, and he only felt that the spirit of the whole person was unprecedentedly smooth, and for a while, he only felt full of energy.
I have to sigh at the magic of the Taoism taught by the old man.
"Oops......"
It's just that when he got out of bed, he screamed miserably, fell and ate, it turned out that after a night of meditation, his two legs had already been pressed by the blood blockage, numb and almost unconscious, not controlled at all.
"It seems that this cultivation is not completely harmless, at least these two legs are afraid that they will suffer in the future......" He collapsed on the ground and smiled bitterly, unable to move for a long time.
After a simple breakfast, Qiao Chen'an came to the school as usual, greeted by Mr. Wu's eager gaze, during this time, the old man's attitude towards himself has become better and better, even if he is caught sleeping lazily in class, it is often only a symbolic slight reprimand, and other people can only stare dryly.
Xu Xian, who was at the same table, was even more indignant, looking at his red and swollen hands, is this still the old man Wu who wants to beat the ruler if he doesn't agree with him?
This can't help but make him feel a little emotional, it seems that no matter what era it is, good students are always attractive and sweet.
As the days passed, Qiao Chen'an would practice the Taoism taught by the old man who sold rice balls when he had spare time, and the most important thing in cultivating was to adhere to the word, unless he had great perseverance, those with great determination could not succeed, and his qualifications would be secondary.
If you fish for three days and dry your nets for two days, and treat cultivation as a child's game, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to achieve success in your life.
When a person has both superior cultivation qualifications and is willing to practice diligently from time to time, it is the time when the Dao Fa advances by leaps and bounds, and not only is cultivation improved, but also many other perceptions may be derived, which is the truth of the so-called "genius".
To practice together, the most important thing is to pay attention to the four words of "wealth and law".
Wealth is a certain economic foundation, not only a large amount of resources required for cultivation, but also a worldly material foundation, as the so-called no wealth is not enough to cultivate the Tao, if the cultivation resources are not enough, then the speed of cultivation is much slower than others.
Couples are Taoist friends with the same heart, not only Taoist couples, but also two or three close friends on the road of cultivation, walking hand in hand, is really a great joy in life;
The Dharma, that is, the method required for cultivation, is the foundation of cultivation, and it is like a tree of Fusang, leading to the heavens;
The earth is the dojo of cultivation, that is, the blessed land of the cave in the mouth of the world, the aura is dense, like a pot overflowing, and the cultivation has the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
And in the four words "wealth and law", he just barely occupies the word "law"!
Regarding the identity of the old man, he also guessed a lot, what Maoshan Taoist priest, hidden master, immortal descended to earth, all went through it in his mind, but found that there was no clue at all, so he had to leave it behind for the time being.
If there is fate, we will see each other again in the future, but if there is no fate, it is useless to think more.
When it is like a white horse, the passing years will flow between the white snow and the green grass, and the moss marks on the stone steps in front of the door are old and new, and it is four years in a blink of an eye.
During this period, Qiao Chen'an practiced scriptures diligently, visualized the heart of heaven every day, although he did not exercise often, his body was surprisingly strong, and he didn't know how much stronger than the powerless scholars of this era.
However, the bigger change is the spirit of his whole person, not as "easy to break by the wind" as a scholar, his eyes are clear and bright, the ink is like a jewel, and his gestures give people an extraordinary feeling.
Dressed in white, if you are carrying a long sword, you dare to call the heroes of the rivers and lakes.
At the center of his eyebrows, it was like a small sun, exuding a warm breath all the time, spreading to all parts of his body.
What's even more strange is that the sourness in his eyes has not diminished in the slightest over the years, as before, but the vision of his eyes has been greatly improved, and even a small object far away can be seen clearly.
Not only that, but just recently, he found that he could see things at night, even in the dark night when he couldn't see his fingers, he could see things as clearly as during the day!
It's really weird!
The glutinous rice ball in his stomach no longer moved as it used to be, as if it had disappeared, but Qiao Chenan always felt that it was still hidden somewhere in his body, just waiting for himself to find out.
Not long ago, he just participated in the children's examination held by the county, and the people who participated in the examination were basically Qiantang scholars, and the competition was not large.
Seventeen-year-old showman!
Such a young talent is rare in this era, for a while, Qiao Chen'an became famous, almost half of the money pond knew his "big name", usually walking on the road often gained the envy and admiration of the people around him, even Mr. Wu's worth also rose with the tide, many people sent their children to his door, so excited that the old man Wu was very relieved, and he was happy every day, as if he was more than ten years younger.
It's been decades, except for when he was admitted to Xiucai when he was young earlier, when has he been so beautiful?
Of course, there are also many wealthy families who have taken a fancy to Qiao Chen'an's potential stock, and asked the matchmaker to come to Qiao's house to walk around, saying that the little lady of which household and which family had taken a fancy to him and wanted to form a century-old relationship with him, but they were all dismissed by Qiao Chen'an for the reason of focusing on his studies, and he never thought that his actions would make everyone evaluate him higher, saying that he had the style of an ancient gentleman.
In this regard, Qiao Chenan could only smile bitterly, he just wanted the obsession in his heart, he wanted to see the eternal beauty who came from the broken bridge and from the dream, and saw her peerless appearance, which was in vain.
I just don't know, is that person the same as he imagined?