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The Jade Emperor's Mind Seal Scripture Chant The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Scripture Chant Zhao Yu Huang Xin Yin Jing Recite in Chinese: ! Yu Huang Xin Yin Jing ! • " • " • " •Shang "Yao •San "Pin The Supreme Medicine has three components: •Shen "Yu •Qi "Jing Jing [Essence], Qi [Vitality], and Shen [Spirit]. •Huang "Huang •Hu "Hu They are indistinct and invisible, •Yao "Yao •Ming "Ming elusive and obscure. •Cun "Wu •Shou "You , Keep to Non-Existence, yet hold onto Existence, 45 Taoist Chanting & Recitation •Qing "Ke •Er "Cheng 小 and perfection is yours in an instant. •Jiong "Feng •Hun "He When distant winds blend together, •Bai "Ri •Gong "Ling in one hundred days of spiritual work •Mo "Zhao •Shang "Di and morning recitation to the Shang Di, •Yi "Ji •Fei "Sheng then in one year you will soar as an immortal. •Zhi "Zhe •Yi "Wu For those who know, awakening is easy. •Mei "Zhe •Nan "Xing For those who are ignorant, the practices are difficult. •Lu "Jian •Tian "Guang Fulfilling vows illuminates the Heavens. •Hu "Xi •Yu "Qing Breathing nourishes youthfulness. 46 The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Scripture Chant •Chu "Xuan •Ru "Pin 美 Depart from the mysterious and enter the female. •Ruo "Wang •Ruo "Cun Appears to have perished, yet appears to exist, •Mian "Mian •Bu "Jue ) the Tao is continuous and unbroken, •Gu "Di •Shen "Gen like a firm stem with deep roots. •Ren "Ge •You "Jing , Each person has Jing. •Jing "He •Qi "Shen The Shen unites with the Jing. •Shen "Yu •Qi "He The Shen unites with the Qi. •Qi "He •Ti "Zhen Then the True Body unites with the Qi. •Bu "De •Qi "Zhen )? Having not acquired the True, 47 Taoist Chanting & Recitation •Jie "Shi •Qiang "Ming these terms appear to be fanciful exaggerations. •Shen "Neng •Ru "Shi The Shen is capable of entering stone. •Shen "Neng •Fei "Xing The Shen is capable of physical flight. •Ru "Shui •Bu "Ni ) Entering water it is not drowned. •Ru "Huo •Bu "Fen )為 Entering fire it is not burned. •Shen "Yi •Xing "Sheng The Shen depends on life form. •Jing "Yi •Qi "Ying The Jing depends on sufficient Qi. •Bu "Diao •Bu "Can )) If these are neither depleted nor injured, •Song "Bo •Qing "Qing the result will be youthfulness and longevity. 48 The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Scripture Chant •San "Pin •Yi "Li These three components have one principle, •Miao "Bu •Ke "Ting ) yet it is so subtle it cannot be heard. •Qi "Ju •Ze "You , Their meeting results in Existence. •Qi "San •Ze "Ling Their parting results in Non-Existence. •Qi "Qiao •Xiang "Tong The seven apertures interpenetrate •Qiao "Qiao •Guang "Ming and each emit wisdom light. •Sheng "Ri •Sheng "Yue The sacred sun and sacred moon •Ran "Yao •Jin "Ting! illuminate the Golden Court. •Yi "De •Yong "De ?? One attainment is eternal attainment. 49 Taoist Chanting & Recitation •Zi "Ran •Shen "Qing The body will naturally become weightless. •Tai "He •Chong "Yi When the supreme harmony is replete, •Gu "San •Han "Qiong the bone fragments become winter jade. •De "Dan •Ze "Ling ? Acquiring the elixir results in immortality, •Bu "De •Ze "Qing )? not acquiring it results in extinction. •Dan "Zai •Shen "Zhong The elixir is within your self. •Fei "Bai •Fei "Qing It is not white and not green. •Song "Chi •Wan "Bian Recite and hold ten thousand times, !•"Miao !•"Li # these subtle principles • • ! "Zi ! "Ming of self-illumination. 50.
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