What does the great tranquility of Taoism mean?

"Jing" is the most important word in Taoist practice, which runs through the whole practice. Building a foundation and refining oneself speak "quietness", refining "quietness" and refining the spirit of gasification speak "quietness". Taoism believes that the reason why people can't communicate with the Tao is because people have delusions and rise and fall day and night, and meditation is the starting point of cultivation. Its purpose is to refine their own delusions, return to the right heart, and thus be true to the Tao. "In the early Yuan Dynasty, the Buddha said that he ascended to heaven and got the true sutra" said: "Ancient and modern times will last forever, and always be calm." In other words, practice comes first. Practice, first of all, must be quiet, quiet will be quiet. Only when the body and mind are calm can it be easy to calm down. Power status and static post-verification. The initial meditation can achieve the understanding of the heart, and when you think, you can divide it with wisdom. Only when you feel the only thought in your whole body can you be considered quiet. On the other hand, after meditation, one thought rises and another comes again. Those that cannot be eliminated by mindfulness and wisdom are not quiet. When you are quiet, you can breathe evenly, feel comfortable all over, and often have sweet liquid in your mouth, which is a good effect. The time after entering silence is longer or shorter according to everyone's skills, but the initial sit-in should be one hour. If the time is too short, it will be difficult to have an effect. In short, after entering the quiet, the first thing to do is to tie the Italian horse firmly, which is the real quiet. In addition, it is easy to get quiet by choosing an elegant place to practice. Yu Yan said, "When you entered this quiet room, there was nothing but a couch with Eden's fragrance. If you don't want it to be too bright, it will hurt your soul. If you don't want it to be too dark, it will hurt your soul. " ..... but the quiet room is not limited to the mountains, or in the ink, or in the Taoist township, but it is entrusted and can't go "("Zhouyi Shentongqi "). Judging from people's living conditions today, everyone's environment is different and they can't pursue all external conditions. As long as we are calm and rational, we can practice silently anywhere. There are many ways to get peace in Taoist practice. Here are some ways to calm yourself down and help fellow initiates. First, the methods to keep the abdomen quiet are divided into upper, middle and lower abdomen. The upper abdomen is between the eyebrows, that is, Zuchong point, the middle abdomen is Huang Ting, and the lower abdomen is navel (Taoism also says that three inches below the navel is the lower abdomen). Keeping the abdomen quiet is a common practice in Taoist practice. Because of the different teaching methods of Taoist alchemy, the ways of obeying the law during exercise are also different. Some of them are law-abiding, some are law-abiding and some are law-abiding. Observing Zhong Dantian only has advantages and disadvantages. Those who keep up the two fields have their own advantages and disadvantages. Those who have a quiet stomach are good at concentrating their thoughts, but the disadvantage is that beginners can't master it flexibly, and they are prone to dizziness, which leads to inflammation of virtual fire. Those who stay in the abdomen are good at breathing back to the source and really breathing, but the disadvantage is that beginners breathe unnaturally and are prone to discomfort such as chest tightness. It is best to stay in the middle of the abdomen and be calm. Don't suffer from the ups and downs. In the past, Taoist practitioners had to prepare a futon for meditation, but now futon is hard to find. Generally, they can sit on a bed or chair, and move casually before sitting, which is conducive to dredging qi and blood. At rest, the legs are naturally closed, the left foot is inward, the right foot is outward, the hands are naturally closed, you sit up and look inward, your eyes are slightly closed, leaving a ray of light, your tongue and palate are clenched, and you are interested in Huang Ting, seemingly intentional, seemingly unintentional, and endless. If distractions arise, I will use the divine light to silence distractions, raise my eyebrows and be calm, so that I can get rid of my delusions and enter the working state. In the past, in order to get rid of distractions, monks often meditated on some words or phrases that were conducive to practicing meditation, so that meditation thoughts and breathing could be integrated. Silent words can concentrate scattered consciousness, often focusing on meditation. For example, after sitting quietly, keep a word "quiet" or "quiet" in your mind. The words you want to keep are decided by the exerciser, which should generally be within the range of 9 words. In addition, some people will recite the Taoist scriptures before entering silence. You can burn incense to render the atmosphere before chanting. It is better to sit and meditate, and the number of meditation is decided by everyone, so as to moisten things quietly. Third, the tacit transportation into the tacit static method, that is, luck. Face south, put your legs flat on the bed, put your hands naturally on your knees, close your eyes slightly, and look at your toes intuitively. You should use the reverse breathing method for luck (that is, the abdomen is closed when inhaling and the abdomen is closed when exhaling), and the inhalation and exhalation should be thin and long. First of all, the air conditioner rises from the feet to the perineum, to the tail and spine, to the jade pillow, to the mud pill, and from the mud pill to the lower abdomen through Tang Ming to Huang Ting. After three cycles of luck, the real interest rate is very small, and the meaning of staying in the abdomen has become a state of strength. The above meditation methods are helpful for beginners. Exercisers can choose one of the methods according to their own situation, and they can benefit from regular practice, but those who practice for a long time do not have to stick to the above methods. Sex is to be realized, and life is to be passed on. When a monk with deep kung fu goes into silence, he silently guards the mysterious orifices for a while, concentrates his thoughts for a while, and returns to his original source when he is truly liberated for a while, so he can go into silence (there must be a true teacher to teach him, and there is a saying that there is no teacher in ancient times). Whether he can enter silence or not depends on his skill. In addition, monks with advanced kung fu use the method of inaction when they are quiet, that is, they don't save anything and go straight into the virtual spirit. Novices are not easy to eradicate distractions because of their shallow skills. Therefore, if you choose one of the above methods and practice for a long time, you will be in a static or even static state.