Very few people come to see a doctor after the New Year.
Unless it is a serious or urgent illness, who would have a good life but insist on seeing a doctor?
On this day, with nothing to do, Zhao Chuan took Deng Ninzhi out for fun again.
After walking around for a while, I came to Jingyuan Temple again and saw many people coming and going in front of the temple gate.
It is traditional to burn incense and worship gods after the New Year.
Zhao Chuan couldn't help but think of what happened last time, remembering the flying red scarf in front of the temple and going into the temple to listen to people's sermons, so he said he should go in and take a look.
Entering the temple, I saw a lot of pilgrims and a lot of people inside, and the monks were busy socializing.
Zhao Chuan neither offered incense nor worshiped Buddha, but he did not stop Deng Ninzhi from offering incense and worshiping Buddha.
Deng Ninzhi said that she wanted to take a look around the yard. Zhao Chuan was worried about finding an excuse to send her away, but he immediately agreed when he heard what Deng Ninzhi said.
Zhao Chuan was actually still thinking about finding the flying red scarf, because he was very curious about her life experience, and he was even more curious when he saw her coming here to offer incense a few days ago.
Zhao Chuan told Deng Ninzhi that she would still be waiting for him here after playing.
After Zhao Chuan finished explaining, he walked back to the small courtyard where he had listened to the sermon.
Zhao Chuan turned around and found the small courtyard.
At this time, there was no one guarding the courtyard, but the door was open.
Zhao Chuan was immediately disappointed, because no one was watching, which meant no one was collecting money, and no one was collecting money, which meant no one was preaching.
Zhao Chuan was unwilling to give in and circulated his spiritual energy to increase his hearing sensitivity to the extreme.
Zhao Chuan vaguely heard someone talking in the small courtyard.
Zhao Chuan was overjoyed.
Zhao Chuan looked around and saw that no one was around, so he walked towards the courtyard gate.
Zhao Chuan entered the small courtyard and saw a crowd of people standing at the door of the main house.
There were so many people blocking the door, and it seemed that there were people inside. People who arrived late would probably have to stand at the door and look in.
The room in this small courtyard is actually very large. It is actually the size of a large hall and can accommodate three to four hundred people.
Zhao Chuan paused for a moment and then moved closer.
He stood behind a group of people, craning his neck to look into the room.
Zhao Chuan stood behind him. The people in front knew that someone was coming from behind, but no one looked back at him.
The voice inside was very low at this time, and I didn’t know what he was doing. It didn’t sound like he was talking, but more like he was performing a dumb show or something. Zhao Chuan couldn't be seen from behind, and the people in front were too tall.
Zhao Chuan was very curious and was thinking about whether he should use his skills to squeeze in or ask the people in front of him.
It's better to come early than to come by chance. At this moment, I heard a woman inside saying loudly: "I have talked about the concepts of Taoists, Taoist temples, Taoism and other concepts for several days in a row. Today I will give you an extra lecture for free. , that is, talking specifically about Taoism. After listening to it, those who are sensitive to Taoism can come to our Taoist temple to find a predestined master to practice Taoism!"
Zhao Chuan found it strange that a Taoist was invited to preach in the temple. Now that he was advertising on the spot to earn money, Zhao Chuan found it even more interesting.
There were too many people inside, and it was impossible to see what the lecturer looked like.
However, you can tell from the voice that the voice of the woman who is speaking is very familiar.
Zhao Chuan finally remembered, wasn't this woman the voice of Fei Hongjin?
It turns out that Fei Hongjin and the lecturer are in the same group!
Zhao Chuan really wanted to go in and take a look at Fei Hongjin and verify whether it was her.
But there were so many people at the door that it was impossible to squeeze in. If I tried to squeeze in with physical force, I was afraid of disturbing others' sermons, so I had to stand at the door and listen.
Next, there was another old man's noise.
"The so-called Taoist techniques are some methods that people in Taoist sects usually use. They can also be called alchemy techniques."
"The content of alchemy can be said to be very complex and a very large system."
"Why? Because in addition to their own cultivation, Taoists themselves also have to practice the laws of the world and do things in the world before they become Taoists. Even if they just practice wholeheartedly, they cannot be completely independent from the world. After all, there will be a time to go down the mountain. . And if you want to practice worldly methods, you will inevitably have to use various methods."
The old man said one sentence, then paused briefly, and waited until the people below nodded and said yes, then he started to say the next sentence. This style was completely different from the other person Zhao Chuan listened to a few days ago.
Zhao Chuan had no choice but to listen patiently. Because although he doesn't like to worship Buddha, he is still very interested in practicing Taoism.
When they heard that Alchemy was going to be taught, the people below were even more happy. You must know that since ancient times, the Dharma has not been taught lightly. It is really an honor to hear an expert say this, and today it is free to attend the lecture.
After a round of applause from the listeners, the old man sped up his speech, perhaps because he was excited and was infected by the joyful attitude of the people below.
Not only did the old man speak quickly, but his voice also became louder:
"Most people's initial impression of Taoists is mostly related to some of the Taoist activities they engage in, such as altar dipping, talismans, elixirs, divination, praying for rain, house control, exorcism, etc. wait.
These can actually be classified into Fang Shu, which is the scope of Taoism.
As we said last time, the most important five skills in Taoism are mountain, medicine, fortune, fortune telling, and divination.
Among them, medicine and medicine can be classified into the same category, and fortune telling can be classified into the same category.
Mountain refers to the art of immortality, which is the art of cultivation. Medical skills were originally used to assist the art of immortality. If the body is sick, it must be treated first. Only when the body is well can it be possible to continue practicing. If the body is not in good health, How can one talk about cultivating if he is sick all day long?
Therefore, it is said that the path of medicine leads to the path of immortality. Both medicine and immortality are set up for one's own body, in order to continuously cultivate one's body, and their knowledge also comes from the understanding of one's own body.
As for fortune divination, it is outside the body and is used for doing things. Its function is to avoid, that is, to seek good luck and avoid bad luck.
Zhuangzi said that the inner sage is the inner sage and the outer king is the king. Doctors and immortals mainly talk about the inner sage, while fortune telling mainly talks about the outer king.
In fact, these two basically include everything in this world. The Inner Sage talks about energy, while the Outer King talks about numbers.
There are two basic laws in the world, one is the law of energy and the other is the law of image and number.
Energy refers to a kind of ability, that is, the power of mind, which is the level of a person or anything’s mind. The law of energy is actually the law of Tianxin, but Tianxin is difficult for everyone to understand, so I can only express it in terms of energy. Every thing has its own heavenly heart, and what its heavenly heart emits is energy. The heaven and earth are composed of everything in different heavenly minds, and the number of images is the operating rules of the heavenly mind energy.
Our cultivation is actually a process of continuous enhancement of energy and eventual leap. The so-called increased qi over time, and increased qi refers to the enhancement of energy.
That is to say, everything in the world is ultimately determined by two things: energy level and elephant-number model.
This is actually the Qi movement theory taught in Taoism. Everything is Qi, and Qi has movement. Qi constitutes the difference in energy size, while motion has the function of number.
There are thousands of phenomena in Qi Dynasty. Everything is composed of Qi, and it also has its own Xiangnu model. Therefore, Xiangshu is the way we understand the world, and it is also the way we grasp and calculate the world.
And why do we need to understand the world through numbers? This is because our own energy level is not enough and we have not yet reached the origin of the world, so we can only understand and understand it through images and numbers.
For example, our human body can be divided into five internal organs and yin and yang. The finer the division, the further away from the origin.
If we divide the human body into cells and study it, we will be further away from the origin. Therefore, as many people improve their medical skills, the symbols they use will become simpler and simpler, and eventually they will no longer even use yin and yang. At that time, they will become one with the body, and the body will be fully aware of them. . The same goes for our perception of the universe. We need to understand and analyze it through images and numbers because we are not yet fully aware of the universe.
So what do the elephant numbers refer to? We can simply say that the image is what we see intuitively, and the number refers to everything that runs behind the image, which is the basis of the image.
Images can be observed, but numbers can be calculated.
We often say that everything has a certain number, and we also talk about the number of Qi of a thing. These numbers are known through calculation.
Why are we talking about this? Because these are related to the five skills we are going to talk about.
Medicine and immortality lie in cultivation. The so-called cultivation is the improvement of one's own energy level. When the energy level improves, fortune divination and other things are actually secondary.
It's like when we do something, when we are very capable, we don't need to use too many methods, but when we are not capable enough, we need more skills.
For example, when a person reaches a very high level, he can know what has happened or will happen without divination. But if a person does not reach such a level, he can only use the method of divination to calculate. .
This is just like the internal skills and moves in martial arts. If an adult hits a baby, how can the baby beat an adult no matter what moves he uses?
So energy always comes first, and numbers come second.
Give a medical example, such as acupuncture. Many people have a misunderstanding about the use of acupuncture, that is, they think that acupuncture is mainly about learning acupuncture points, which means what kind of acupuncture points should be inserted according to the disease. In fact, this is wrong. Acupuncture is not about the acupuncture points, but about the people who give and receive the needles. The same acupuncture point, if used by different people, will have completely different effects. Therefore, the first step in learning acupuncture is not to memorize acupuncture points, but to practice Qi. When a person's aura is very strong, if you stand next to the patient and haven't started injecting acupuncture, the patient's disease may be half cured, or if you press and rub it gently with your hands, the patient's disease will be cured. . And if you can't gain qi, no matter how many acupuncture points you prick, it will be in vain.
But this does not mean that acupoint selection is not important, but everyone should know that the number of images always comes second in terms of energy. The coordination between acupuncture points is based on the number of images, and the aura of the person receiving the acupuncture is energy.
Okay, let’s look at the five skills in detail.
The mountain is cultivation, which is the process of continuously improving one's energy level, that is, refining the energy into energy, refining energy into the spirit, refining the spirit into the void, and constantly sublimating. Medicine, on the other hand, lays the foundation for the mountain and takes good care of one’s body.
As for fortune telling, fortune refers to numerology, fortune telling refers to physiognomy, and divination refers to divination. These are the application of Xiangshu, which are methods of grasping the right time, location, and people.
Fate is to predict the overall fate of a person or a thing.
What does fate mean? As we said before, what comes out of sex is destiny.
In fact, it can be said that everyone can tell fortunes, but the difference lies in the subtleties.
For example, when a corn is planted in the ground, we can say when it will sprout, when it will grow taller, when it will bloom, when it will bear fruit, when it will wither, etc. This can actually be said to be the same. This is a simple fortune-telling, because we know that this is the nature of it.
And if you tell people's fortunes, it's much more complicated, because people are active, their human nature is different, and they live in different regions, and the things they experience are far more complicated than what a corn plant experiences. Much more.
As for fate, we cannot see it directly, but can only calculate it through mathematics, so numerology mainly uses numbers.
For example, when we calculate a person's numerology, what do we use? It is the birth date of a person. These eight characters are a kind of number. They form the basis of our nature. Through the calculation and changes between the numbers, we can calculate the fate of this person.
Common fortune-telling techniques nowadays include Zipingfa, Ziwei Dou Shu, Yi Jing fortune-telling, Tiebanshenshu, etc. The algorithms used are different, but most of them are based on numbers.
This is fate.
Then, there is the phase. The method of physiognomy includes many contents, including physiognomy of heaven, earth, people, etc. Observing celestial phenomena can be called physiognomy, observing earth veins can also be called physiognomy, and looking at people, such as facial features, palm readings, etc., can also be called physiognomy.
The difference between fortune and fortune is that fate is mainly judged by numbers, while phase is mainly viewed by images.
But in fact, these two points are not completely separate. For example, there is also a school of physiognomy in numerology, and in Feng Shui, mathematics is also used.
But no matter what, the number is undecided, while the phase is determined at the moment.
For example, a person's face is the current result of all his previous life experiences.
We can predict the future state based on the current state, which is what is said in the Book of Changes: walking on frost will lead to solid ice.
That’s why in the process of fortune-telling, there is a saying that the fortunes are related, because there are many people born at the same time, with different birthplaces and different growth environments, so their fates will naturally be different, but the fortunes are certain and unchanging.
Then, it’s divination.
Unlike fortune and fortune, divination is about a specific thing.
For example, for a specific thing, whether it will be successful, whether it will be good or bad, this is called divination. Divination helps us make decisions about a matter. Or for an unknown thing, we want to know the truth. This is called divination. For example, if a person is lost, or an item is lost, we want to know where it went. Because we cannot directly perceive the existence of things, we use divination to obtain more information. Divination is like taking the pulse in medicine. We use yarrow, copper coins and other media to take the pulse of the world.
Bu is a general term, which includes two parts: divination and divination. In the past, tortoise shells were used for divination, and yarrow was used for divination. The patterns on the tortoise shells were used for divination, so elephants were mainly used for divination. As for yarrow, yarrow was mainly used for calculation of numbers. That is to say, both images and numbers can be used for divination.
Nowadays, commonly used divination methods include Plum Blossom Yishu, Liuyao, Qimen Dunjia, Da Liuren, etc. The methods of starting hexagrams are different. In the process of interpreting hexagrams, plum blossoms are used more often, while others are Most of them are based on calculation of numbers.
In addition, there are many forms of divination, such as drawing lots, dream divination, or Xiao Liu Ren Ma’s preparatory lessons, etc., which can all be included in the content of divination.
This is the general content of fortune divination, and its main purpose is to help us see the world clearly and help us seek good fortune and avoid misfortune.
No matter which method you learn to use, it is inseparable from the principles of image and number. This is just like when we learn mathematics, we need to learn to identify numbers and graphics, and learn to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Everyone can do it as long as they master these principles. Go do the math...
These things are so difficult to understand that most people who listen to them shake their heads.
Zhao Chuan also felt that what he heard was confusing and too abstract.
Someone below was unhappy, and someone started shouting, "Didn't you say you want to teach magic? Why don't you talk about it?"
This is not a private school. Those half-understood knowledge are useless. If you don’t understand, naturally everyone will not want to.
Some people didn’t want to hear it anymore and just squeezed out and left.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the woman's voice started to shout again: "Okay! Stop arguing. What I talked about before was basic knowledge. If you don't talk about this and just listen to alchemy, you won't understand!"
"Okay, okay, it's getting late. Since everyone wants to listen directly, I'd better just talk about the magic!" The old man stopped the woman from shouting.
When someone left, there was a gap in front of him. Zhao Chuan took the opportunity to stand and looked up. He found that the person standing beside the table on the back wall of the big room was Fei Hongjin.
The Feihong scarf was still the same, exactly the same as the last time we parted in Mengcheng, but Zhao Chuan felt that it seemed more beautiful.
