First, the cultivation of behavioral ethics. This includes abandoning unhealthy behaviors, habits and hobbies, restraining your words and deeds according to certain moral norms, and actively pursuing good deeds that benefit others and the world. This is what Taoism calls "accumulating virtue and fatigue" and "establishing the foundation of immortality" Wang Zhongyang's Notes on Duke Guan of Jin said: People who cultivate Dan should "get rid of ignorance and troubles first, and then stop lusting after wine, sex and wealth". "First, we must observe precepts, be honest, be kind, be heinous, be convenient to save all beings, be loyal to the monarch, and be filial to parents and teachers." "Then Essentials" says: "Abstaining from lust, not loving, neglecting wealth and being cautious about morality are the four essentials of self-cultivation." The poem "Five True Chapters" says: "If you don't cultivate yin virtue, there will be a group of demons as obstacles." Of course, the Taoist precepts preached by monks in feudal times did not go beyond the scope of feudal ethics, but it is still desirable to emphasize the cultivation of morality first.
Second, exercise your mind. What Dan said in his book is to stop thinking, to have a heart, to look inward, to adjust one's mentality, and so on. It is nothing more than self-control of one's own thoughts and psychological activities, subduing one's mind and spirit, and concentrating on one's situation for a long time. Forget it, the machine is right in front of you. Taoism believes that the eye is a wandering home. To control the mind, we must first control our eyes so that they don't see evil and don't accept information that can cause bad emotions. When you sit still and adjust your state of mind, close your eyes gently and return to the light, then "the spirit returns to the body", beginners must be vigilant to watch, even if you give up awareness. "Tsinghua Secret" said: "But when I think about my life, I think of those people who are restless on weekdays. This is a terrier, and I am eager to give it up and master it for a long time. " This kind of kung fu should be done not only in meditation, but also in delusion, especially in mood swings, such as mood, mood, mood, mood, mood, mood, mood, mood, mood. There is a formula in the Truth Interpretation of Immortal Zongdan, which says: "If you practice yourself, you will not think about Wanyuan. When Wanyuan is put down, you won't worry, and you have nothing to worry about. Audio-visual words and actions will not intersect. Without heaven, earth, sun and moon, the world is unknown. "
As far as the northern Zongdan method is concerned, it is necessary to make more efforts to train the heart and take "knowing its heart and seeing its nature" as the slogan. To understand the mind and see the nature, in addition to closing the mind and stopping thinking, we should also use methods such as mind-watching, and purity is very important.
As far as Nan Zongdan's method is concerned, the kung fu of closing eyes and stopping thinking is skillful, and you can quickly enter the refined stage as soon as you sit down. People with good moral cultivation and psychological quality may not do the above two exercises. But if the child's body is broken and his spirit is gone, even if his moral cultivation and psychological exercise are qualified, he still has to make up for the loss in the third aspect.
Make up for the loss, mainly by replenishing essence to make it reach the health level of young people. If there is a disease, the first step to recover the loss is to treat the disease first and cure all kinds of diseases through medicine and qigong exercise.
If the body is weak and the essence is insufficient, we should also pay attention to food supplement and increase nutrition. We can take tonic medicine to supplement it with medicine. The immortal Buddhist quotations in the combination of Buddhism and Zen include the prescription of drugs, which should be formulated according to one's own physique.
"Wu Zhen Pian" said: "If bamboo is broken, it must be replenished", and the best medicine for replenishing essence is one's own essence, that is, similar things. This must be done through qigong, introducing the essence of true elements, being precise and precise, and taking it in time. After the qi and blood are sufficient, it will be transported out of the Du meridian for Sunday operation. "The Wisdom of Life" said: "What is broken will be completed. Those who make up for it will take advantage of the deficiency and make up for it. " Extroverted swiftness refers to the swiftness of the abdomen, which is the so-called "medicine" for refining essence. The method used is the same as that used in the refining stage.
"Lingbao brushwork" says: "Ten years of loss, one year's work to make up for it, that is, adopting to make up for Dan." The time needed to establish the foundation increases with age. For men, starting from 16 years old, it takes about one more year to lay the foundation for every ten years older. Generally speaking, the sign of sperm supplement and basic completion is to return to the physiological characteristics of children before sperm leakage at the age of 16, with no sperm leakage in men and irregular menstruation in women. It is also said that the inside is marked by the three gods of qi, while the outside is marked by the three gods of eyes (bright eyes), teeth (fallen teeth) and voice "loud voice". Lingbao Dafa says that repairing damage can prolong life and prevent all diseases. There is a special person named "Fairy on Earth".
Regarding compensation, there are also those who advocate only catching immortals. For example, Quan Zhen said, "Those who make up shapes are not good at making up essence, those who make up essence are not good at making up essence, and those who make up essence are not good at making up and benefiting god, then the shape will be eternal." Recuperating is to stop thinking and make efforts to understand nature.