Dongui Bogam_30_The Key to Regulating Breathing
[調氣訣] [The Key to Regulating Breathing] 彭祖曰, 和神導氣之道, 當得密室閉戶, 安床煖席, 枕高二寸半, 正身偃臥瞑目, 閉氣於胸膈中, 以鴻毛着鼻上而不動, 經三百息, 耳無所聞, 目無所見, 心無所思. 如此則寒暑不能侵, 蜂蠆不能毒, 壽三百六十歲, 此隣於眞人也. Peng Zu said, "The method of harmonizing spirit and pulling qi is as follows. In a silent room, close the door, put the bedding to a comfortable state, and warm up the bed. Adjust the pillow to a height of 2.5 chon, lie down face up, close ..
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Dongui Bogam_28_Qi Is the Root of Respiration
[氣爲呼吸之根] [Qi Is the Root of Respiration] 正理曰, 人受生之初, 在胞胎之內, 隨母呼吸, 及乎生下, 剪去臍帶, 則一點眞靈之氣, 聚于臍下. 凡人唯氣最先, 莫先於呼吸. 眼耳鼻舌意是謂六慾, 皆由是氣, 非是氣, 則聲色香味觸法都不知覺. 氣之呼接于天根, 氣之吸接于地根, 氣之在人身, 一日周行八百一十丈. Complete Compendium of the True Principles of the Golden Elixir (正理) says, "When a person is first born, he/she breathes along with his/her mother inside the mother's womb. When the umbilical cord is cut off after the b..
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Dongui Bogam_27_The Frequency of Movements of Defense Qi
[衛氣行度] [The Frequency of Movements of Defense Qi] 靈樞曰, 衛氣之行, 一日一夜五十周於身, 晝日行於陽二十五周, 夜行於陰二十五周. 是故平旦陰盡, 陽氣出於目, 目張則氣上行於頭, 循項下足太陽, 循背下至小指之端. 其散者, 別於目銳眥, 下手太陰, 下至手小指之間外側. 其散者, 別於目銳眥, 下足少陽, 注小指次指之間, 以上循手少陽之分側, 下至小指之間. 其別者, 以上至耳前, 注足陽明, 以下行至跗上, 入五指之間. 其散者, 從耳下, 下手陽明, 入大指之間, 入掌中. 其至於足也, 入足心, 出內踝下, 行陰分, 復合於目, 故爲一周. 二十五周於身, 陽盡於陰, 陰受氣矣. 其始入於陰, 常從足少陰注於腎, 腎注於心, 心注於肺, 肺注於肝, 肝注於脾, 脾復注於腎, 亦如陽行之二十五周而復合於目矣. Divine..
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Dongui Bogam_26_Qi Is the Basis of Essence and the Spirit
[氣爲精神之根蔕] [Qi Is the Basis of Essence and the Spirit] 東垣曰, 氣者神之祖, 精乃氣之子, 氣者, 精神之根蔕也. 茅眞君曰, 氣是添年藥, 心爲使氣神, 若知行氣主, 便是得仙人. 《養性》 Dongyuan said, "Qi is the ancestor of spirit, and essence is the child of qi. Therefore, qi is the basis of essence and spirit." Mao Zhenjun said, "Qi is the drug which elongates life, and the heart controls qi and spirit. One can become an immortal if one knows the master ..
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Dongui Bogam_25_Nocturnal Emission Pertains to the Heart
[遺泄精屬心] [Nocturnal Emission Pertains to the Heart] 丹溪曰, 主閉藏者, 腎也, 司疏泄者, 肝也. 二藏皆有相火, 而其系上屬於心. 心君火也. 爲物所感則易動, 心動則相火亦動, 動則精自走, 相火翕然而起, 雖不交會, 亦暗流而疏泄矣. 所以聖人只是敎人收心養心, 其旨微矣. Danxi said, "Storing and protecting is controlled by the kidneys, and opening and flowing is controlled by the liver. The two viscera both have ministerial Fire, and the liver system and kidney system are both connected upwards to ..
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Dongui Bogam_22_Essence Is the Ultimate Treasure
[精爲至寶] [Essence Is the Ultimate Treasure] 夫精者, 極好之稱, 人之精最貴而甚少. 在身中通有一升六合. 此男子二八未泄之成數, 稱得一斤, 積而滿者至三升, 損而喪之者不及一升. 精與氣相養, 氣聚則精盈, 精盈則氣盛. 日啖飮食之華美者爲精, 故從米從靑. 人年十六則精泄. 凡交一次則喪半合, 有喪而無益, 則精竭身憊. 故慾不節則精耗, 精耗則氣衰, 氣衰則病至, 病至則身危. 噫, 精之爲物, 其人身之至寶乎. 《養性》 Essence refers to the extremely good. The essence is of the most treasurable in a person, and the amount is very small. There is 1 doe 6 hop in total inside the..
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Dongui Bogam_21_Essence Is the Basis
[精爲身本] [Essence Is the Basis of the Human Body] 靈樞曰, 兩神相薄, 合而成形, 常先身生, 是謂精. 精者, 身之本也. 又曰, 五穀之津液, 和合而爲膏, 內滲入于骨空, 補益髓腦, 而下流于陰股. 陰陽不和, 則使液溢而下流于陰, 下過度則虛, 虛則腰背痛而脛痠. 又曰, 髓者, 骨之充, 腦爲髓海. 髓海不足, 則腦轉, 耳鳴, 胻痠, 眩冒. In the Divine Pivot (靈樞), it is said that: "The spirit of two people join to form a new shape. What is always made before the body is formed is called essence. "Essence is the fundamental substanc..
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Dongui Bogam_20_Sayings of the Early Sages
[先賢格言] [Sayings of the Early Sages] 眞人養生銘曰, 人欲勞於形, 百病不能成, 飮酒勿大醉, 諸疾自不生, 食了行百步, 數以手摩肚, 寅丑日剪甲, 頭髮梳百度, 飽卽立小便, 飢則坐漩尿, 行處勿當風, 居止無小隙, 常夜濯足臥, 飽食終無益, 思慮最傷神, 喜怒最傷氣, 每去鼻中毛, 常習不唾地, 平明欲起時, 下床先左脚, 一日無災殃, 去邪兼辟惡, 如能七星步, 令人長壽樂, 酸味傷於筋, 苦味傷於骨, 甘卽不益肉, 辛多敗正氣, 醎多促人壽, 不得偏耽嗜, 春夏少施泄, 秋冬固陽事, 獨臥是守眞, 愼靜最爲貴, 錢財生有分, 知足將爲利, 强知是大患, 少慾終無累, 神靜自常安, 修道宜終始, 書之屋壁中, 將以傳君子. It is said in Son the Wise Man's Inscription on Nurturing Li..
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Dongui Bogam_19_Contraindications in Nurturing Nature
[養性禁忌] [Contraindications in Nurturing Nature] 養性書曰, 善攝生者, 無犯日月之忌, 無失歲時之和. 須知一日之忌, 暮無飽食. 一月之忌, 晦無大醉. 一歲之忌, 冬無遠行, 終身之忌, 夜不然燭行房. 又曰, 喜怒損志, 哀戚損性, 榮華惑德, 陰陽竭精, 學道之大忌也. It is said in the Book of Nurturing the Spirit (養性書): "Anyone who is trying to care for one's health must not violate the prohibition of the day and month and live according to the seasons. The prohibition of the day is not overeating ..
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Dongui Bogam_17_The Key Points of Health Preservation
[攝養要訣] [The Key Points of Health Preservation] 太乙眞人七禁文曰, 一者, 少言語養內氣. 二者, 戒色慾養精氣. 三者, 薄滋味養血氣. 四者, 嚥精液養藏氣. 五者, 莫嗔怒養肝氣. 六者, 美飮食養胃氣. 七者, 少思慮養心氣. 人由氣生, 氣由神旺, 養氣全神, 可得眞道. 凡在萬形之中所保者, 莫先於元氣. It is said in the Seven Proscriptions Writings of the True Person of the Great One (太乙眞人七禁文): "First, speak less to nurture qi inside the body. Second, nurture essence-qi by abstaining from sexual desires. Third, ea..
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Dongui Bogam_16_Massage and Guiding-pulling Exercises
[按摩導引] [Massage and Guiding-pulling Exercises] 養生書曰, 夜臥覺, 常叩齒九通, 嚥唾九過, 以手按鼻之左右上下數十過. 又曰, 每朝早起啄齒, 幷漱津唾滿口嚥之, 縮鼻閉氣, 以右手從頭上引左耳二七, 復以左手從頭上引右耳二七, 令耳聰延年. It is said in the Book on Nourishing Life (養生書): "When awakened at night, always click the upper and lower teeth nine times, swallow saliva nine times and rub the left, right, upper, and lower parts of the nose with the hand ten times." Also, "Wake up..
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Dongui Bogam_15_Movement and Diet
[搬運服食] [Movement and Diet] 養性書曰, 凡人修養攝生之道, 各有其法. 大槪勿要損精耗氣傷神. 此三者, 道家謂之全精全氣全神是也. It is said in the Book of Nurturing the Spirit (養性書): "There are specific ways in Tao of training and preserving one's health. The point is not to harm the essence, qi, or the spirit. Preserving the essence, qi, and spirit are the three that Taoism emphasizes. 每於雞鳴時, 便可起坐, 擁衾調息, 叩齒聚神, 良久, 神氣旣定, 方行火候搬運數十遍, 便覺渾身和暢, 血脉自..
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Dongui Bogam_14_One with the Heavenly Movements
[人心合天機] [The Human Mind Becomes One with the Heavenly Movements] 還丹論曰, 道以心爲用, 能知運用者, 以道觀心, 心卽道也. 以心貫道, 道卽心也. 是心也, 非人心之心, 乃天心之心也. 天之居於北極, 爲造化之樞機者, 此心也. 故斗杓一運, 則四時應節, 五行順序, 寒暑中度, 陰陽得宜矣. It is said in the Doctrine of the Returning Elixir(還丹論): "Mind is the function of the Dao. A person who is able to use the mind in good ways sees the mind with the Dao, so the mind is the Dao itself; the Dao is pen..
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Dongui Bogam_13_Dao Can Be Learned at Any Time
[學道無早晩] [The Dao Can Be Learned at Any Time] 延壽書曰, 人者物之靈也. 壽本四萬三千二百餘日卽一百二十歲. 洪範. 一曰壽百二十歲. 元陽眞氣, 本重三百八十四銖一斤也, 內應乎乾, 乾者, 純陽之卦也. 人晝夜動作施泄, 散失元氣, 不滿天壽, 至六陽俱盡, 卽是全陰之人易死也. 年到八八, 卦數已極, 汞少鉛虛, 欲眞元之復, 不亦晩乎. It is said in the Three Counselors' Book on the Extention of Life of the Three Primes (延壽書) that: "Humankind is the most sacred of all living things, and the lifespan is about 43,200 days (equivalent to..
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Dongui Bogam_12_Emptying the Mind
[虛心合道] [Emptying the Mind to Correspond to the Dao] 白玉蟾曰, 人無心則與道合, 有心則與道違. 惟此無之一字, 包諸有而無餘, 生萬物而不竭. 天地雖大, 能役有形, 不能役無形. 陰陽雖妙, 能役有氣, 不能役無氣. 五行至精, 能役有數, 不能役無數. 百念紛起, 能役有識, 不能役無識. Bai Yuchan (E) said, "The person becomes one with Tao when one empties one's mind but not when the mind is not emptied. The nothingness covers every presence, and it does not disappear even after giving birth to all things...
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Dongui Bogam_11_Treating Diseases with the Dao
[以道療病] [Treating Diseases with the Dao] 臞仙曰, 古之神聖之醫, 能療人之心, 預使不致於有疾. 今之醫者, 惟知療人之疾而不知療人之心. 是猶捨本逐末, 不窮其源而攻其流, 欲求疾愈, 不亦愚乎. 雖一時僥倖而安之, 此則世俗之庸醫, 不足取也. Quxian (臞仙) said: "Wise doctors of ancient times treated the minds of people and led them to avoid diseases. Doctors in the present day, however, only know how to treat diseases and not the minds of people. This is throwing away the fundamentals and pur..
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Dongui Bogam_10_Living According to the Four Seasons
[四氣調神] [Living According to the Four Seasons] 春三月, 此謂發陳. 天地俱生, 萬物以榮, 夜臥早起, 廣步於庭, 被髮緩形, 以使志生, 生而勿殺, 予而勿奪, 賞而勿罰. 此春氣之應, 養生之道也. 逆之則傷肝, 夏爲寒變, 奉長者少. The three months of spring are called the period of the beginning. It is when the universe is born and all things develop and flourish. One must sleep late and wake up early, stroll the garden slowly, loosen one's hair, and relax the body to lead the hea..
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Dongui Bogam_09_Essence, Qi, and the Spirit
[保養精氣神] [The Maintenance and Nurturing of Essence, Qi, and the Spirit] 臞仙曰, 精者身之本, 氣者神之主, 形者神之宅也. 故神太用則歇, 精太用則竭, 氣太勞則絶. 是以人之生者神也. 形之托者氣也. 若氣衰則形耗, 而欲長生者未之聞也. 夫有者因無而生焉. 形者須神而立焉. Quxian (臞仙) once said, "Essence(精) is the origin of the body, qi(氣) is the master of the spirit, and body(形) is the shelter of the spirit. Therefore, the spirit(神) becomes exhausted if the spirit is overused, the essence(精..
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Dongui Bogam_08_Three Energy Fields
[丹田有三] [There Are Three Energy Fields] 仙經曰, 腦爲髓海, 上丹田, 心爲絳宮, 中丹田, 臍下三寸, 爲下丹田. 下丹田, 藏精之府也. 中丹田, 藏神之府也. 上丹田, 藏氣之府也. It is said in the Classic of the Immortals (仙經): "The brain is the sea of marrow, it is the upper energy field. The part of the body 3 cun under the umbilicus is the lower energy field. The lower energy field stores essence(精), the middle energy field stores spirit(神), and the upper ..
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Dongui Bogam_07_The Human Body to a Nation
[人身猶一國] [The Human Body Can Be Compared to a Nation] 抱朴子曰, 一人之身, 一國之象也. 胸腹之位, 猶宮室也. 四肢之別, 猶郊境也. 骨節之分, 猶百官也. 神猶君也. 血猶臣也, 氣猶民也. 知治身則能治國矣. 夫愛其民, 所以安其國. 惜其氣, 所以全其身. 民散則國亡, 氣竭則身死. It is said in the Baopuzi (抱朴子): "The body of a human being is like a nation. The chest and abdomen are the royal palaces, and the four limbs are the boundaries at the outskirts of the country. Joints imply how the tasks of..
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Dongui Bogam_05_Differences in Lifespan
[壽夭之異] [Differences in Lifespan] 素問曰, 黃帝曰, 余聞上古之人, 春秋皆度百歲, 而動作不衰. 今時之人, 年半白而動作皆衰者, 時世異耶, 人將失之耶. In the Basic Questions (素問), "Huangdi asked, "The people of ancient times are said to not get old even at the age of 100. The people nowadays, however, get old in their movement even at the age of 50. Is this because time has changed or because the people have lost the way of Dao?" 岐伯對曰, 上古之人, 其知道者, 法..
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Dongui Bogam_03_The Beginning of Form and Qi
[形氣之始] [The Beginning of Form and Qi] 乾鑿度云, 天形出乎乾, 有太易太初太始太素. 夫太易者未見氣也. 太初者氣之始也. 太始者形之始也. 太素者質之始也. 形氣已具而痾, 痾者瘵, 瘵者病, 病由是萌生焉. 人生從乎太易, 病從乎太素. In the Book of Changes Heavenly Qian Chisel Measurement (乾鑿度), it is said: "The specific image of heaven comes from geon (乾), which can be classified into the great change (太易), great beginning (太初), great opening (太始), and great simplicity (太素). The great c..
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Dongui Bogam_02_Picture of the overall body
[身形藏府圖] [Picture of the overall body. viscera, and bowels] 孫眞人曰, 天地之內, 以人爲貴, 頭圓象天, 足方象地, 天有四時, 人有四肢, 天有五行, 人有五藏, 天有六極, 人有六府, 天有八風, 人有八節, 天有九星, 人有九竅, 天有十二時, 人有十二經脉, 天有二十四氣, 人有二十四兪, 天有三百六十五度, 人有三百六十五骨節, There is a saying by Sun Zhenren(孫眞人), Mankind is the most precious of all living things in the universe. The round head resembles heaven, and the flat foot resembles earth; man has four limbs as t..
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