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Chapter 633: The Northern Netherworld (3)


Everything can be divided by yin and yang.

Everything that is moving, outward, rising, warm, and bright belongs to yang; everything that is relatively static, inward, descending, cold, and dark belongs to yin.

We attribute the substances and functions that promote, warm, and excite the human body to yang, and the substances and functions that have the effects of cohesion, moisturizing, and inhibition to the human body are attributed to yin.

Yin and yang are interrelated things or a combination of things.

Two aspects.

The theory of yin and yang holds that any thing or phenomenon in nature contains two aspects of yin and yang that are mutually opposite and mutually reinforcing.

Yin and Yang are a summary of the relative attributes of related things or phenomena, or the attributes of opposite parties within the same thing.

The theory of yin and yang believes that the opposition, restriction and mutual use between yin and yang are not in a static and unchanging state, but are always in a state of constant movement and change.

Yin and Yang are named but invisible.

One yin and one yang are called Tao.

Tao: refers to principles, laws, yin and yang, the way of heaven and earth, the order of all things, the parent of change, the origin of life and death, and the home of gods.

The antithesis of yin and yang immediately refers to the two opposing aspects of yin and yang in all things or phenomena in the world, such as up and down, heaven and earth, movement and stillness, rising and falling, etc.

Among them, the top belongs to yang and the bottom belongs to yin; heaven is yang, Earth is yin; movement is yang, stillness is yin, ascending is yang, descending is yin.

The opposing sides of yin and yang are interdependent, and neither side can exist alone without the other.

For example, top is yang and bottom is yin, but if there is no top, there is no bottom; heat is yang, cold is yin, and if there is no cold, there is no heat.

Therefore, it can be said that Yang depends on Yin, and Yin depends on Yang.

Each party takes the existence of the opposite party as the condition for its own existence.

This is the mutual root of yin and yang.

The opposition, restriction, and mutual use between yin and yang are not static, but are always in a process of growth and decline.

Yin and yang reach a dynamic balance in this growth and change.

This change in growth and decline is absolute, while dynamic balance is relative.

For example, when Yang is strong during the day, the body's physiological functions are mainly excited; while when Yin is strong at night, the body's physiological functions are mainly inhibited.

From midnight to noon, Yang Qi gradually becomes stronger, and the physiological functions of the human body gradually change from inhibition to excitement, that is, the yin decreases and Yang grows; while from noon to midnight, the Yang Qi gradually declines, and the physiological functions of the human body gradually change from excitement to inhibition, which is Yang fades and Yin grows.

Yin and Yang can transform into each other under certain conditions, which is the so-called extreme of things.

For example, some acute febrile diseases, due to extremely severe heat toxins, consume a lot of vitality of the body.

In the case of persistent high fever, symptoms such as sudden drop in body temperature, cold limbs, and weak pulse may occur, which are transformations from Yang syndrome.

It is a manifestation of negative syndrome.

It can be said that the growth and decline of yin and yang is a process of quantitative change, while the transformation of yin and yang is a process of qualitative change.

The growth and decline of yin and yang is the prerequisite for the transformation of yin and yang, and the transformation of yin and yang is the result of the development of yin and yang.

In Taoist spell-casting rituals, there are often incantations, pinches, steps, etc., which together with talismans have become the basic means of Taoism.

Taoist priests draw talismans, recite incantations, and perform magic spells to enhance people's confidence in defeating evil.

These spells themselves have the cultural function of enabling humans to maintain psychological balance and life confidence in the face of uncontrollable alien forces.

Spells are a mysterious language that is believed to induce or prohibit ghosts, gods or natural objects: Spells are often combined with the Qi Forbidden Technique that uses the human body's true energy to ban ghosts, gods and foreign objects, which is called Forbidden Spells.

Sometimes they appear together with talismans and are called talismans.

Taoist priests often use certain intermediaries when performing spells, such as cursed water, cursed dates, etc.

These water and dates that have been cursed also have the effect of curses.

The Taoist sect has a high degree of affirmation of the effectiveness of curses.

It is recorded in the Sutra of Cursing Ghosts: I curse heaven and earth to curse poison to kill ghosts, curse gold and gold to self-destruct, curse wood and wood to break themselves, curse water and water to self-exhaust, curse fire and fire.

Self-destruction, curse the mountains to collapse, curse the rocks to split, curse gods to bind themselves, curse ghosts to commit suicide, curse to pray to cut off, curse to self-destruct, curse to poison to disperse, curse to self-destruct.

Taoist priests believe that there is a powerful god who constantly imparts spells hidden in the sky.

By chanting the spells, tens of thousands or even millions of heavenly soldiers and generals will be summoned to serve.

Therefore, mantras are used more and more in Taoism, and their application scope is getting wider and wider.

Mantras are widely used in Taoism: in Taoism, there are altar-cleaning mantras and altar-suppressing mantras when forming an altar; there are spiritual-guarding mantras before ascending the altar; there are book-talisman mantras for drawing talismans; there are Bugang mantras for Bu Gang; and when chanting sutras, the Xuan Yun mantra for opening sutras is first recited. ; As for the curses for summoning generals, there are as many heavenly generals and divine officials as recorded in Taoist books; there are also corresponding curses for killing ghosts, controlling demons, and catching monsters.

In this sense, there would be no Taoist magic without mantras.

At the same time, the mantra has penetrated into every aspect of Taoist priests' daily life and melted into their personality.

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Taoist priests must recite mantras when cleaning their hands, eating, bathing, and getting haircuts.

Not only is the Zhengyi sect good at reciting mantras, Quanzhen Taoism also has corresponding mantras for ordination.

Mantras are not unique to Taoism.

Other religions such as Buddhism also use mantras, especially Tantra, which uses mantras.

Mantras originated from the worship of the magic of language in primitive religions and later became a core component of witchcraft.

Taoism absorbs the essence of witchcraft and mantras and develops them, thus forming its own characteristics of Taoist mantras.

The structure of Taoist mantras first shows that they are divinely inspired and therefore have divine efficacy.

Calling him Supreme Venerable, King Shenxiao Yuqingzhen, or Heavenly Master all directly use the name of the god to summon the generals and suppress the evil spirits.

For the lower-level gods who are specially used by mages, they call them by their names to show that they have the ability to control them.

Therefore, the performance of Taoist incantations is closely related to its entire lineage of immortals, which expresses the monks' faith and also reflects the monks' way of believing.

However, calling the names of gods is not a phenomenon unique to Taoist incantations, or even incantations.

That is an expression of strong trust and admiration for God Therefore, the naming of gods in Taoist mantras shows the common belief and dependence on gods in many religions, but each god has a different appearance.

What better expresses the characteristics of the Taoist mantra is the following aspect: it shows that the mantra is a command to the object of the command, and like a legal order, it not only urges, but also emphasizes that the order must be executed.

If it is not executed, it will be punished according to the law.

The contents of the incantations clearly state the purpose of the command and are highly utilitarian, which is a characteristic of Taoist incantations.

Generally speaking, the attitude toward religion is dominated by praying for solutions to immediate difficulties.

Seeking peace is considered a blessing.

There is quite a difference in the kind of devout devotion to the gods.

It is said that reciting it while walking at night can ward off evil spirits.

But the words are actually a sign of respect for the night god.

The Great Compassion Mantra, an important Buddhist mantra, has a total of eighty-four sentences, each of which expresses refuge and respect for Guanshiyin, and the eighty-three sentences refer to the Bodhisattva's name.

This mantra is considered by Buddhists to be extremely powerful and widely used.

The Great Compassion Mantra contains detailed records of its use in curing diseases, inducing labor, detoxifying poisons, and warding off snakes and scorpions, etc.

Buddhist mantras and Taoist mantras have many similarities or similarities, but they are very different in structure.

The characteristic of the Great Compassion Mantra is that it requires people to take refuge first.

If they take refuge, as soon as they recite it, Guanyin can help solve all kinds of tribulations and lead them to the Western Paradise.

Reciting the mantra itself is refuge.

Taoist mantras directly drive ghosts and gods to go away or accomplish things that mortals cannot accomplish or even inconceivable.

Realistic goals are the premise, and respect for gods is centered on immediate and immediate benefits.

This characteristic of Taoist mantras stipulates that the scope of application of each mantra is relatively narrow, so Taoist mantras are targeted and numerous.

Barriers store the mana of cultivators in the form of formations.

After triggering, a defensive shield is formed within the range of the formation to block external attacks.

It refers to using a special space formed by some supernatural power to create another small space.

The enchantments in the inheritance mostly use methods such as the Five Elements, Tai Chi, Bagua, etc., and are assisted by spells, magic tools and other items.

Different people use them to have different effects.

The enchantments are also divided into certain areas according to the law.

The five eyes refer to the physical eye, the heavenly eye, the wisdom eye, the Dharma eye and the Buddha's eye.

From ordinary people to the Buddha, they have the function of investigating the beginning and end of things and phenomena.

Some people call the eyes the door of wisdom and the window of the soul.

The eyes can distinguish objects clearly and increase knowledge.

The higher the level of practice, the wider the scope of the mind's eye.

The distance and range that ordinary people can see with the naked eye through their parents is quite limited.

If it is too small, too big, too far, or too close, it cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Or if it is too dark or intense, it cannot be seen by the naked eye. adapt.

If you can obtain the celestial eye, you can observe freely in the material world without being limited by distance, volume, or luminosity.

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However, heaven also has levels: there are the earth-dwelling heaven, the empty-dwelling heaven and the meditative heaven.

The earth-dwelling heaven is the ghosts and gods of merit, as well as the four divine beasts and the gods of the spirit world.

Twelve levels.

The higher the level, the more and greater the functions of the Heavenly Eye.

The function of the so-called celestial eye is to see things that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

In addition to being not limited by size, distance, light and shade, it is also not limited by hiding or revealing.

It does not need to be reflected by light and shadow, but The reflection or refraction of mental energy.

There are differences between the Celestial Eyes that have been cultivated and those that have been repaid.

Generally, ghosts and gods have Celestial Eyes of varying degrees, which are called retribution because ghosts and gods who are not bound by the physical body can only move spiritually, which reduces physical obstacles.

Ordinary psychics are people who are entrusted and attached to by ghosts and gods.

This is how they can see things that humans cannot see through the eyes of the ghosts and gods.

For humans, practicing meditation may lead to the attainment of the Heavenly Eye; however, the purpose of meditation is not to attain the Heavenly Eye.

Although there are other methods that specialize in cultivating supernatural powers, if one has attained the Heavenly Eye, it does not necessarily mean that one has entered meditation.

In addition to the functions mentioned above, the function of the Heavenly Eye is also to be able to see events that will happen in the future.

That is because the occurrence of any phenomenon already has a certain cause and effect relationship.

Because a certain amount of karma is created, a certain result will be caused.

Often the phenomenon has not yet occurred, and the power to produce that phenomenon has already been formed.

If there are no other factors joining, it will become a fact that will happen.

Therefore, people with clairvoyance can predict the future.

The stronger the ability of the celestial eye, the farther into the future it can see and the higher the accuracy.

The so-called accuracy means that the eyes of heaven are not reliable.

As long as other factors are added, future events may not produce the expected results.

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