凡行功每于子后寅前,此时气清腹虚,行之有效,先须两目垂帘,披衣端坐,两手握固趺坐,当以左足后跟曲顶肾
茎根下动处,不令精窍漏泄耳。两手当屈,两大指抵食指根,余四指捻定大指,是为两手握固。然后叩齿三十通,即以
两手抱项,左右宛转二十四次。(此可去两胁积聚之邪。)复以两手相叉,虚空托天,反手按顶二十四。(此可除胸膈间病。)
复以两手心掩两耳,却以第二指弹脑后枕骨二十四。此可除风池邪气。复以两手相促,按左膝、左捩(音例)身,按右
膝,右捩身,各二十四。(此可去肝家风邪。)复以两手一向前,一向后,如挽五石弓状二十四次。(此可去臂腋积邪。)
复大坐,展两手,扭项左右,反顾肩膊随二十四次。(此可去脾胃积邪。)复以两手握固,并拄两肋,摆撼两肩二十四。
(此可去腰肋间之风邪。)复以两手交捶臂及膊,反捶背上连腰股各十四。(此可去四肢胸臆之邪。)复大坐,斜身偏倚,
两手齐向上,如排天状二十四。(此可去肺家积聚之邪。)复大坐伸足,以两手向前,低头扳足十二次,却钩所伸足,屈
在膝上,按摩二十四。(此可去心包络间邪气。)复以两手据地,缩身曲脊,向上十二举。(此可去心肝二经积邪。)
复以起立,据床拔身,向背后视,左右各二十四。(此可去肾间风邪。)复起立徐行,两手握固,左足前踏,左手摆向前,
右手摆向后。右足前踏,右手摆向能,左手摆向后二十四。(此可去两肩俞之邪。)复以手向背上相促,低身徐徐宛转二
十四。(此可去两肋之邪。)复以足相纽而行,前进十数步,后退十数步。复高坐伸足,将两足纽向内,复纽向外,各二
十四。(此两条可去两膝两足间风邪。)行此十六节讫,复端座垂帘,握固冥心,以舌舐上 ,搅取华池神水,漱三十六
次,作 声咽下。复闭气想丹田之火,自下而上,遍烧身体内外,蒸热乃止。
右诸法,学人能日行一二遍,久久体健身轻,百邪皆除,不复疲倦矣。
凡是练习导引功,通常在子时之后、寅时之前进行。此时空气清新,腹部空虚,练习效果显著。首先必须双眼微闭(如垂帘状),披好衣服端正坐定,双手握固,盘腿而坐。应当用左脚脚跟弯曲顶住阴茎根部下方的动处,以防止精窍漏泄精气。
双手应当弯曲,两个大拇指抵住食指根部,其余四指捻紧握住大拇指,这叫做“两手握固”。然后叩齿三十次,接着用双手抱住后颈,左右扭转二十四次。(这种方法可以去除两胁部积聚的邪气。)
再用双手交叉,向空中托举如托天状,反手按压头顶二十四次。(这种方法可以清除胸膈间的疾病。)
再用双手手心掩住双耳,然后用第二指(中指)弹击脑后枕骨二十四次。这种方法可以去除风池穴的邪气。
再用双手相促(靠近),按在左膝上,向左扭转身体;再按右膝,向右扭转身体,各二十四次。(这种方法可以去除肝经的风邪。)
再用双手一前一后,像拉开五石强弓的样子做二十四次。(这种方法可以去除手臂和腋下的积聚邪气。)
再端正坐直,舒展双手,扭动颈部左右回顾肩膊二十四次。(这种方法可以去除脾胃的积聚邪气。)
再用双手握固,拄在两肋旁,摆动摇晃双肩二十四次。(这种方法可以去除腰肋间的风邪。)
再用双手交替捶打手臂及肩膀,反向捶打背部连同腰部和大腿各十四次。(这种方法可以去除四肢和胸腹部的邪气。)
再端正坐直,伸直双脚,身体斜向偏倚,双手同时向上,像推排天空的样子做二十四次。(这种方法可以去除肺脏的积聚邪气。)
再端正坐直伸开双脚,用双手向前,低头扳脚十二次,然后勾住所伸出的脚,屈曲放在膝盖上,按摩二十四次。(这种方法可以去除心包络间的邪气。)
再用双手支撑地面,收缩身体弯曲脊背,向上提起十二次。(这种方法可以去除心和肝两条经脉的积聚邪气。)
再站起来,依靠床沿拔起身躯,向后看,左右各二十四次。(这种方法可以去除肾间的风邪。)
再站起来慢慢行走,双手握固,左脚向前踏出,左手摆向前方,右手摆向后方;右脚向前踏出,右手摆向前方,左手摆向后方,各二十四次。(这种方法可以去除两肩俞穴的邪气。)
再用双手在背后相促,弯腰慢慢扭转二十四次。(这种方法可以去除两肋的邪气。)
再用双脚交错而行,前进十几步,后退十几步。再高坐伸直双脚,将两足向内扭转,再向外扭转,各二十四次。(这两条方法可以去除两膝和两足间的风邪。)
完成这十六节动作后,再端正坐好,垂下眼帘,双手握固,静心冥想。用舌头舔舐上颚,搅动口腔取生津液(华池神水),漱口三十六次,发出吞咽声咽下。再闭气想象丹田之火,从下往上,遍烧身体内外,感到蒸热为止。
以上各种方法,学习者如果能每天练习一两遍,长久坚持,身体就会健康轻盈,各种邪气都会消除,不再感到疲倦了。
Whenever practicing Qigong (energy work), it is best to do so after Zi hour (11:00 PM - 1:00 AM) and before Yin hour (3:00 AM - 5:00 AM). At this time, the Qi (vital energy) is clear and the abdomen is empty, making practice effective. First, one must close the eyes slightly like a lowered curtain, put on clothes properly, and sit upright. The hands should be formed into "Wang Gu" (firm grip) posture, and one sits cross-legged. The heel of the left foot should be bent to press against the moving area below the root of the penis, preventing the leakage of essence through the Jing Qiao (essence orifice).
The hands should be bent, with the two thumbs pressing against the roots of the index fingers, while the remaining four fingers wrap tightly around the thumbs; this is called "Liang Shou Wang Gu" (both hands forming the firm grip). Then, click the teeth thirty times. Next, embrace the neck with both hands and twist left and right twenty-four times. (This can remove accumulated pathogenic factors from the hypochondriac region.)
Then, interlace the hands and push upwards as if supporting the sky, then press the top of the head with the backs of the hands twenty-four times. (This can eliminate diseases in the chest and diaphragm.)
Next, cover both ears with the palms of the hands, and use the second fingers (middle fingers) to flick the occipital bone at the back of the head twenty-four times. This can remove pathogenic wind from the Fengchi (GB20) acupoint.
Then, bring both hands together, press on the left knee, and twist the body to the left; then press on the right knee and twist the body to the right, twenty-four times each. (This can remove Wind-evil from the Liver channel.)
Then, extend one hand forward and one backward, mimicking the action of drawing a five-dan bow, for twenty-four repetitions. (This can remove accumulated pathogens in the arms and axillae.)
Sit upright again, stretch out both hands, twist the neck to look left and right at the shoulders for twenty-four times. (This can remove accumulated pathogens from the Spleen and Stomach.)
Form the "Wang Gu" grip again, prop the hands against the ribs, and shake the shoulders twenty-four times. (This can remove Wind-evil between the waist and ribs.)
Alternately strike the arms and shoulders with both hands, and reverse-strike the back, connecting to the waist and thighs, fourteen times each. (This can remove pathogens from the limbs and chest/abdomen.)
Sit upright again, extend the legs, lean the body sideways, raise both hands simultaneously as if pushing away the sky, for twenty-four times. (This can remove accumulated pathogens from the Lungs.)
Sit upright and extend the legs, reach forward with both hands, lower the head to pull the feet twelve times. Then hook the extended foot, bend it onto the knee, and massage it twenty-four times. (This can remove pathogenic factors from the Pericardium.)
Place both hands on the ground, contract the body and curve the spine, lifting upwards twelve times. (This can remove accumulated pathogens from the Heart and Liver channels.)
Stand up, support the body against a bed or chair, look backwards, twisting left and right twenty-four times each. (This can remove Wind-evil from the Kidneys.)
Stand up and walk slowly, hands in "Wang Gu" grip. Step forward with the left foot, swing the left hand forward and the right hand backward. Step forward with the right foot, swing the right hand forward and the left hand backward, twenty-four times each. (This can remove pathogens from the Jianyu (LI15) and other shoulder acupoints.)
Bring both hands together behind the back, bend down, and twist slowly twenty-four times. (This can remove pathogens from the ribs.)
Walk by crossing the feet, advance ten-plus steps, then retreat ten-plus steps. Sit high with legs extended, twist the feet inward twenty-four times, then outward twenty-four times. (These two methods can remove Wind-evil from the knees and feet.)
After completing these sixteen sections, sit upright again, lower the eyelids, form the "Wang Gu" grip, and meditate quietly. Use the tongue to lick the upper palate, stir the mouth to generate saliva (Hua Chi Shen Shui / Divine Water of the Hua Pool), rinse the mouth thirty-six times, and swallow with a audible gulp. Hold the breath and visualize the fire of the Dantian (Elixir Field), rising from below to above, burning through the inside and outside of the body until a steaming heat is felt, then stop.
For all the above methods, if practitioners perform them once or twice daily, over a long period, their bodies will become healthy and light, all pathogens will be eliminated, and fatigue will cease.