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Introduction |
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Nourish prana by holding
to giving up speech,
and subdue mind in acting and not
acting. |
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Know the
ancestor throughout silence and dynamism,
and with
nothing in mind who else to seek? |
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The real ordinary mind
should response to object sensed,
but in responding should not
get lost. |
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Not get lost then the
nature of one's mind will reside by itself,
and when mind's
nature resides, then prana will revert by
itself. |
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With prana reverted, elixir will
be borne by itself,
as Kan [i.e. water] and Li
[i.e. fire] concocted in the pot. |
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Yin and
Yang generated repeatedly by each other,
until
generalized into a clap of thunder. |
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White
clouds pilgrim to above our head,
and sprinkle sweet
dew on Meru [i.e. on
top of our head]. |
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Then one drink the
wine of immortality,
in an ecstasy who can get to
know. |
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Sit and listen
to hymns not sounded by strings,
thus thoroughly know the mechanics
of creation and manifestation. |
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Do all these twenty
lines,
target upright to ascend heavenly
staircase. |
