Jin-guan Yu-suo Jue

("Gold-Pass Jade-Lock Instructions") = DZ 1156

by C^on-yan z^en-ren

p. 323 methods

section

"Method of __"

.1b-2a

Refining the 5 Phases

.4a

Embracing the One

.4b

Enriching the Country

.4b

Battle & Victory

.6b

the Immortal's Fishing

.6b

Mechanically Issuing Water to Ascend to the Other Shore

.6b

Stabilizing the 3 Treasures

.7ab, .12b, .16b, .22a

Reeds and Sprouts Threading the Knee

.7a

the 7-Times-Reverted Elixir

.7a

the Iron Cart & Black Ox

.7ab

Flying the Gold Crystal behind the Elbow

.7a

Transporting Vital Essence behind the Elbow to Restore the Brain

.10a

Extracting to Replenish and Adding to Diminish

.11a

Irrigating and Visualizing

.11b

Cultivating Alignment

.12a, .17b

Clarity and Stillness

.12a

Threading the 9 Curves

.12b, .22a

the 9-Times-Reverted Elixir

.12b, .22a

the 9-Layered Iron Drum

.12b

Threading the 9 Curves with the Illuminated Pearl

.16b

Cultivating and Nourishing

.17b

Marriage of the Child and the Maiden

.17b

Yellow Matron Matching [Spouses]

.17b

Heaven and Earth Exchanging [Attributes]

.17b

Kan-fire and Li-water Becoming Wedded

.20a

Extracting the Embryo and Changing the Bones

.21b

Descending to the Caelestial Pass and Earth-Pivot

.22a

the Prince Roaming through the 4 Gates

.22a

the Golden Whip & Familiar Wheel

.22a

Xian Yuan (the Yellow Thearch) Passing over Fire

.22a

Jade Maidens Massaging the Body

.22a

the Sword behind the Back

.22a

venerable Lu: [Don-bin]'s Fishing

.22a

C^en Xi-yi (C^en Tuan)'s Great Sleeping

[.17b added]

p. 221, fn. 28 .2a generating of the souls

__ generateth

the __ soul

corresponding to __

vital essence

corporeal

innate nature

blood

aithereal

life-destiny

p. 223 .6b Method for Mechanically Issuing Water to Ascend to the Other Shore

in order in the blink on an eye to capture the white ox when it is about to escape:-

tightly close the Mysterious Pass and securely guard the 4 Doors.

urgently employ the Immortal's Fishing Method.

use the Sacred Gesture of the 3 Islands to direct the Yellow River to reverse its course.

cover the Gold Pass from above and shut the Jade Lock.

{with the Immortal's Fishing Method, cf. "flirty fishing" by women in the "Family of Love".}

pp. 373-374 .11a character determinism by conception of child by parents at times during nychthemeron

time of conception

character of child

before double-hour of Wu (11AM to 1PM) and after the double-hour of C^ou (1AM-3AM)

respectability, truthfulness, extended life-destiny, sufficient clothing,and prosperity

after double-hour of Wu (11AM to 1PM) and before the double-hour of C^ou (1AM-3AM)

afflicted by sickness, deafness, or mental retardation; unable to recognize other persons' intentions; life-destiny impoverished: lack sufficient clothing and prosperity; life-expectancy short

p. 375 .11b Method for Cultivating Alignment

on Mt. Kun-lun catch & tie up: ox, ram, deer, horse, & jade rabbit

upon observing the single pretious treasure tree above oneself to open its flower & to bear fruit, pick & swallow that fruit

pp. 375-376 .11b use yi-yi ("unified attention") as z^en-z^u ("perfect ruler")

keep closed the [upper] Xuan-guan ("Mysterious Pass")

keep raised lower Mysterious Pass

when the jin-jin ("gold essence") ascendeth to the Jin-guan ("Gold Pass"), keep it tight

p. 378 .12a the 3 Transmissions

"__ transmission"

simile

lesser

newborn child

middle

small child sitting on the ground

greater

small child running & walking

.12a San-s^en ("the 3 Bodies"), Daoist & Bauddha

Daoist 3 bodies

p. 378, fn. 223 Bauddha 3 bodies

p. 378, fn. 224 (according to DZ 244:2.8b) Qin-jin ("Purity [&] Clarity")

Fa-s^en (law-spirit)

p. 378 Enlightened Fullness

Bao-s^en (bliss-spirit)

p. 378, fn. 225 San-mei ("3 Obscurities")

Hua-s^en (transformation-spirit)

.12b the 3 Hui ("Dispensations")

p.

#

dispensor

text

transmission,

p. 385 .14b to be recognized

378-9

1st

the Great High

Lin-bao ("Numinous Treasure")

the 9-times reverted elixir

patriarch

379

2nd

S`akya-muni

Maha-yana

the 9-layered iron drum

ancestor

 

3rd

Lon-hua (= Confucius)

Lun-yu ("Analects")

threading the 9 curves with the illuminated pearl

"ranked tablet"

p. 380 .13a the 5 ranks of spirit-immortals, according to C^uan-dao Ji ("Transmission of the Way Anthology")

rank

function

class: "__ Immortals"

1st

are loathe (fn. 234) to take life

Ghost

2nd

nourish perfect qi and prolong life-destiny

Terrestrial

3rd

fighting & contending

Sword

4th

meditation & cultivation

Spirit

5th

filial in taking care of teachers, elders, & parents

Caelestial

p. 381 .13b Daoist names for the solstices

 

name

solstice

fn. 236

Great Avoidance

mid-winter

fn. 237

Great Killing

mid-summer

p. 385 .15a divine savior & divine savioress

San-jiao S^en-z^u ("3-Teachings Sage-Ruler")

+San-jie S^en-mu ("3-World Sagess-Mother")

p. 386 .15a S^i-hao ("the 10 marks")

#

mark

1st

original cultivation

2nd

circulating divided illumination

3rd

pervading the 3 Worlds

4th

perpetual life

5th

radiant illumination

6th

pervasive intention

7th

the whole body under control

8th

increased fortune and prosperity

9th

caelestial original cultivation

10th

being able to be human

p. 388 .16a clear and still

if __ can be

clear and still for __ days,

their __ & qi will become abundant

men

64

vital essence

women

49

blood

p. 389 .16b apothecary measures

extending qi is

dao ("a spatula")

storing qi is

gui ("a pinch")

practicing exercises is

dao-gui ("a dose")

p. 390 .16b Method for Cultivating and Nourishing

"When water and fire are dually practiced,

there is gentle warning in the lead tripod."

When qi entereth the tripod,

"pause ... follow the wheel to the upper".

When the fire disperseth,

it entereth the 100 meridians.

p. 391 .17a dragon & tigre

If thou "teach the dragon to coil around the gold tripod for a long time,

the tiger will surround the elixir field. ...

Spontaneously, there are the sounds of the dragon humming

and the tiger hissing."

"hear this like thunder beating the morning drum".

p. 392 .17a duke & matron

Jin-gon ("the Gold Duke")

who supplieth the wine

is spirit.

Huan-po ("the Yellow Matron")

who becometh inebriated

is qi.

.18ab internal travel along Z^en-lu ("the proper route")

p.

distance (in miles )

obstacle to be encountered

significance

adversary

395 (.18a)

3

the 3 bottomless great torrents

past & future

the 3 Death-Bringers

395-6

3

6 deep aqueducts

the 6 Roots

the 6 Thieves

396

3

3 newly-built rafts

purification

"multitude of corpses" (= xin-s^i "walking corpses", zou-gu "running bones" -- fn. 322)

(.18b)

3

Fruit-bearing Garden, guarded by old man

land of immortality

residual karman

396-7

3

golden ox tethered to large tree

4 Terraces, of : Yellow Gold in men; Phoinix in women; for Spirit-Immortal Fishing; of the 1000-Flowers of Joy

or else, 3 women at river-mouth: when thou crossest over, they become daimonesses

397

3

Mt. Xu-mi (Sumeru), having on each slope a ram:

   
   

slope

ram

qi of __

 
   

east

azure

Lao-jun

 
   

west

white

Kon-zi

 
   

south

yellow

"Golden Immortal of Great Awakening"

 

.19ab interior of that mountain Xu-mi, alias dictus San-yan Ju-din S^an ("3fold Yan Assembled Tripod Mountain"): walled city called "North City"

p. 397 (.19a) its directional 4 gates: "__ Gate"

eastern: Opening Radiance

western: Perpetual Life

southern: Golden Radiance

northern: Vast Waters

bodily locus

eyen

ears

nose

mouth

its 4 don-fu ("cavern-praefectures"): "__ Cavern"

Caelestial Joy

White Clouds

Bamboo Country

Perfectual Life

p. 398 its 4 temples: "__ Temple"

Non-being & Purity

Mystery & Emptiness

Bamboo Forest

[Dharma Splendor]

 

its 5 monasteries: "__ Monastery"

Accomplished Renown

Medicinal Healing

Calm Brilliance

Perfect Suchness

Tus.ita Heaven

its 5 palaces: "__ Palace"

Twin Maidens

Great Dragon

Supreme Whiteness

Water-Crystal

Caelestial Praises

bodily locus

eyen

mouth

nose

ears

heart-mind

 

p. 399 (.19b)

p. 399, fn. 333

storeys of the 12-Storeyed Tower

S^i Er-bu (the "12 sub-divisions") of the Dao-zan

Central Palace

ben-wen (original texts)

Moon Palace

s^en-fu (spiritual talismans)

Caelestial Immortals'

yu-jue (pretious commentaries)

Selected Treasures

lin-tu (numinous diagrams)

Sage Well

pu-lu (history-genealogies)

Dharmic Qi

jie-lu: (praecepts)

Marvelous Sounds

wei-yi (caerimonial protocols)

Recognizing the Dao

fan-fa (praescriptive methods)

Utmost Absorption

z^on-s^u (various techniques)

Brilliant Yan

ji-z^uan (hagiographies)

Bell-&-Drum

zan-son (hymns)

Two-Sages

biao-zou (memorials)

pp. 399-400 .19b divine palaces

p.

direction

Daoist : "__ Palace"

Bauddha : "__ Palace"

399

east

Wind & Thunder

Twin Forests

399-400

south

Purple Tenuity

S`akya-muni

400

west

Sage Mother

Gratious Arhant

 

north

Water-Crystal

Brahma

 

centre

Peace

 

p. 401 .20a the 4 seas & 5 lakes of the human body

__ sea

in human body

eastern

jin-fluids

southern

blood

western

marrow

northern

qi

   

__ Lake

 

Grotto Court

body

Jade

vital essence

Cream

gan-lu ("sweet dew")

Mysterious

heart-mind

River

small intestine

pp. 404-405 .21ab manoeuvres of qi

p. 404 (.21a)

"drink from Jade Spring of Bramble Mountain and

a fragrant sweetness naturally arises ...

p. 405

their two lower caverns open up passage to the Hall of the Kidneys. ...

the qi assembles there ... thirty-six times, and it will turn into the Snow Flower. ...

(.21b)

the iron black ox shifts the cart.

... the qi of perfect oneness, the innate nature of perfect oneness."

p. 407 .22b dreams as indications of the qi in the elixir field

dreams indicating that the qi in the elixir field is vigorous

dreams indicating that the qi in the elixir field is in decline and weakened

an untethered ox (crimson or azure) on a mountain,

immortals,

Daoist monks,

monasteries,

temples,

wide paths,

pleasant rooms,

tall carriages,

pleasing trees, young boys and girls or senior officials

narrow paths overgrown with brambles,

harmful people,

huts and hovels,

pagodas and graves,

uprooted trees,

river crossings

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other pertinent Daoist texts

p. 226 Diagram of Flying the Gold Essence behind the Elbow to return to the 3 Fields, as based on DZ 244:1.5a & 1.12a

{cf. the diagrammed 10 Spiro^t of the Qabbalah, together with:

the paths conventionally repraesented by tarots "Moon" & "Judgement" (for Bladder & Kidneys), and by tarot "World" (for Area of Essence)}

p. 228 spirits of the organs, according to DZ 244:2.1a; cf. DZ 331: 3a

the spirit of the __

is called __

heart

Lord Elixir Origin

lungs

Lord Brilliant Splendor

liver

Lord Dragon Mist

kidneys

Lord Mysterious Obscurity

spleen

Lord Perpetual Existence

p. 262 divine music and divine animal-cries, according to DZ 244:1.17b-18a

in the elixir field of the Yellow Court,

a gradual feeling of warming.

The perfect qi ascendeth, and

thine ears hear the sound of wind-and-rain.

filled with

whistling sounds of gold & of jade.

in the Caelestial Pool, pearl-like dew. filleth with

"the sound of lutes, zithers, and bamboo chimes.

There will also be the sounds of

cranes calling, gibbons crying, and cicadas buzzing."

In thy dreams,

"hear the noise of loud thunder ... This is perfect qi thrusting through ... and penetrating the Nine Palaces."

when meditating with the eyen closed,

"a single large being may jump up and frighten" thee.

p. 264 S^i Mo-jun ("the 10 Daimon-Lords"), according to DZ 263:16.25a-26b

#

of __

1st

the 6 Desires

2nd

the 7 Emotions

3rd

Wealth

4th

Nobility

5th

Affection

6th

Calamity

7th

Violence

8th

Sacred Excellence

9th

Prostitute Pleasure

10th

Women and Sex

p. 271 Liu-ton ("the 6 Pervasions"), according to DZ 1258:3.12a-14a

#

"Pervasion of __"

involving the ability to __

1st

Heart-mind Conditions

"experience unified nature"

2nd

Spirit-Conditions

"know things beyond ordinary perception"

3rd

Caelestial Vision

"perceive internal landscapes within the body"

4th

Caelestial Hearing

"hear the subtle communications of spirits and humans"

5th

Past Occurrences

"understand karmic causes and effects"

6th

the Heart-minds of Others

"manifest the body-beyond-the-body"

p. 345, fn. 62 the 7 po (white-souls / cloud-souls), according to the Seven Tablets from a Cloudy Satchel = DZ 1032

#

po

1st

S^i-gou ("corpse-hound")

2nd

Fu-s^i ("concealed marshall")

3rd

Que-yin ("sparrow-yin")

4th

Tun-zei ("seizing-thief")

5th

Fei-du ("negative poison")

6th

C^u-hui ("oppressive impurity")

7th

C^ou-jei ("putrid lungs")

p. 347, fn. 68 the 4 oceans within the body, according to DZ 263:15.1a-2a

organ

ocean of __

heart

blood

kidneys

qi

brain

marrow

spleen & stomach

water & grain

p. 347, fn. 69 the 7 pretious substances within the body, according to the Scripture for Daily Internal Practice = DZ 645

bodily substance

pretious substance

"essence"

quicksilver

blood

gold

qi

jade (lapis lazuli)

marrow

quartz

brain

"numinous sand" (agate)

kidneys

"jade rings" (rubies)

heart

"glittering gem" (cornelian)

p. 374, fn. 198 xian ("images") observed through cun-xian ("visualization") & nei-guan ("inner observation"), according to DZ 263:16.17ab

the male

dragon

fire

sky

clouds

crane

sun

horse

smoke

haze

wheel

horse-cart

flowers

steam

p. 376, fn. 207 close the Pass & shut the Lock

"With the waterwheel moving to the highest peak," the qi circulateth above the peak, thereby co-alescing the san-hua ("3 blossoms").

 

In order "ascend the cloud route and open the turquoise route,"

Firmly close the Yu-guan ("Jade Pass") and the Jin-suo ("Gold Lock").

"Knock at the door of" Jin-guan ("Gold Pass"), and "shut the door of" Yu-suo ("Jade Lock").

close Jin-guan ("Gold Pass") and Yu-guan ("Jade Pass").

     

DZ 263:12.8a

DZ 1155:1.7a

DZ 1154:2.10a

p. 380, fn. 232 Wu-den ("the 5 ranks") of Xian ("immortals"), according to DZ 263:14.2b

__-xian

"__ Immortal"

Gui

Ghost

Ren

Human

Di

Terrestrial

S^en

Spirit

Tian

Caelestial

p. 387, fn. 267 the 9 reversions of the gold elixir, according to the Za-z^u Jie-jin ("Shortcuts by Various Authors"):17.1a

#

reversion

1st

Jian-dan ("Descending elixir")

2nd

Jiao-gou ("Intercourse")

3rd

Yan-yan ("Nourishing yan)

4th

Yan-yin ("Nourishing yin)

5th

Huan-gu ("Exchanging bones")

6th

Huan-rou ("Exchanging flesh")

7th

Huan Wu-zan Liu-fu ("Exchanging 5 orbs [&] 6 orbs")

8th

Yu-huo ("Nourishing fire")

9th

Fei-s^en ("Winged ascent")

loc. cit. This paralleleth the Tai-qin Yu-ce ("Greater-Clarity Jade-Register" = DZ 1483):8.21ab

p. 389, fn. 273 openings in the heart into lin-min ("numinous luminosity") within its emptiness, according to the commentary (by Liu C^an-s^en) on the Yin-fu Jing (DZ 122):6a (cf. DZ 121:9b-10a)

hearts of __ people

have __ openings

superior

9

average

7

inferior

5

ignorant

0

p. 390, fn. 281 Xiao Z^ou-tian ("Lesser Caelestial Cycle" / "Micro-cosmic Orbit"), according to DZ 263:15.20ab; also 22a

He-c^e ("the Waterwheel") causeth the waters to ascend to heaven and enter Mt. Kun-lun; thereupon,

they descend downwards to enter Fen-que ("the Phoinix Gate").

It circulateth the Yuan-yan ("Original Yan") to enter directly the Li-fire Palace. Thence,

it shifteth the Z^en-qi ("Perfect Qi") to return to the Treasury of Longevity.

It cycleth through the 9 continents without ceasing:

it travelleth through the 3 fields without pausing.

p. 390, fn. 283 the Purple Waterwheel, according to DZ 263:15.23b

Huan-dan ("revert the elixir") of the liquid gold & the liquid jade

Lian-xin ("refine the body")

Lian-qi ("refine the qi")

Lian-s^en ("refine the spirit") : merge with the Dao

p. 391, fn. 289 dragon & tigre, according to DZ 263:10.4a; also 10.5b

Exhaling,

the dragon hisseth and

clouds arise.

Inhaling,

the tigre roareth and

winds emerge.

p. 394, fn. 308 Matching the 5 Qi, according to DZ 1233:10.4b

The 5 Qi gather in the Central Palace;

the 3 Primes collect at the top.

The Azure Dragon breatheth out crimson mist;

the White Tiger exhaleth black smoke.

p. 394, fn. 309 correlatives (in "Kan-fire and Li-water Becoming Wedded"), according to DZ 244:210b-11a

innate-nature, hidden within the head, relateth to:-

life-destiny, hidden in the abdomen, relateth to:-

lead

mercury

tigre

dragon

water

fire

gold

root

sun

moon

yi (mind)

po-soul

Kan-water

Li-fire

Kun-earth

Qian-heaven

stem Wu

stem Ji

Maiden

Child

Yu-guan ("Jade Pass")

Jin-tai ("Gold Tower")

p. 399, fn. 335 the 9 Palaces, according to the Yuan-dan S^an-jin ("Original Elixir Highest Scripture" = DZ 1345):2b-8a

location in brain

__ Gon ("__ Palace")

above the area between the eyebrows, 1" inward

Min-tan ("Light-Hall")

2" inward

Don-fan ("Grotto-Chamber")

3" inward

Dan-tian ("Elixir Field")

4" inward

Liu-z^u ("Flowing Pearl")

5" inward

Yu-di ("Jade Thearch")

1" above the Light-Hall

Tian-tin ("Caelestial Court")

1" above the Grotto-Chamber

Ji-z^en ("Secret Perfection")

1" above Flowing Pearl

Tai-huan ("Great Soverign")

[is one omitted?]

p. 400, n. 338 S^i-z^ou ("the 10 continents"), according to Yun-ji Qi-qian 26

__-zhou

"__ Continent"

Zu

Ancestral

Yin

Oceanic

Xuan

Mysterious

Yan

Blazing

C^an

Longevity

Yuan

Primordial

Liu

Flowing

S^en

Vitality

Fen-lin

Wind-Unicorn

Z^on-ku

Assembled Dwellings

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Louis Andor Komjathy III: Cultivating Perfection. PhD diss, Boston U., 2005

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