Huang Ting Nei Wai Jing Jing (黃庭內外景經) · Volume 4

常存玉房神明達，時思太倉不飢渴，役使六丁玉女渴，閉子精門可長活，

Constantly visualize the Jade Chamber, and the spirit-light passes through; think of the Great Granary from time to time, and you will be neither hungry nor thirsty. Command the Six Ding, and the Jade Maidens come to pay respects (the base text's "ke" should read "ye"); shut your gate of essence, and you can live long,

正室堂前神所舍，洗心自治無敗汙，歷觀五臟視節度，六府修治潔如素，

The Main Chamber before the hall is the house where the spirit dwells; wash the heart and govern yourself, without defeat or defilement. Observe the five viscera in turn and see their measure; tend the six bowels until they are clean as plain white silk,

虛無自然道之固，物有自然道不煩，垂拱無為身體安，虛無之居在幃間，

Emptiness and naturalness are where the Way is firm; things have their own nature, and the Way is not fussy. Let the robes hang and the hands fold in non-action, and the body is at ease. The dwelling of emptiness lies within the curtains,

寂寞郭然口不言，修和獨立真人官，恬淡無欲遊德園，清淨香潔玉女前，

Still and silent, vast and open, the mouth does not speak (the base text's "guo" should read "kuo"). Cultivate harmony and stand alone, in the palace of the Perfected Person; be tranquil and free of desire, and roam in the garden of virtue; pure and fragrant, in the presence of the Jade Maidens,

修德明達神之門。

To cultivate virtue and attain clarity is the gate of the spirit.

作道優遊深獨居，扶養性命守虛無，恬淡自樂何思慮，羽翼已具正扶疏，

One who practices the Way lives at ease, dwelling deep and alone, nurturing his life and holding fast to emptiness. Tranquil and happy in himself, what thoughts has he? His wings are already complete and spreading wide,

長生久視乃飛去，五行參差同根蒂，三五合氣其本一，誰與共之鬥日月，

With long life and lasting vision, he flies away. The Five Phases are uneven, yet share one root and stem; the three and the five unite to form qi, and its source is one. Who shares it with it? The Dipper, the sun and the moon,

抱玉懷珠和子室，子能守一萬事畢，子自有之持無失，即欲不死入金室，

Embracing jade and holding pearl, harmonize your chamber. If you can hold to the One, all affairs are concluded; you have it in yourself, so hold on and do not lose it. If you wish not to die, enter the golden chamber,

出日大月是吾道，天七地三回相守，升降進退合乃久，玉石落落是吾寶，

The sun rises and the moon sets; this is my Way (the base text's "da" should read "ru"). Heaven's seven and earth's three turn about and keep one another; rising and falling, advancing and retreating, in accord, they endure long. Jade and stone, in clusters, are my treasure,

子自有之何不守，心曉根基養華彩，服天順地合藏精，七口之五回相合，

You have it in yourself; why not guard it? When the heart understands the root, it nurtures radiance; take in heaven and follow earth, and bring them together to store your essence. The seven and the five turn about and unite (the base text's "kou" is probably superfluous or damaged),

崑崙之上不迷誤，九原之山何亭亭，中有真人可使令，蔽以紫官舟城樓，

Above Kunlun one does not go astray; how lofty is the mountain of the Nine Plains! In its midst are Perfected Ones who may be commanded; use the Purple Palace and the tower of Cinnabar City as a screen (the base text's "guan" should read "gong" and "zhou" should read "dan"),

俠以日月如明珠，萬歲昭昭非有期，外本三陽物自來，內拘三神可長生，

Flanked by the sun and moon like bright pearls, shining for ten thousand years with no fixed term. Outwardly take the three yang as the root, and things come of themselves; inwardly hold fast to the Three Spirits, and you can live long,

魂欲上天魄入淵，還魂返魄道自然，庶幾結珠固靈根玉，匙金鑰身完堅，

Nearly forming the pearl, guard the Spirit Root firmly; the jade key and golden lock keep the body whole and solid,

載地懸天周乾坤，象以四時赤如舟，前仰後卑列其門，選以還丹與玄泉，

Earth is borne below and heaven hangs above, enclosing Qian and Kun; modeled on the four seasons, red as cinnabar (the base text's "zhou" should read "dan"); the front is raised and the back is low, and the gate is set in order; choose the returned cinnabar and the Dark Spring,

象龜引氣致靈根，中有真人巾金巾，負甲持符開七門，此非扶葉實是根，

Guide the qi like a tortoise and call forth the Spirit Root. Within is a Perfected Person whose headscarf is a golden scarf; he carries spirit armor on his back and holds talismans, opening the seven gates. This is not a branch but the root itself,

晝夜忌之可長存，仙人造士非異有，積精所致和專仁，人皆食谷與五味，

Keep him in mind day and night and you can live long. Immortals and Daoists have no different art; it comes from accumulating essence, and lies in harmony and single-minded devotion. People all eat grains and the five flavors,

獨食太和陰陽氣，故能不死天相既，試說五臟各有方，心為國主五臟王，

But they alone take in the qi of Supreme Harmony, yin and yang, and so they can avoid death, and Heaven helps them as well (the base text's "ji" should read "ji", meaning "and"). Let us say the five viscera each have a place; the heart is ruler of the realm and king of the five viscera,

受意動靜氣得行，道自將我神明光，晝日昭昭夜自守，渴可得漿飢自飽，

It receives the movement and stillness of intention, and qi is able to circulate; the Way naturally leads me, and the spirit-light shines forth. By day it is bright, and at night one guards it oneself; when thirsty one can get drink, and when hungry one is sated of oneself,

經歷六府藏卯酉，通我精華調陰陽，轉陽之陰藏於九，常能行之耳不老，

Passing through the six bowels, stored in mao and you; reaching my vital essence and harmonizing yin and yang; turning from yang into yin, stored in the nine. If one can practice this constantly, one will not grow old,

肝之為氣修而長，羅列五臟主三光，上合三焦下玉漿，我神玖魄在中央，

The qi formed by the liver is long, spread among the five viscera, governing the three lights; above it joins the Triple Burner, and below it becomes jade fluid. My spirit, hun and po are at the center,

精液流泉去鼻香，立於玄膺含明堂，雷電霹靂往相聞，右酉左卯是吾室。

Fluid like a flowing spring, taking away the foul smell in the nose and bringing fragrance; standing at the Dark Breast and holding the Bright Hall; thunder and lightning crash and are heard to and fro; on the right is you, on the left is mao; this is my chamber.

伏於志門侯天道，近在子身還自守，清靜無為神留止，精神上下開分理，

Lie hidden at the gate of the will and await the Way of Heaven; it is close to your own body, and you should guard it yourself. In purity and non-action the spirit stays; spirit above and below are separated and put in order,

精候天道長生草，七竅已通不知老，還坐天門侯陰陽，下於喉嚨神明通，

When essence awaits the Way of Heaven, it is the herb of long life. When the seven orifices are already open, one does not know old age; sit back at the Heavenly Gate and await yin and yang; going down to the throat, the spirit-light communicates,

過華蓋下清且涼，大清靈淵見吾形，期成還年可長生，還過華池動腎精，

Passing beneath the Flower Canopy, pure and cool; in the Great Pure numinous abyss one sees my form. Hoping to accomplish the return to youth, one can live long; passing back through the Flower Pool, stirring the kidney essence,

立於明堂望丹田，將使諸神開命門，通利天道存靈根，陰陽列布若流星，

Standing in the Bright Hall, gazing at the Dantian; about to make the spirits open Mingmen; opening up the Way of Heaven and preserving the Spirit Root; yin and yang spread out like shooting stars,

肝氣周還終無端，肺之為氣三焦起，上座天門侯故道，津液醴泉通六府，

The circulation of liver qi has no end in the end. The qi formed by the lungs rises from the Triple Burner; above, sit at the Heavenly Gate and await the old path; fluid and sweet spring water flow through the six bowels,

隨鼻上下開兩耳，窺視天地存童子，調和精華治發齒，顏色光澤不復白，

Going up and down the nose with the breath, opening both ears; looking out at heaven and earth, visualizing the child; harmonizing the essence and regulating hair and teeth; the complexion glossy, no longer turning white,

下於喉嚨何落落，諸神皆會相求索，下大絳宮紫華色，隱藏華蓋觀通廬，

Going down to the throat, how clustered it falls; the spirits all gather, seeking one another; descending into the Great Crimson Palace, in a purple radiance; hidden beneath the Flower Canopy, observing the open hut,

專守心神轉相呼，觀我神明闢諸邪，脾神還歸依大家，致於胃管通虛無，

Guard the heart-spirit with single mind, calling to one another in turn; observe the spirits of my body and ward off all evils; the spirit of the spleen returns, relying on the others; sent to the stomach tube, leading through to emptiness,

藏養靈根不復枯，閉塞命門如玉都，壽傳萬歲年有餘，脾中之神主中官，

Storing and nourishing the Spirit Root, no more to wither; seal Mingmen as though it were a jade capital; lifespan passed on for ten thousand years and more. The spirit in the spleen governs the central office,

朝會五臟列三光，上合天門合明堂，通利六府調五行，金木水火土為王，

Holding court with the five viscera, spreading the three lights; above joining the Heavenly Gate and joining the Bright Hall; opening the six bowels and harmonizing the Five Phases; metal, wood, water, fire and earth are kings,

通利止脈汗為漿，修護七竅去不祥，二神相待化玉英，上稟天氣命益長，

Freeing the blood vessels and turning sweat into fluid; tending the seven orifices and removing the inauspicious; the two spirits wait on each other and transform into jade blossom; above they receive heavenly qi, and life grows ever longer,

日月列布張陰陽，五臟之主腎最精，伏於太陰成吾形，出入二竅合黃庭，

The sun and moon are laid out, spreading yin and yang; of the masters of the five viscera, the kidney is the most refined; lying hidden in the Great Yin, it completes my form; going in and out of the two orifices, joining the Yellow Court,

呼吸虛無見吾形，強我筋骨血脈盛，恍惚不見過青靈，坐於廬下幾小童，

Breathing within emptiness, I see my form; strengthening my sinews and bones, the blood vessels flourish; in the haze nothing is seen, and one has passed the Green Numen; sitting beneath the hut, almost a little child,

內息思存神明光，出於天門大無閒，恬淡無欲養華莖，服食玄氣可遂生，

Inner breath, thought and visualization, and the spirit-light shines; going out through the Heavenly Gate, vast and without gaps; tranquil and free of desire, nurturing the flowering stalk; take in the Dark Qi and you can live on,

還返七門飲太淵，通我懸膺過青靈，坐於膺間見小童，問於仙迂與奇方，

Return through the seven gates and drink of the Great Abyss; reaching my Hanging Breast and passing the Green Numen; sitting within the breast, seeing the little child; asking the immortals about winding paths and wondrous recipes,

服食芝草紫華英，頭戴白素足丹田，沐浴華池生靈根，三府相得開命門，

Taking fungus and the blossoms of purple radiance; wearing white silk on the head, with the feet in the Dantian; bathing in the Flower Pool and growing the Spirit Root; the Three Mansions find one another and open Mingmen,

五味皆至善氣還，披髮行之可長存，大道蕩蕩心勿煩，吾言畢矣勿妄傳。

The five flavors all arrive, and good qi returns; with hair loosened, practice it and you can live long; the Great Way is vast, so let the heart not be troubled. My words are finished; do not pass them on rashly.

高上玉皇胎息經

The Supreme Jade Emperor's Scripture of Embryonic Breathing.

玉皇天尊曰：

The Jade Emperor, Heavenly Venerable, said:

胎從伏氣中結，氣從有胎中息。

The embryo is formed from within hidden qi, and qi comes to rest within the embryo.

氣入身來謂之生，神去離形謂之死。

When qi enters the body, it is called life; when spirit leaves the form, it is called death.

知神氣，可以長生。

Those who know spirit and qi can live long.

故守虛無，以養神氣。

Therefore hold to emptiness, in order to nourish spirit and qi.

神行即氣行，神住即氣住。

When spirit moves, qi moves; when spirit settles, qi settles.

若欲長生，神氣相注。

If you wish to live long, let spirit and qi pour into each other.

心不動念，無來無去，不出不入，自然常在。

When the heart does not stir with thought, there is no coming and no going, no leaving and no entering, and naturally it always remains.

勤而行之，是真道路。

Practice diligently; this is the true path.