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內丹無上九公式 Nèi!Dān!Wushang!Jiu!Gongshi! The!Nine!Supreme!Inner!Alchemy!Formulas Of!Grand!Master!One!Cloud by Grand&Master&Mantak&Chia &!Dirk!Al These% Nine% Formula’s% were% formerly% known% as% the% Seven% Inner% Alchemy% Formulas,% because% the% Microcosmic% Orbit% and% Sexual% Alchemy% Practice,% had% been% treated% as% separate% practices.%Yet%to%understand%the%Supreme%Alchemy%of%the%Reunion%of%Man%and%Tao,%which%is%the% Final% Opus%in% this%Great% Alchemical% Work,% the%Microcosmic%Orbit% and% the%Sexual% Alchemy% Practice%must% be %included% into%One!Supreme! Inner! Alchemy! Formula,% yielding%Nine! Formulas! of! Supreme!Inner! Alchemy.!Only% through% a%correct%way%of%understanding,% our%practice%can%lead% to% fruition.% This% means% that% we% must% view% these% Nine% Formulas% together% as% the % Way,% and% understand%how%they%connect%to%the%Way%of%the%Tao%itself. To%understand% the%Supreme %Inner% Alchemy% of% the%Union% of% Man%and%Tao,%means%to%know% the%Way.%To%know% the %Way,%one %needs%to% know% the%positions%of%Heaven% and% Earth,%like%a%man%who%goes%out% to% hike%in% the%forest%uses%a%compass%and% a%map.%To%perform%the %Supreme% Inner%Alchemy,%we%likewise %need% a(n)% (Inner)% map% of% our%Inner% Time% and% Space,% and% an% inner% compass.% We%must%know% about% the%Internal% Centres,%Organs,%Channels,%Hormonal%Glands,% that%is%we%must%know% the%inner%landscape%and% the %energy%points%of% the%Inner%Body.%This% knowledge%is%called%The%Inner%Feng%Shui,%and% the%inner%maps%are% provided,% step% by% step,% in% each% of% the% Formulas,% and% going% through% each% of% these,% one%gets% ready% to%understand% the% Feng%Shui%of%the%Inner%Brain%and%the %Alchemy%of% developing%the%Inner%Compass.% % The%first% formula,%The %Microcosmic% Orbit,% provides%the%Inner% Feng%Shui% of% the% body’s% NorthQSouth% Axis% and% the % Heaven% and%Earth%Polarity,%the%Yin%and%Yang%each% flowing% their% natural% direction,% from% which% the% The!Feng!Shui!of!Taoist!Inner!Alchemy 1
Microcosmic%is% the% result.% Thus%each% consecutive %formula%of% One%Clouds%Supreme%Alchemy,% introduces%a%more%complete%map% of% the%Inner%Body.%When% the%Knowledge %of% the%Inner%Feng% Shui,% learned% in% the% practice% of% Internal% Alchemy,% is% applied% to% so% called% External% Practices,% like% Chi% Gong% exercise,% that% Chi% Gong% Practice % also% becomes%Inner%Alchemy.% In%Chinese%language,% Inner%Alchemy%is%called%‘Nei% Dan% Gong’,% 內丹工,% which% spells% ‘internalQelixirQskill’% and% as% is% such% contrasted%by%‘Wei%Dan%Gong’%or%‘externalQelixirQskill’.%The %term% External% Alchemy% (Weidan% Gong)% is% normally% used% for% material% or%physical% things,%like%Chinese %Medicine,%Chi% Gong% Exercise%and%Martial%Arts,%but%each%of%these%can%become%Internal%as% well,% if% the% wisdom% gained% from% the% Inner% Alchemical% Work% is% applied% to% the%Outer%Alchemical% Work.% In% the%Higher% Formulas,% the% distinction%between%internal%and%external%becomes%problematic,%to% be % replaced% by% a% multi% dimensional% view% of% things,% where% different%levels%can%be%experienced%at%the %same %time.%The%boundaries%of% Inner% and% Outer% are%transcended,% once%we %enter% the%realm% of% Spiritual%Alchemy,%內丹術%Q%nèi%dān%shù.% The&First&Supreme&Inner&Alchemy&Formula:& The&Microcosmic&Orbit,& The&Inner&Feng&Shui&which&connects&Heaven,&Man&&&Earth: 天%tiān%Heaven,%人%rén%Human,%地%dì%Earth. % One%Cloud’s%First% Formula%of% Supreme% Inner%Alchemy,% involves% the% Three% Treasures,% Heaven,% Man% and% Earth,% and% their% cosmic% relationship.% It% teaches%practitioners%the%first%level%of% the%Inner%Feng%Shui:%the%Microcosmic% Orbit,% an% Inner%Alchemy%Practice%in% which% the%practitioners%learn%to%circulate %their%Chi,% or% Life% Force,% along% the %Meridians% of% the% front% and% backside% of% the%body,% known% as% the%Governor%and%Conception%Meridians.%% ^ This%First%Formula%is%as%simple%as%it%is% supreme,%teaching%us%to%become%aware%of%the % Earth%beneath%our%feet%and%the%Heaven%above% our%Crown;%to%place%the%tip%of%our%tongue%on% the%roof%of%the%palate,%to%connect%the%Major% Yang%and%Yin%Vessels%of%the%Body.%Then% we%relax%our%mind%and%focus%our% abention%downward%into%the% body.%As%our%mind%relaxes,%the%Chi%or%bioQ The!Feng!Shui!of!Taoist!Inner!Alchemy 2
electric%energy%can%flow%down%from%the%head%(Yang=red),%to%connect%into%the%Yin%Vessel%at%the%tip% of%the%tongue%(Yin=blue).%Ader%some%practice%the%flowing%down%of%the%Chi%can%be%clearly%felt%%in% the%forehead%and%tasted%on%the%tongue,%first%a%tingling%sensation%%like%touching%a%babery.%This%is% followed%by%the%distinctly%sweet%tasting%saliva,%the%Inner%Alchemical%Nectar,%which%is%produced% as%the%Chi%flows%down%from%the%Pineal%Gland%into%the%Yin%Vessel%,%activating%all%the%glands%of%the% Endocrine%system. % The%Microcosmic%Orbit% continues% to% flow% down% from% the%Throat% Centre%to% the%Heart,% Solar%Plexus,%Navel%and%Sexual%Centre.%From%the %Perineum,%it%connects%to%the%Yang%Vessel%at%the% TailQ% and% Sacrum% Bones,% flowing% up% along% the%spine %back% up% to% the%Crown,% completing%one% round%of%this%Microcosmic%Orbit.%The%Perineum%also%connects% to% the%soles%of% the %feet% through% the%leg%channels,%completing% the %Earth% route.% The% Earth% Force% enters% the% leg% channels% at% the % beginning% of% the % Kidney% Meridian,%in%a%point%(K1)%at% the%centre%of% the%sole %of%the%foot,%called%“Bubbling% Springs”.% Our%microQcosmic%relationship%with%the %Earth%is%such,%that%what%we% bring%to%Earth,%must% bounce%back% to%us.%Through%the%Internal% Practice%of% Chi% Gong%Postures,%it%is%possible%to%raise %our%awareness%to%the%Chi%particles%as%they% are %bubbling%up%from%the%Earth.%Such%practices%are %taught%along%with% the%First% Formula,% as% the% Microcosmic% Orbit% is% applied% to% Chi% Gong% practice,% and% students%first%learn% to%circulate %and% store%the%energy%in% their%own% body% (Iron% Shirt%Chi% Gong% I)% and% later% to%absorb% energy% from%outside %and% to%discharge% energy. Relating&Inner&and&Outer&Feng&Shui. % The % Inner% Alchemical% MicroQcosmos% (of% the% Body),%in% relation% to% the%‘Outer’%Alchemical% MacroQ cosmos,% define%the%placement%and% axis%of% the%Body,% the%Heaven%and%Earth%poles,% the%Up% and%Down%and% the%North%and%the%South.%Now% as%soon%as%we%start%to% move %the%body,% the%axis%shids%and% thus%East,% West% and% the%intermediate% corners%come%into% play.%With% these %Eight%Directions%and%the %Zenith%and% the%Nadir% (the% Up% and% Down),% there% are% ten% macroQcosmic% dimensions% to% which% the %microQcosmos% of% the% body% relates.% Being% in% movement,% the% body% exchanges%energy%with% the%Forces%of% the %Ten%Directions,% and% through% harmonising%the %body’s% movements%with%this%natural%flow%of%energy%(Chi),%the%Practice%of%Tai%Chi%Chuan%is%born. ^ The%Formula%of%the %Microcosmic%Orbit%thus%teaches%us%the%Secret,%that%the %Human%is%one% of%the %Three%Treasures:%Heaven%and%Earth,%and%Human.%It%teaches%us%about%the%Union%of%Heaven% and%Earth,% and% their%relation% to%the%Human,%who%physically,%mentally%and%spiritually%has%been% born%from%the%Alchemical%Marriage%of%Father%Heaven%and%Mother%Earth.%The%Human%Body%is%a% microQcosmic% reflection% of% the%macroQcosmos,% as% can% be% seen% from% the%upright% stature% of% a% The!Feng!Shui!of!Taoist!Inner!Alchemy 3
human%being:% the%crown%of%the %head% connects%to% the%Heaven,%and% the%feet%connect%to%the%Earth.% % In% Taoism% it% is% said% that% “what% comes%down% to% Earth,%has%to%go%up%to%Heaven,%and%what%comes%up%to% Heaven,% has%to%go%back% to% Earth”.% In% the%Human% Body,%this%‘Great%Heavenly%Cycle’,%is%reflected%in% the% ‘Small% Heavenly% Cycle’,% or% Microcosmic% Orbit.% The%Way% up% to% Heaven% (the%Mountain)% naturally% corresponds% with% the% spine,% and% the% back% side %of% the % head,% and% the%Way% down% to% Earth%(the %Valley)%with%the%front%side%of%the %body.% The%back% side %of% the %body%is%hard% (yang)% and% the% front% side%is%sod% (yin)%According% to% their% nature,% it%is% natural%for%the%Yang%to%flow%up,%and%for%the%Yin%to%flow%down,%hence% the% Yin% gathered% to% create% Earth,% and% the % Yang% to% create% Heaven.% % The% Inner% Feng% Shui% of% this% Formula,% teaches% the% Governor% and% Conception% Vessels% and% the% Stations,% or% Points% along% the% vessels% through% which% the% Microcosmic% Orbit% travels.% It% also% teaches% how%to%connect%through%the%Crown%with%the% Source,% following% the% leadQlight% to% the% North%Star%and% the%Big%Dipper%and%beyond,% into% of% the% Birth% of% the% Universe %from% the% Wu% Ji.%This%Formula%thus%already%prepares%the% Student% for% the% spiritual% practices% of% the% next% formulas.% Auxiliary% practices% like % the% Inner% Smile% and% the%Six%Healing%Sounds,% are%taught%as%part%of% the% First% Formula,% because% they% help% the% Microcosmic%to%flow,% and% to% refine %and% cultivate% our%Inner%Elixir,%our%內丹%Nei%Tan. Understanding&the&Way&of&Tao. The% First% Formula% teaches% us% to% understand%the %Feng%Shui%of%Heaven%and% Earth,% the% Macrocosmic% Cycle% of% Yin% and% Yang,% and% its% appearance% in% the% Human% as% the% Microcosmic%Orbit.% To%understand% the%following%Formulas,%we%need% a%basic%understanding%of% Taoist%Cosmology%and% the%Ontology%of%the %Yin%and% the %Yang,% the%Origin% of% the%Five%Elements% and% their%dynamics.% Luckily,% the %Nine%Supreme%Inner%Alchemy%Formulas%faithfully% follow% the% Way%of%the%Tao%and%that%means%that%we%just%need%to%follow%the %Tao%Teh%Ching,%how% from%having% create%created%the%One,%the%TAO%gives%rise%to%the%complete%universe: The!Feng!Shui!of!Taoist!Inner!Alchemy 4