But
 this is the slow fire. Earlier you said that the quick fire is required
 to convert yin jing to yang jing. The quick fire is certainly 
not meditation, but the book Taoist Yoga doesn’t mention what it is. The
 only description I could find about it in the book is that it is a form
 of breathing.
 
You are making a claim with no evidence. So I will provide now evidence that debunks your false accusation:
The Fa Chueh says: ‘To remedy this negative state 
requires concentration of true inner fire which is done by 
fixing spirit in the lower tan t’ien, the source of foetal 
breath, by drawing the pupils of the eyes close to each other 
in order to bring the cavity of vitality into focus and by 
using the bellows to bring quick fire into action; as a result 
of pointed concentration a mass of true inner fire will soar 
up causing spiritual light in the cauldron to illuminate the 
whole body the four elements of which (see note 3 on page 
41) are thereby sublimated. It will eliminate this malefic 
negative state and restore the brightness of the elixir in 
its cavity (under the navel) 
And so the Quick Fire is the process of alchemy by meditation as concentration (visualization):
‘Shifting’ is motionless change, that is transmutation by quick fire which results in nothing any longer 
having form or shape whether seen closely or from a distance, and includes the elimination of every impure residue. 
Only this can be called true efficiency. 
quick fires (from regulating the breathing) 
so that the genital organ will draw in, the inner light will 
manifest before the eyes,
Inner light - meaning you see something with your eyes closed (or so closed you don't see things externally)....
in so doing you should use your non-discriminative concentration to lift and lower it in order to complete 
a full orbit. 
So what is "concentration" in relation to "quick fire"?
However, if he can unite the element of metal (male) 
with that of wood (female) and the sun with the moon 
in one place by drawing his pupils closely together in 
a squint and if he then concentrates them and looks 
within, he will see the light of true vitality appearing 
(between his eyes) in front of his original cavity of spirit 
which will then hold it to prevent it from running away;
If that is not meditation - then I don't know what meditation is.
should strive to 
control his heart (the house of fire) by driving his mind 
into the field of concentration so as to still and disengage 
it from sense data. When the mind stops wandering outside, 
consciousness will melt away, and the five aggregates will 
be empty of externals so that spirit and vitality will gather 
and stay within and no longer scatter without.
This is also called "subduing the dragon"
by concentrating on spirit 
to gather vitality he will thereby cultivate (eternal) life;
The practiser should then turn inwards his 
eyes to concentrate on the lower tan t’ien as long as possible 
until its inner heat vibrates.
Immortality is attained after the successful cultivation of 
(essential) nature; this is why in Chapter 1 we began by 
teaching concentration on the original cavity of spirit 
(tsu ch’iao between and behind the eyes). For he who 
succeeds in cultivating nature, can expect to realise (eternal) 
life as well. 
When he inhales postnatal (fresh) air should enter 
by the nostrils and the throat gradually reaching the lower 
tan t’ien cavity (under the navel) simultaneously he should 
lift his concentration from the mortal cavity (at the root of 
the penis) up the spine until it reaches the top of his head.
So it's not JUST BREATHING - it is breathing plus meditation.
‘When the sun and the 
moon without unite (i.e. when the pupils of both eyes are 
drawn close to each other in a squint for pointed concentration), the heart (the house of fire) and lower abdomen 
(the house of water) within are automatically linked; 
only then can prenatal vitality develop gradually.
or this:
Then concentrate both eyes pointedly on the lower tan 
t’ien centre (under the navel) and breathe deeply so that 
your breath reaches that centre. If you do this for one hundred days your lower tan t’ien will become hot, your eyes 
will flash light and you will hear something like wind 
blowing in your ears;
and this:
raise the tongue 
to the palate, make pointed concentration to shrink the 
genital organ, drive the breath in and out of the nostrils 
and roll the eyes up and down in order to block the duct 
that discharges the generative force,
and this;
act immediately even before turning 
away their perverse thoughts. They should concentrate on 
the mortal gate (at the root of the penis) and breathe in to 
lift (the vital force there) up to (the lower tan t’ien cavity 
which is) 1-3 inches under the navel,
and this;
the practiser 
should unite the two pupils (i.e. draw them together by 
squinting) to concentrate on and drive spirit and vitality 
into the lower tan t’ien (under the navel) in order to produce 
and nurture the immortal seed.
and this:
unsteady concentration has 
cooled down the inner fire....If he is stirred by sense 
data and opens his eyes to look outward, his concentration 
and spirit will scatter damaging the immortal seed.
So clearly the celibacy is innately tied to the meditation AND the breathing.
The master P’eng Mou Chang said: ‘The method of 
producing the immortal seed consists of “uniting” the heart 
with the eyes for pointed concentration on the lower abdomen so that if vibration is felt there, vitality can be 
immediately circulated (in the microcosmic orbit) for 
purification, but the slightest carelessness on the part of the 
practiser can cause it to drain away thereby nullifying 
all previous progress. 
The "pointed concentration" is 
connected to "rolling the eyes" - it is to copulate the dragon and tiger
 (yin and yang qi) for the purification of the heart spirit energy.
eyes on its flame, rolling them from left to right 
nine times to vibrate the (positive) vitality in that centre 
(between and behind the eyes) so that it drops to the 
cavity of (eternal) life (under the navel) already full of 
(negative) vitality so that both vitalities unite to thrust open 
the original cavity of spirit (tsu ch’iao in the centre of the 
brain).
The union of (positive) with (negative) spirit is achieved 
by uniting (or drawing together in a squint) the pupil of 
the left eye which stands for positive spirit with that of the 
right one which stands for negative spirit for concentration 
on the upper tan t’ien centre (in the brain).
And so the 
synchronized breathing - causes Cardiorespiratory synchronization - 
which means the vagus nerve energy increases - and this is done through 
biophoton synchronization:
Monkey heart and running horse of intellect: When one breathes in 
and out, one’s concentration causes the generative force to rise 
and fall in the microcosmic orbit thus slowly turning the wheel 
of the law.
quick 
and slow fires (i.e. the relevant breath rhythms) 
 should be 
used with concentration on the cavity of mortality  
(sheng 
szu ch’iao) at the root of the penis until the penis is checked 
and brought under control.
 https://archive.org/stream/TaoistYogaAlchemyAndImmortalityLuKuanYCharlesLuk/Taoist
 Yoga Alchemy and Immortality Lu K’uan Yü (Charles Luk)_djvu.txt
 Motionless Change - actually means Parasympathetic Rebound.
 The Quick Fire is continued until the parasympathetic rebound occurs.
 So the rotating of the Eyes - connects the Right side vagus nerve (yang qi) to the left side vagus nerve (yin qi).
 And so the sympathetic nervous system pushed to the extreme then activates the right side vagus nerve as yang qi.
 
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