Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 146 Daily life of monks

"Xiao Sheng, let go of your Qi and concentrate your mind. You should know that the two techniques of inner elixir are based on practicing mind and regulating your breath."

"Refining the spirit, purifying the spirit, nourishing the spirit, and concentrating the spirit are both indispensable."

Zhang Jiebin stood outside the hut instructing Chen Jisheng to practice Kungfu. This was already half a month after they arrived at Qingxu Mountain.

The young Taoist came up from the bottom of the mountain and saw the two practicing Qigong. He said, "Master Lu, is he in the house?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jiebin stopped instructing, turned around and looked at the young Taoist, and said, "Here you are, preaching to Taoist Bai. How come Taoist Guo is here so early today?"

"The temple fair has long passed, the farming work is busy, and there are few people coming to seek medical advice. I came up in advance as long as they could handle it."

This young Taoist was none other than Guo Jingzhong, a native of Henan. He studied medicine and Taoism with others in Mount Huashan. After completing his studies, he traveled around the world and met Qian Xuzi by chance in Shandong a few years ago.

At the beginning of this year, I heard that Qianxuzi was stranded in Qingxu Mountain, so he came all the way.

Zhang Jiebin nodded and shouted: "Xiao Sheng, that's all for today. Let's go and listen to Master Lu's sermon."

The three of them entered and each found a futon to sit down on.

Qian Xuzi ignored the three of them and continued to preach to Bai Yuzhan.

After a while, after the small class was over, the big class started for everyone. Qian Xuzi said, "Do you have any questions today?"

Guo Jingzhong asked: "The words of the Alchemy Sutra are innate and one must seek it from the same kind. I don't know what it means?"

Qianxuzi said: "The way of golden elixir emphasizes the combination of yin and yang. The yin and yang are one male and one female, one free and one ridge, one lead and one mercury. This is the medicine of great elixir."

"The true energy of Kan is called lead, and the true essence of Li is called mercury. The innate essence is accumulated in me, and the innate energy is taken from there. Why is this, do you know?"

Guo Jingzhong lowered his head and thought for a moment, shook his head, and replied: "I don't know."

"He, Kanye, has outer yin and inner yang. In an image, it is water or the moon. In humans, it is a woman."

"I, Li Ye, am yang on the outside and yin on the inside. In the image, I am fire and the sun, and in people, I am male."

"Old husband, the way of yin and yang between men and women, if you follow it, you will be born, and if you go against it, you will get elixirs. The principle is the same."

Guo Jingzhong couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words. After Qian Xuzi finished speaking, he asked a question: "There is a saying in the Book of Changes that Kan is the middle man and Li is the middle woman. But Master Lu said that 'I' is 'Li'. Why is this?"

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Qian Xuzi did not answer, but asked: "Do you know why?"

Chen Jisheng shook his head directly, but Bai Yuzhan frowned and thought hard.

However, Zhang Jiebin had a thought in his mind, and Qian Xuzi smiled and said: "My little friend knows, you might as well tell me directly."

Everyone looked at Zhang Jiebin. Zhang Jiebin smiled calmly and said: "Tai Chi produces two yangs, two yangs produce four images, and four images produce Bagua. It can be seen that Li belongs to Qian, and Kan belongs to Kun. Li Kan is formed by the intersection of Qian and Kun.

Hexagram. Therefore, the universe and the earth intersect, the emptiness of the stems creates separation, and the solidity of kun becomes the barrier. This is the reason why I am away from the other barrier!"

Qianxuzi applauded and praised: "What my little friend said is absolutely true. Not only will the reality change when you are off the threshold, but the same goes for men and women."

Bai Yuzhan asked at this time: "Since there is yin essence in Li and yang energy in Kan, wouldn't all our essence be taken away by that woman?"

Guo Jingzhong also agreed: "When cultivating the Tao and cultivating the mind, you should avoid women. I agree with Master Lu's dual cultivation of life and life, but I disagree with the dual cultivation of yin and yang."

Zhang Jiebin watched the debate with great interest. Although the three of them belonged to the Quanzhen sect, Qianxuzi studied under the Nanzong and founded the Neidandong sect; Guo Jingzhong and Bai Yuzhan were both Longmen sects and were in the same line as the Quanzhen sect of the Beizong.

Qianxuzi had been in Qingxu Mountain for a while, and he often discussed Taoism with various Buddhist temples, but he could not convince anyone, and gradually fewer and fewer people came to see him.

"Cultivation of the Tao cannot go against the will of nature. Life should be cultivated, and Yin and Yang should also be cultivated. If we only emphasize life and ignore Yin and Yang, the Taoist sect will flourish the next day, and everyone in the world will practice Taoism. How can the population prosper?" Qianxuzi said with a smile.

"Master Lu's words are wrong. Our Taoist sect has never prohibited the mixing of men and women, and we also know that not everyone can practice Taoism. Only one person in a hundred can practice Taoism. This can also alleviate the rapid growth of the population." Guo Jingzhong said.

Qian Xuzi nodded and continued: "At the beginning of life, it is too simple and uncarved, and it is the whole of Tai Chi. That is, as time goes by, the essence and energy are lost, and the body grows strong and declines. This is the principle of natural growth."

"Birth, old age, illness and death are the normal conditions of life. Does Master Lu have a way to solve it?" Zhang Jiebin nodded and asked.

However, Qian Xuzi shook his head and just said: "The method of inner elixir is to collect the medicine and return it to the furnace, fill the gaps and refine the qi, which is intended to restore its pure yang body. This is the theory of the immortal returning the elixir."

Zhang Jiebin thought for a while, then combined what he had learned throughout his life to clarify his ideas.

"If the national fortunes are restored, how can humanity not be revived?"

After saying this, Zhang Jiebin stood up and walked excitedly in the house, chanting: "The key to a person's life, old age, illness and death lies in vitality. If vitality is lost, a person will get sick or decline. And to reverse illness and decline is to revitalize vitality!"

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"Collecting herbs and returning them to the furnace, removing barriers and filling in gaps, and refining the gas are nothing more than reviving vitality."

Qian Xuzi smiled and said, "It's not easy for my little friend to have such an understanding."

"Alchemy is not something that everyone can practice, but one day, I will definitely find a way to heal and rejuvenate in middle age, so that everyone can enjoy a long life."

Zhang Jiebin said that at this moment, for the first time, he had the idea of ​​​​finding ways to rejuvenate vitality and prolong life from medical science.

This is the normal situation in Ge Honglu. There are small classes, big classes, debates, and gains.

As soon as the class is over, Zhang Jiebin will follow Guo Jingzhong down the mountain, and Chen Jisheng also wants to follow.

"Why are you following me? I'm going to witness Lei Fa's healing skills. You don't understand medical science, so just stay here." Zhang Jiebin was caught and taught a lesson.

"But I also want to see Thunder Method cure diseases. It's so miraculous, I also want to learn it." Chen Jisheng refused to give up.

Bai Yuzhan said: "Zhang Daoyou, please take Xiao Sheng with you. Seeing is believing, otherwise he will think that we are cheating!"

"Hey, I've seen a lot of swindlers. I'm going to see the real thing tomorrow." Zhang Jiebin smiled, and then said to Chen Jisheng: "Okay, if you want to follow, just follow. Don't complain on the way."

"No, I have been practicing Qigong for half a month!"

The three of them left Gehonglu and headed to the Patriarch's Hall.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Jiebin was still very surprised when he saw the endless stream of people going up the mountain.

"Haven't you seen him?" Guo Jingzhong came to him at some point and looked at the pilgrims going up the mountain with torches.

Zhang Jiebin shook his head and said: "Not only have I seen it before, my mother took me on the incense trail in the middle of the night when I was a child."

"Then you're still surprised?" Guo Jingzhong asked curiously.

"Walking in the crowd doesn't feel like anything, but it looks really spectacular here. Look at those torches. Isn't it just a fire dragon snaking around?" Zhang Jiebin said.

"Okay, someone will come down the mountain to see a doctor soon. Get ready. I heard that your medical skills are quite good. Please give me a helping hand." Guo Jingzhong said.

The two came to the guest room specially designed to receive pilgrims suffering from illness. Taoist priests came and went from time to time, and the air was filled with the smell of medicine.

"High mountains and flowing water, shrouded in clouds and mist, and herbal medicines are environmentally friendly. They live in a cottage here. No wonder Ge Xianweng and Bao Xiangu don't want to leave." Zhang Jiebin couldn't help but sigh as he smelled the aroma of medicine in the air.

"The pilgrims are coming."

Someone called out. Zhang Jiebin looked up and saw that there were indeed torches coming to the bridge, and there were still some scattered torches on the mountain road. Compared with the torches going up the mountain on the opposite side, these seemed to be so few.

"Whether Lei Fa can really cure diseases will soon be seen and believed."

Zhang Jiebin thought that three days ago, he had witnessed Guo Jingzhong practicing the thunder method amidst the rolling thunder. He guessed that this so-called thunder method for treating diseases was similar to the qigong guidance technique, just like Zhu You among doctors.