A New English Translation by Akrishi
The Tenet of the Golden Flower of Great
Duality
(The Secret of
the Golden Flower) |
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Chapter Six - Signs of Efficacy in Reverting Light
Note - DDB
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The
Patriarch Lu said: |
| 6.1 |
Signs of
efficacy are also many, which can not be taken by man of small
spiritual root and small capability, instead one must think of
redeeming all beings. And can not be taken with negligence and
slight, have to engage in these words. |
| 6.2.1 |
Experiencing an uninterrupted continuum in
tranquility, with delighted and pleasant expression, as if drunk and
as if taking a warm bath, this is Yang harmonious throughout the
body, which is sign of the golden flower blooming just
now. |
| 6.2.2 |
Afterwards, experience all sounds of nature completely
still, with bright moon high up in the sky, and the earth all bright
and shining. This is sign of the mental body opening up - the golden
flower is blossoming. |
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6.2.3 |
Afterwards, experiencing substantially real throughout
the body, and do not fear frost-weathering. What people regard as
dispiriting, my spirit is more vigorous encountering it.
Nonperishable like gold built houses and white jade platform. Even
rotten things in the world immediately come to life when I blow
breath on it. With red blood as milk for the holy embryo, the fleshy
agglomerate of seven feet [i.e. my body] becomes nothing but golden
treasure. This is golden flower greatly congealed. |
| 6.3.1 |
The
first paragraph is, as said in the Contemplation
Sutra, contemplation of the
setting sun, expanse of water, and rows of jewelled trees. Note -
6.3.1a The setting sun, establishing base from
chaos, is unboundedness. The highest good is like water, clear and
impeccable, this is the tai-chi dominating, the emperor
(also means flower) emerging from the East (the direction of the
trigram Zhen). Zhen is wood, so symbolized by rows
of trees. Seven rows of jewelled trees means seven apertures
enlightened. |
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Note -
6.3.1b From northwest, the direction of the trigram
Qian, shift one place to north is
the trigram Kan [i.e. water]. The sun setting on expanse of
water is symbolic of the transformation from Qian to
Kan. The trigram Kan is the north direction. At
winter solstice, thunder (represented by the trigram Zhen)
is inside earth [i.e. the trigram Kun], rumbling
indistinctly, until (the bottom line of Kun changes to Yang and the trigram) transformed
to Zhen, then Yang emerge from the earth [i.e.
Kun], and this is symbolized by rows of trees. The rest can
be deduced similarly. |
| 6.3.2 |
The second paragraph laid its foundation from here:
Water freezed into big ground of ice, into jewelled ground of
coloured glaze, when light gradually congealed. This is why first
having the flower bud platform, then have the Buddha. The golden
[i.e. celestial] nature having appeared, what else can it be but the
Buddha. The Buddha is just golden [i.e. celestial] immortal of
great awakening. Note -
6.3.2 This is just a big paragraph on signs of
efficacy. |
| 6.4 |
Signs of efficacy that can be verified at
present are three: |
| 6.4.1 |
One is that sit and the spirit
depart, as if in a valley, and hear people speaking, as if miles
apart, but each word clearly heard. Like echos in a valley, sound
entering have not been unable to hear, yet I have not heard any.
This is spirit in a valley, that can readily be verified by
oneself. |
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One is that in
tranquility eyesight seething, and all white before the eyes as if
in clouds. Open the eyes to seek the body, but nothing can be seen.
This is "white light lit up in the virtual room" Note -
6.4.2 - lit up thoroughly in and out, and
"auspiciousness staying" Note -
6.4.2. |
| 6.4.3 |
One is
that in tranquility the fleshy body mists, like a cotton fibre or
like jade misting. As if can not hold to sitting state, but steaming
and floating up. This is spirit
returning to Heaven above the crown of the head, and if for long
time, the levitation can stand and stay. |
| 6.5 |
All
these three signs can be verified at present, yet still not every
detail can be told. Depending on the spiritual root and capability
of the individual, everyone will show distinctive
excellency. As
said in the practice of samatha-vipasyana, marks of good
roots appearing. This thing
is like a man drinking water, only he himself knows whether it is
cold or warm. Only when one trusts his own experience, then it is
real. |
| 6.6 |
The one
primordial prana is
seeked by oneself in these verification experience. If gaining this
one prana, then
the elixir also
instantly accomplished, which is one pill of real millet
pearl. "One pill again one pill, from subtle to apparent"
Note -
6.6. There is one primordial pill ever and again,
and one primordial pill of totality, and even immeasurable number of
pills. One pill has the power of one pill. This requires big
aspiration of oneself, which is the first
commitment. |
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