Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing (黃庭內景經) · Volume 2

是為太倉兩明童坐在金合城九重方圓一寸命門中

these are the two bright youths of the Great Granary, seated in the nine layers of the Golden Hall City; one inch square, they are within the Gate of Life,

主調百穀五朱香闢卻虛贏無病傷外應尺宅氣色芳

in charge of regulating the hundred grains and the five flavors, red and fragrant; they drive away emptiness and frailty so that there is no sickness or injury; corresponding outwardly to the Foot-Long Dwelling, the complexion is fragrant,

光華所生以表明黃錦玉衣帶虎章注念三老子輕翔

where radiance is born, and thereby it is shown; in yellow brocade and jade robes, wearing a tiger seal. Concentrate on visualizing the Three Elders, and a person will fly lightly,

長生高仙遠死殃

living long as a high immortal, far from the calamity of death.

膽部之宮六府精中有童子曜威明雷電八振揚玉旌

The palace of the gallbladder is the essence of the six bowels, and within it a youth, Yao Wei Ming; thunder and lightning rouse the eight directions and raise the jade banners,

龍旗橫天擲火鈴主諸氣力攝虎兵外應眼童鼻柱間

dragon flags cross the sky and hurl fire bells; he is in charge of all strength and commands the tiger soldiers; corresponding outwardly to the pupils of the eyes and the bridge of the nose,

腦發相扶亦俱鮮九色錦衣綠華裙佩金帶玉龍虎文

the brain and hair support each other and are both fresh and glossy; in nine-colored brocade robes and green-radiance skirts, wearing a golden belt and jade, patterned with dragon and tiger,

能存成明乘慶雲役使萬神朝三元

if you can visualize this until it is bright and complete, you will ride on auspicious clouds; command the myriad spirits and have audience with the Three Primes.

脾長一尺掩太倉中部老君冶明堂厥字靈元名混康

The spleen is one foot long and covers the Great Granary; in the central region the Old Lord governs the Bright Hall; his style is Ling Yuan and his name is Hun Kang,

治人百病消谷糧黃衣紫帶龍虎章長枯益命賴君王

he heals the hundred illnesses for people and digests grain; in yellow robe and purple sash, with the emblems of dragon and tiger. A life long withered can be made to grow again, thanks to this lord,

三呼我名神自通三老同坐各有朋或精或胎別執方

call my name three times and the spirit will naturally connect; the Three Elders sit together, each with companions; some govern essence, some govern the embryo, each holding his own method,

桃孩合延生華芒男女徊尤有桃康道父道母對相望

the Peach Child joins with Yan and gives forth blossoming rays; men and women wander about, and especially there is Tao Kang; the Father of the Way and the Mother of the Way face each other and gaze,

師父師母丹玄鄉可用存思登虛空殊途一會歸要終

the Teacher and the Teacher's Wife are in the land of Cinnabar Dark, and through visualization you may ascend into the void; though the paths differ, they meet in one and return to the final point of the utmost essential,

閉塞三關握固停含漱金醴吞玉英遂至不飢三蟲亡

shut the Three Passes, clasp your hands firmly and stay still; hold the golden nectar in your mouth and swallow the jade blossom; then you are no longer hungry, the Three Worms perish,

心意常和致欣昌五嶽之雲氣彭亨保灌玉廬以自償

the mind is always at peace, and so you flourish; the cloud-breath of the Five Peaks swells to fullness; nourish and irrigate the Jade Hut, and thereby make up for yourself,

五形完堅無災殃

so the Five Forms are whole and firm, with no disaster or misfortune.

上睹三元如連珠落落明景照九隅五靈夜燭煥八區

Looking up you see the Three Primes like strung pearls, and the bright scenery sparkles and lights the nine corners; the Five Spirits shine by night and blaze forth in the eight regions,

子存內皇與我遊身披風衣銜虎符一至不久升虛無

visualize the Inner Sovereign wandering with me, wearing a wind-cloak and holding a tiger tally; in no long time you ascend to the void and nothingness,

方寸之中念深藏不方不圓閉牖窗三神還精老方壯

within the square inch you hide your intent deeply, neither square nor round, with the windows shut; the Three Spirits return the essence, and an old man is again in his prime,

魂魄內守不爭競神生腹中銜玉璫靈注幽闕那得喪

the spirit-soul and bodily soul keep within and do not contend with each other; the spirit is born in the belly and holds jade pendants in its mouth; the spirit pours into the dark gate, so how could it be lost,

琳條萬尋可蔭仗三魂自寧帝書命

a jade bough ten thousand fathoms tall can give shade and shelter; the Three Souls are naturally at peace, and the Emperor writes down your nature and fate.

靈臺鬱藹望黃野三寸異室有上下間闕營衛高玄受

The Spirit Terrace is dense and misty, and you gaze upon the Yellow Wilds; within three inches the chambers lie above and below; the Interstice Gate and the nutritive and defensive energies are received from High Mystery,

洞房紫極靈門戶是昔太上告我者左神公子發神語

the Cave Chamber and Purple Pole are the gates of the spirit; this is what the Supreme One told me long ago. On the left the divine young lord utters spirit words,

右有白元並立外明堂金匱玉房間上清其人當吾前

on the right the White Prime stands outside; among the Bright Hall, the Golden Casket and the Jade Chamber, the Highest Clarity one stands before my face,

黃裳子丹氣頻煩借問何在兩眉端內俠日月列宿陳

the Yellow-Robed Child of Cinnabar, whose breath comes and goes often; I ask where he is. He is at the ends of the two eyebrows; inside, clasping the sun and moon (the base text has "xia" where "jia", clasp, is meant), the constellations are arrayed,

七曜九元冠生門

the Seven Luminaries and Nine Primes crown the Gate of Life.

三關之中精氣深九微之內幽且陰口為天關精神機

Within the Three Passes the essence and breath lie deep, and within the Nine Subtleties it is dim and yin; the mouth is the Heavenly Pass, the pivot of essence and spirit,

足為地關生命靡手為人關把盛衰

the feet are the Earthly Pass, on which life depends; the hands are the Human Pass, which holds rise and decline.

若得三官存玄丹太一流珠安崑崙重重樓閣十二環

If you obtain the Three Offices and keep the Dark Cinnabar, the Great One's flowing pearl is set in Kunlun; tower upon tower, twelve rings,

自高自下皆真人玉堂繹字盡玄官璇璣王衡色蘭殲

from high to low all are true persons; in the Jade Hall the characters are strung together, and all are dark officials; the Jade Armillary Sphere and Jade Crossbar are colored like orchid and fine silk,

瞻望童子坐盤恆問誰家子在我身此人可去入泥龍

gazing at the youth who sits and lingers; I ask, whose child is within my body? This one can depart and enter the Niwan (the base text has "long" where "wan" is meant),

千千百百自相連一一十十似重山雲儀五華俠耳門

thousands upon hundreds are joined to one another, ones and tens like mountains piled up; cloud emblems and the Five Flowers flank the ear gates,

赤帝黃老與己魂三真挾胥共房津五斗煥明是七元

the Red Emperor, the Yellow Elder and one's own spirit-soul, the three true ones support one another and all stand in the chamber's ford; the Five Dippers shine brightly, and these are the Seven Primes,

日月飛行六合間帝鄉天中地戶端面部魂神綿相存

the sun and moon fly through the six directions; the emperor's land is in the middle of heaven and the earth gate is at the tip; the spirits of the face are bound together and keep each other in mind.

呼吸元氣以求仙仙公公子已可前朱鳥吐縮白石源

Breathe the primal breath to seek immortality, and the immortal lords and young lords can already come forward; the Vermilion Bird exhales and draws back at the source of the white stone,

結精育胞化生身留胎止精可長生三氣右徊九道明

gathering essence and nourishing the womb, giving birth to this body; hold the embryo and stop the essence, and you can live long; the three breaths wheel to the right, and the nine paths shine,

正一含華乃充盈遙望一心如羅星金室之下可不傾

the Correct One holds its blossom and is thereby filled; gazing afar at the one heart like stars in array; beneath the golden chamber, you can be free of overturning,

延我白首反孩嬰

lengthening my white head and returning it to a child's.

瓊室之中太素集泥九夫人當中立長谷玄鄉繞郊邑

Within the Jasper Chamber the Great Plain gathers, and the Lady of the Niwan stands in the center (the base text has "jiu" where "wan" is meant); the Long Valley and Dark Village circle around the suburbs,

六龍散飛難分別長生至慎房中急何為死作令神泣

the six dragons fly scattered and are hard to tell apart; what longevity most requires care over is the haste of the bedchamber; why court death and make the spirit weep,

忽之禍鄉三靈及但當吸氣錄子精寸田尺宅可治生

neglect it and you enter the land of calamity, and the Three Spirits too will be caught up; you should only draw in breath and gather in your essence; the inch-field and foot-dwelling can govern life,

若當決海百讀傾葉去樹枯失青青氣亡液漏非已形

if the great sea is breached, the hundred rivers all pour out (the base text has "du" where "du", river, is meant); take away the leaves and the tree withers and loses its green; when breath is lost and fluid leaks, it is no longer your own body,

專閉御景乃長寧保我泥龍三奇靈恬淡閉視內自明

concentrate and hold fast, and master the images, and only then will you be at peace for long; preserve the Three Marvelous Spirits of my Niwan; be calm and close your eyes, and within it will naturally be bright,

物物不幹泰而平愨矣匪事老復丁思詠玉書太上清

things will not come to invade, and you will be tranquil and level; sincerity is not a matter of affairs, and the old become robust again. Think on and chant the Jade Book, and the Supreme One is pure and still.

常念三房相通達洞得視見無內外存漱五牙不飢渴

Always keep in mind that the Three Chambers connect with one another, so that you can see through them openly, without inside or outside; visualize rinsing the Five Sprouts, and you will be neither hungry nor thirsty,

神華執巾六丁謁急守精室勿妄洩閉而寶之可長活

the Spirit Blossom holds the towel, and the Six Ding come to pay audience; you must quickly guard the chamber of essence and not let it spill carelessly; shut it and treat it as a treasure, and you can live long,

起自形中初不闊三官近在易隱括虛無寂寂空中素

it arises from within the form, and at first it is not far off; the Three Offices are near at hand and easily reined in; in void and stillness, the emptiness is plain and pure,

使形如是不當汙九室正虛神明舍存思百念視節度

if you make the body like this, it should not be soiled; the Nine Chambers are rightly empty, the dwelling of the spirit-light; in visualizing the hundred thoughts, mind the measure,

六府修治勿令故行自翱翔入天路

tend the six bowels and do not let them grow stale; as you walk you will naturally soar and enter the heavenly road.

治生之道了不煩但修洞玄與玉篇兼行形中八景神

The way to govern life is not fussy at all; only practice the Dongxuan and the Jade Chapters; and also practice the Eight Scenery Spirits within the body,