Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing (黃庭內景經) · Volume 4

萬神方胙壽有餘是謂脾建在中官五臟六腑神明王

the myriad spirits are receiving the sacrificial meat and life has a surplus; this is called the spleen established in the central office; the five viscera and six bowels have the spirit-light as their king,

上合天門大明堂守雌存雄頂三光外方內圓神在中

above they join the Heavenly Gate and the Great Bright Hall; hold to the female and keep the male, and bear the Three Lights on your head; square outside and round within, the spirit is in it,

通利血脈五臟豐骨青筋赤髓如霜脾救七竅去不祥

it clears the blood vessels, and the five viscera are full and rich; the bones are green and the sinews red, the marrow like frost; the spleen rescues and protects the seven orifices and removes the inauspicious,

日月列布設陰陰兩神相會化玉漿淡然無味天人糧

the sun and moon are set in rows, and yin and yang are laid out; the two spirits meet and turn into jade fluid; bland and without taste, it is the food of heavenly beings,

子丹進饌餚正黃乃曰琅膏及玉霜太上隱環太素瓊

the Son of Cinnabar offers the meal, and the dishes are properly yellow; so it is called Jade Marrow and Jade Frost; the Supreme One's hidden ring, the Great Plain's jasper,

溉益八液腎受精伏於太陰見我形揚風三玄出始青

it irrigates and replenishes the Eight Fluids, and the kidneys receive the essence; lying in the Great Yin, you see my form; raise the wind, and the Three Mysteries first come forth green,

恍惚之間至清靈坐於飈臺見赤生逸域熙真養華榮

in a trance you arrive at Clear Spirit; sit on the Whirlwind Terrace and see the Red Born One; the Realm of Ease and Joy in the True, nourishing glory and splendor,

內盼沉默煉五形三氣徘徊得神明隱龍遁芝雲琅英

look inward and in silence refine the Five Forms; the three breaths linger about and you gain the spirit-light; the hidden dragon and fleeing mushroom, the jade-like blossom within the clouds,

可以充飢使萬靈上蓋玄玄下虎章

can satisfy hunger and command the myriad spirits; above it covers the dark of darks, and below it bears the tiger emblem.

沐浴盛潔棄肥燻入室東向誦玉篇約得萬遍義自鮮

Bathe until you are spotless and cast away the greasy, fragrant and fishy; enter the room facing east and chant the Jade Chapter; after about ten thousand times the meaning will naturally be clear,

散發無慾以長存五未皆至正氣還夷心寂悶匆煩冤

let down your hair and be without desire, so that you may last; the five flavors all come (the base text has "wei" in a wrong character where "flavors" is meant), and the right breath returns; set your heart level and still, and do not be vexed or aggrieved (the base text has a wrong character where "do not" is meant),

過數已華體神精黃華玉女告子情真人既至使六丁

once the number of recitations is passed, you are already splendid, and body and spirit are pure; the Yellow-Blossom Jade Maiden tells you the truth; when the true one has arrived, he commands the Six Ding,

即授隱芝大洞經十讀四拜朝太上先謁太帝后北向

Then the Hidden Fungus and the Great Cavern scriptures are transmitted; read them ten times and bow four times, to pay court to the Supreme One; first have an audience with the Great Emperor, and then, facing north,

黃庭內經玉書暢授者曰師受者盟雲錦風羅金鈕纏

the Yellow Court Inner Scripture, with its jade text flowing clear; the one who transmits is called the master, and the one who receives takes an oath; cloud brocade and wind gauze, wound round with golden clasps,

以代割發肌膚金攜手登山敵液丹金書王景乃可宣

stand in place of cutting the hair and piercing the skin to offer gold; hand in hand they climb the mountain and together take the liquid elixir; only then may the golden text and the jade scenery be proclaimed.