Chapter 42 The Time and Degree of Practice

At the same time, people who practice the alchemy of immortality, since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and since the emphasis and advocacy of the Wuliu School, the theory of the process of becoming an immortal has become very popular.From this, it cooperates with the theory of "Three Refinements", and it fits perfectly.For example, "building a foundation in a hundred days" is the work of "refining and transforming Qi". "Conceiving in October" is the time of "refining Qi and transforming God". "Three-year breastfeeding" is the time of "refining the spirit and returning the emptiness". "Nine Years Face the Wall" is the last move of "Smash the Void".Moreover, some people compare it with the practice method of Tantric Buddhism, and prove that the process from practice to achievement of Patriarch Mune (Milarepa) is very similar in time.Therefore, the theory of this kind of training procedure is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and cannot be removed.Moreover, based on actual experience, the so-called narration of "being full of energy and not thinking of sex, full of energy and not thinking of food, and full of energy and not thinking of sleep", confirms the actual effect of "refining energy and transforming energy" on the process of self-cultivation.Therefore, after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people who studied meditation or practiced immortality and alchemy, most of them used moving energy as the entry method to learn Taoism.There are even Taoist techniques that are inferior to the alchemy method of the Wuliu school. They use "[hand strength]", "buttoning" and other techniques similar to "acupoint acupuncture" and "massage" to play with their spirits, thinking that it is "cutting off the body". The supreme secret of the root of obscenity.It is very popular to write books and talk about all kinds of strange things and far-fetched ideas.