Basic introduction Chinese name: Shouyi Source: Laozi's practice: First of all, the exclusion of external interference stems from: Laozi's basic information "carrying spirit and embracing one, which can not be separated", and four reasons, the basic information Shouyi is one of the early Taoist practices. Its main purpose is to keep people's essence, qi and spirit, so that they will not suffer from internal friction or external escape, fill the body for a long time, and embrace the body as one. I think practicing this technique can prolong life and even prolong vision. The first meaning originated from Laozi and Zhuangzi. In the tenth chapter of Tao Te Ching, it is said, "If you embrace one with the spirit, can you be inseparable?" Many commentators interpret "Ying Soul" as "Soul", and "Ying Soul Embracing One" is the unity of soul, form and spirit. "Zhuangzi Deliberately" said: "The way of vegetarianism is that God is the only one who keeps it, keeping it without losing it, and being one with God." Zhuangzi Zaiqi refers to Guangyun: "If you don't see, listen but don't smell, and know but don't smell, your God will remain in shape, and the shape will be immortal. I have one and live in harmony, so I am over 2,000 years old and my figure has not dropped. " Taoism follows the thought of Laozi and Zhuangzi, creating and maintaining a skill. Many early Taoist scriptures emphasized the importance of practice. "Taiping Jing" says: "If you want to be excused, it is better to keep one." (1) "people know to keep a, called infinite way. ..... the sage taught him to keep his promise. If you don't stop thinking, the spirit will come and all diseases will be eliminated. This is a symbol of longevity and foresight. " (2) Old Xiangzi Jules said: "As a good car, it should be carried in the camp because it is good. God is angry and takes people with him. He wants to do all this. " (3) The Sutra of Ascension to Heaven says: "Everything in heaven and earth is born from one, and the child can understand. In order to know the truth, it is better to leave one. " 4 "Bao Puzi's Inner Chapter Truth" says: "Yu Shiyun: People can know one, and everything is done. He who knows everything knows everything. If you don't know one, you don't know any. ..... So the Immortal Sutra says: A son who wants to live forever should keep one and be clear. Thinking about hunger, one with food; Thirst, and one. " ⑤ The Three Yuan One True Classics says: "A son can keep one, and a son can also keep one, and a son can see one, and a son can also see one. ..... can't stay, so go to trinity, and leave the righteousness. If the husband loses his righteousness, he will be angry and evil, and his death will be near. " ⑥ The Five-character Classic says: "Diligence can enlighten the mind, drink less and eat, be calm in times of crisis, eliminate disasters and eliminate difficulties, and think about life." ⑦ Although all factions attach importance to observing one's skills, they have different interpretations of "one", so their contents or emphases are different. To sum up, there are four main reasons: four main reasons: (1) keeping god. "Ren Chao Supplement to the Taiping Classic" says: "People are all in one, and often merge with the spirit. Form is the death of the Lord and spirit is the life of the Lord. It is always lucky to get together, but it is fierce to go. Without spirit, you will die; with spirit, you will live. Often combined into one, can last forever. Often suffering from mental distraction, not gathering in the body, and making it follow people's thoughts. So the sage taught him to keep one, and he said to keep one. " ⑻ The Secret Order of the Taiping Classic and the Holy King said: "The law of keeping one is the root of all gods, and its roots are deep and quiet, so there is no way to die." ⑼ "Bao Pu Zi Zhi Zhen Inner Chapter" says: "A husband is born out of nothing, and his shape must be a god. Those who have it, no palace. Shape, God's house. So, for example, if the dike breaks, the water will be gone. Where the candle is, the candle is not in the fire. Physical fatigue leads to distraction and fatigue leads to death. ..... If you are exhausted and want to win, the elves will leave. " ⑽ also think that form can't be without spirit, so cloud "must be based on spirit". The conclusion is: "Stop the eyes you want to see, remove the color of light, Du's ears, listen to distant sounds, get rid of mysterious views, and keep the female hug ... to make the whole day meaningful." ⑾ That is to restrain excessive desires, keep the spirit quiet, and make the form and the God unite and last forever. "The True Sutra of the Wisdom of Taishang" says: "Nothing is like doing nothing, ... greed and stagnation lead to aging; Get happiness, lose anger, and get sick; If you are stubborn, you will die. ..... security, leave only one. ..... keep a quiet and lonely heart, lose the desire to break anger, return to the right path, and do nothing, which is also caused by the people above. " The seventh volume of Daoism quoted the old gentleman's commandment and said, "Anyone who keeps God should be normalized, calm, and calm. If you are quiet, you will know it." "Tao Xu Shu Bai Wen" said: "Holding one person also refines the spirit. ..... If the husband can keep the center, he will be proud and famous. " The theory of "keeping one" in the above books is the spirit of keeping one, which is the inheritance of Laozi's thought of "keeping one" and Zhuangzi's thought of "keeping only God and being one with God", and it is also the most basic content of keeping one skill. But at the same time, Taoism personifies these "spirits", believing that they live in the human body, between heaven and earth, and that people can live forever as long as they keep and miss them. This is a far cry from the thoughts of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and it is purely religious. (2) Hold your breath. Some Taoist books also interpret "one" as "qi" (or essence, or qi), so keeping one is keeping one. Laozi's official seal sentence on the river says: "If a person can hold one, he will live forever. First of all, morality is the essence of harmony. One is talking, and there is no one except two. " "If you focus on the essence, you will be able to respond to it and become submissive." "People can win by themselves, except lust, so no one in the world can compete with others, so it is strong." "People can be self-disciplined without losing the essence of the day they love (receive) and can last for a long time." "people can take qi as the root and essence as the pedicle, ... hide their qi deeply and stick to their essence so as not to leak." "Deep-rooted, long life also. Laozi's annotation on the object ear opposes "referring to the five internal organs by name" (that is, interpreting "I" as a part of the human body) and calls "I" Tao and Taoist precepts, but its interpretation of "Tao" is actually "Qi" or innate vitality. He said, "One way is also true. What does it matter to people now? What is the defensive cloud? As long as you are not in the human body, all possessed people know that the world is often a fake geisha, which is not true. One is outside the heaven and the other is between the heaven and the earth, but the middle ear of people coming and going is not unique. The loose shape is gas, ... "So, keeping the road is actually keeping the gas." Bao Puzi's "Inner Story is True" said: "A person's body is like a country. ..... God is still king, blood is still minister, and qi is still human. ..... The husband loves the people, so he is safe and energetic. If the people are scattered, the country will die, and if they are tired, they will die ... So the trial of Wade is to defend the country, to cut off the lust, to solidify the blood, and then to really survive, to keep the Sanqi (referring to the three souls and seven souls-the leader's note), to do all kinds of harm, in order to prolong life. " Yin 'an, a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in Notes on Laozi's Five Permanent Classics: "Everyone is born with the same spirit, thinking that it is peaceful, and then it is used by the five permanent members. ..... and then he kept his own, when ... the memory and Taihe (Taiji) were gone all his life. " Another cloud said, "if you get one, you will remember it in one breath and nourish your spirit." If you think you live in Thailand from the outside, you will use it in one breath to harmonize with Thailand in your body. ..... Lao Tzu said: Everything has life. "(3) keep the spirit. Some Taoist books also believe that God is the three indispensable elements of human life, born of one (or Tao) and integrated into one, so keeping one is keeping God, which is also called keeping the Trinity. " "Taiping Jing" said: "Three Qi * * * one is the root of God. One is essence, the other is God, and the other is Qi. These three, * * * one also, this heaven and earth people's gas also. God is subject to heaven, essence to earth, qi to neutralization, and facies to * * *. ..... If an old friend wants to live a long life, he must love and respect the spirit. "The Secret Order of the Holy King in the Taiping Classic says:" Those who want to live a long life should keep their qi and be in harmony with God, and they cannot lose their shape. Read these three as one. The Tao Te Ching (Volume 5) quotes the cloud of Three Circles of Acupoints and Nerves: "One is full of energy. Interpretation: essence and qi are mixed into one. Some people say that Yi is Wei. "(4) keep three Tian Chan fields. Some Taoist books also call the Trinity Sandantian, so keeping one and three is keeping Sandantian. " "The Secret Order of the Taiping Classic and the Holy King" said: "The husband wants to keep one, but he is with the divine power, lying down and doing nothing, but begging for the stomach. "Seven Stars Cloud" Volume 33 says: "The husband keeps the same way, but one inch in the eyebrow is the Hall of Fame, two inches is the bridal chamber, three inches is the upper abdomen, the middle abdomen is also the heart, and the lower abdomen is one and a half inches." The Sanyuanjing says: "If a real person is precious, one is true, one is the Emperor of Heaven, the other is the Emperor of the Red Palace and the other is the King of the Yuan Dynasty, who is in charge of the 24 Qi in the body ... If he can remain firm, the Trinity will appear. In addition, there are theories of keeping the truth and keeping the mystery. The so-called truth-keeping, "Sanyuan Yizheng Jing" said: "Qi knot is essence, essence is spirit, deified as baby, baby is real, and real person is promoted to pure child, which is true. "On the other hand," Dao Shu Blank "said," The real person is in the Arctic abyss, with a hall in front and a crimson palace in front, so the golden pagoda is full of flowers and the dragon and tiger are divided into two parts. "LJ's so-called Xuanyi," Bao Puzi's Chapter Truth "says:" Keep Xuanyi and think about it. It is divided into three people. Three people have their own opinions, in other words. Can reach dozens of people. Like their own bodies, they all have their own formulas. This is the so-called fractal way. "In this view, the so-called" keeping the truth "and" keeping the mystery "may be a real person, a fairyland, or an illusion that has been maintained for some time. The first meaning is the static skill of Taoist alchemy, and the focus is not on refining shape, but on refining spirit. The purpose is to get rid of distractions in the heart, keep the mind quiet, give the nerves a good rest condition, improve human immunity and keep fit. Its accumulated experience was absorbed by the later Inner alchemy and became a link of Inner alchemy, which was constantly enriched and developed.