Let me answer your question first. Beginners, first look at Yao Yao, so that you can avoid detours.
I suggest that you start studying from the Classic of the Taishang, the Classic of the Tao Te Ching, the Book of Pure Mind, The Classic of the Taishang Laojun's Chang Jing Qing, and the Classic of South China, and get to know the Taoist thought and philosophy system first.
Taboos in reading Taoist classics
Seeing the scriptures is like seeing the truth. Before reading the classics, you should rub your hands and knock your teeth, be calm and respectful. All Xuanmen classics are condensed by the true qi of the three realms of nature, which is hard to come by, so they should be wrapped in yellow cloth and red cloth. What you write must be paved. Before opening the book, hold the warp in both hands, lift Qi Mei horizontally, then open the package and open the warp with your left hand. You can't read the page number by hand. Generally, you should make a prayer sign: cut the bamboo into pieces about half a centimeter wide and ten centimeters long, and you can carve simple ornaments at the end. If there is no sign, you can use thread incense or other clean things in the hall instead. Don't use the needle, little finger or middle finger to refer to all the words in the classics. When you need to ask for advice on unfamiliar words, point with the end of sign language, thumb, index finger or ring finger.
All scriptures are not allowed to be modified or written. Or typos in the scriptures, or oral secrets, or taboos of the gods, or luck, or various usages, all in mind. When you can't remember and are afraid of forgetting, prepare a clean piece of paper, copy down the page number and text of the scripture, and then add and modify it. Burn the notes when you have finished reciting them. All books and papers with scriptures written on them should not be discarded at will, but should be incinerated in secluded and uninhabited places. What is more taboo is the debauchery, damage or destruction of the scriptures.
Don't put the classics on the bed, seat, legs and other unclean and disrespectful places.
Learn classics and avoid "cool classics". When "Morning and Evening Class" came out of the altar, it was read that "if you want to be supreme, people will call it Buddha" (this is "Morning Class"); "Evening class" is "to avoid the suffering of samsara, people call it Buddha"), and use red cloth or warp cloth (if not, yellow paper can also be used; Because there is no scripture memorized here, it is not suitable for memorizing scripture. Then he stood up, called Buddha three times and walked out of the altar. After "Heaven and Earth" and "May the General", or after turning to Buddha, he returned to the altar and called Buddha three times. Kneel down again, take off the warp cloth, and continue to recite the praise of the main hall until the homework is finished.
To learn classics, you should generally choose a clean and secluded place, write the words "Learn classics, immortals avoid them" on yellow paper with a brush, and stick them on the wall. Reciting classics can measure merits and demerits, mispronounce a word, hurt ten spirits and bear endless sins. Generally speaking, if you are familiar with it privately and there is no mistake in practicing musical instruments, you can openly satirize it in the temple. If you mispronounce, repent in time.
All Confucian classics that recite scriptures and do great things should be sincere and single-minded and silently bless all parties.
Noisy is not allowed in temples. Don't speak impure words before God.
Where there are mistakes in printing and chanting scriptures, or the printed books are witchcraft, disturbing teachings, and persuading good to be evil, there will be no harm unless it is Buddhism or Taoism. In hell, there is an expert. People who are not specialized in reading, or inadvertently misread, misprinted, or wrongly taught by teachers, will make up the classics in hell after death until they read correctly and correct them. Then give it to Yan Shidian (if the Taoist wears a headscarf, give it to the three official emperors) for review. Therefore, reading classics should be modest and prudent, sincere and respectful, and not slack off.
Classics, word of mouth, and secret methods are not literal. To learn classics, you must worship the master first. This is called "classics". If there is no "pass", you can not practice. If you don't "pass", there will be no teacher; Without a teacher, you lose your soul. Master is no longer "alive" and will go back another day to impress him with sincerity.
The classics that Xuanmen must read include Morning Talk about Homework Classic (including Chang Jing, Bao Ming, Jing, Yin Shin, etc.), Evening Talk about Homework Classic (including Miao Jing, Zhen Jing, and Miao Jing) and Three Officials Classic. There are more than forty kinds of conventional scientific instruments, so I won't mention them here. Quanzhen disciples must be vegetarian and not eat wine and meat. If a layman recites scriptures or kneels well, he must fast and bathe from the day before. Women don't go to the palace during menstruation. There are other taboos in reading the Bible, so I won't mention them here.
If Taoist priests read the Imperial Classics and have other strict taboos, I won't say much here. Among the Xuanmen classics, Imperial Classics is the noblest and taboos are the most complicated.
Anyone who is good at believing, meets a Taoist priest, or a monk in a temple, or other people who are good at reading scriptures, if they can accompany them with their knees, they will devote themselves to God, get infinite blessings and get rid of their sins. When chanting in the temple, you are not allowed to wait and see, turn over the scriptures, etc. Where there are biological chanting in the Six Paths, there must be Ding Jia's protection. All chanting, attaching wood elves, passing ants and insects, birds and animals, interests; If you meet a wise person, if you are savvy, you can directly pull away from the six roads. When chanting, when you meet the holy name of the gods, you must knock on Shan Qing, and if you believe, you will smell it and worship it. When chanting, you should be single-minded, take chances, be calm and calm, and breathe evenly if you are normal. After singing, you can stand up and check. Quanzhen religion has had "three disappointments" since ancient times. One is chanting in the temple (the other two are: Atlas Hall can't afford to meditate, and fasting hall can't afford to fast. "Three noes" means that when Quanzhen Taoist priests do the above three things, even if the heavenly king visits, they don't have to worship immediately; And Tianjun is not responsible; After the exercise, a welcoming ceremony will be held again.
If you encounter an emergency or other emergency in the middle of chanting, you can take off your clothes and leave your menstrual list after chanting for three times; After three worships, I returned to get my clothes and continued chanting. If it is a serious illness, other Taoist priests can take the place of chanting and kowtowing to thank the gods.
If you meet a high arch master and bow down, all good believers should bow down with you. When the high arch bows its head to worship the Buddha, all good believers should bow their heads, be fearful, repent or pray for their families. When the high arch meditates or repents, the whole altar must meditate and there must be no noise. Do not take any photos or flash.
In addition: the characters are made by saints; If you find waste paper with words written on it, pick it up and cremate it or bury it under the soil. Don't be naked in the three lights and let the wind and rain beat you.
Don't trample on the ashes of letters written by ordinary people, which is disrespectful to others; Don't trample on the ashes of temples. Also listed here), this is disrespectful to the gods and a great sin. At the end of each utensil, if the surface is sparse, the temple owner must escort the ashes into the incinerator or incense burner with both hands in time, so as to avoid the ashes floating in the wind and causing people and animals to step on it by mistake.
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Finally, I want to say that it is incredible to hold the holy name of Buddha. The holy name is everywhere, and the crime is eliminated. When the horn sounded, help people in danger.
To offer a humble apology, the pious Lu Di's father Yangchun performed as a political policeman, blessed the emperor, preached the wonderful way and blessed the Buddha.