Ling Bao (灵宝) translates as “Spiritual Treasure.” The Ling Bao Bi Fa outlines the San Xian Gong, “Three Immortals Cultivation,” for completing the Ling Bao and thus becoming a Zhen Ren (真人) or Real Human Being. San Xian Gong consists of thee stages: Ren Xian Gong (人仙功) Human Immortal Cultivation, Di Xian Gong (地仙功) Earthly Immortal Cultivation, and Tian Xian Gong (天仙功) Heavenly Immortal Cultivation.
“There are twelve programs of training that should be practiced in sequence. They are the following: [1] introducing yin and yang to each other, [2] gathering and disseminating fire and water, [3] mating the dragon and the tiger, [4] heating and refining the medicines of the pill, [5] ejecting the golden sparks from behind the navel, [6] returning the jade elixir to the tan tiens, using the jade elixir to refine the body, [7] returning the golden elixir to the tan tiens, using the golden elixir to refine the body, [8] moving the refined vapor to the primordial regions, [9] internal observation and exchanging the mundane for the sacred, and [10] transcendence and emanating in different forms.”
人仙功 Ren Xian Gong
Human Immortal Cultivation
Ren Xian Gong transforms Jing into Qi (炼精化气)
第一 匹配阴阳 Pipei Yin Yang
The First Step: Merging Yin and Yang
第二 聚散水火 Ju San Shui Huo
The Second Step: Gathering and Distributing Water and Fire
第三 交媾龙虎 Jiaogou Long Hu
The Third Step: Dragon and Tiger Mating
第四 烧炼丹药 Shao Lian Dan Yao
The Fourth Step: Forging the Elixir
地仙功 Di Xian Gong
Earthly Immortal Cultivation
Di Xian Gong transforms Qi into Shen (炼气化神)
第五 肘后飞金晶 Zhou Hou Fei Jin Pin
The Fifth Step: The Flight of Golden Sparks
第六 玉液还丹 Yu Ye Huan Dan
The Sixth Step: The Jade Liquid Elixer
第七 金液还丹 Jin Ye Huan Dan
The Seventh Step: The Golden Liquid Elixer
天仙功 Tian Xian Gong
Heavenly Immortal Cultivation
Tian Xian Gong transforms Shen to the void (炼神还虚)
第八 朝元炼气 Chao Yuan Lian Qi
The Eighth Step: Facing the Origin
第九 内观交换 Nei Guan Jiaohuan
The Ninth Step: Internal Illumination
第十 超脱分形 Chaotuo Fen Xing
The Tenth Step: Physical Transcendence
Reference:
灵宝毕法•三仙功 Ling Bao Bi Fa : San Xian Gong Three Immortals Cultivation of the Ling Bao Bi Fa thetaobums.com
Links:
Brief Introduction to Ling Bao Bi Fa longmenpai.blogspot.com
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