Lu Xixing

Lu Xixing

Lu Xixing (1520-1606, 1520-1601), a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, was named Changgeng, qianxuzi and fanghu waishi. In Ming Dynasty, Taoists were the founder of Neidan sect and dongpai sect.

Lu Xixing was a highly academic Neidan scholar in Ming Dynasty. His annotation of Dan Dao classics, such as shentongqi, wuzhenpian and yinfujing, was more explicit than his predecessors. In the aspect of inner alchemy, he emphasized the cultivation of both life and soul, and emphasized the combination of heaven and man. Starting from building the foundation, refining oneself and removing desire to see the nature, he said in the book of Qiu Changchun Zhenren Qingtian song: "at the beginning of learning Tao, we must first refine ourselves, and those who refine ourselves must also restrain themselves, and those who restrain themselves should eliminate their own private desires, and the essence should be clear to see the truth." After seeing the nature, he collected medicine to return to the furnace, took the ridge to fill away, refined and transformed the Qi, which emphasized the human element Yin and Yang. His Xuanfu theory said: "we should know that the Qi of the other and the self is divided into the same Taiji, and the essence of yin and Yang is stored in each other's house, so there are people who can't cultivate it alone." However, it is not clearly stated in the golden elixir chapter that "Heaven's secrets are extremely secret. If you have to be instructed by the teacher, who dares to speak in vain?". Please enlighten me and wait for my son to understand.

In his book, Lu Xixing strongly denounces Sanfeng's tactics of war as an evil method, and completely separates Renyuan from it. In the aspect of Jindan Minggong, he said that "there is no time for real fire, and there is no Jin for big medicine." In his opinion, it is not necessary to stick to trivial rules. He emphasizes that the way of internal refinement should be in accordance with nature and never forget not to help. Xuanfu Lun says: "the so-called internal refinement can cover the day in a word:" it's just as long as it lasts. "

Lu Xixing

"Xinghua county annals" said that he was smart since childhood, brilliant, work poetry, good at painting and calligraphy. He is famous for his life. But in his early years, he failed in the nine tests, so he abandoned Confucianism and Taoism and went to the mountains to live in seclusion. If you meet a stranger several times, you'll get the secret of immortality. Later, it was claimed that LV Dongbin came to Beihai thatched cottage and lived there for 22 days to teach Dan Jue.

As for this encounter with immortals, the preface to the chapter of the golden elixir says: "at the end of Jiajing Ding, I met the founder Lu Gong in the thatched cottage of Beihai to stay for a long time, and I often went to his home afterwards." On the one hand, he encouraged himself to enter the hidden void, and gave him the song of bearing a baby, the purpose of entering the room, and the ten pieces of Lu Gong's self-report, which were collected by Zhongnanshan people in ten volumes After 20 years of research and search, Jiaping (December of the lunar calendar) has been hiding in the wilderness Then he realized that he would enter the room to seek lead and finish it in a few years. " Also known as: "Jiazi Jiaping,..." Thank you for your dream, go there and hang here. If you recall what you have said in the past, you will get 89% of the total. If you discuss the Scriptures and songs with the help of the contract, you will come back again and again. When you are asleep, you will have an open mind. If you have something, it is a piece of writing. " Lu Xixing thought that he had a deep understanding of the true biography of LV Dongbin, so he wrote books to expound the purpose of Neidan, opened neidandong school, and was respected as the ancestor of neidandong school by later Taoism.

Lu Xixing's thought is quite representative. He put forward the idea of "cultivating both life and soul, which is the purpose of becoming immortal and holy", and tried to integrate the three religions. It is said that LV Dongbin came to Beihai thatched cottage where he lived and taught Danfa personally. Based on this, he wrote bingweng's autobiography and Daoyuan Huilu. In his book, Lu Xixing strongly denounces Sanfeng's tactics of war as an evil method, and completely separates the Dao of Dayuan from it. In the aspect of Jindan Minggong, he said that "there is no time for real fire, and there is no Jin for big medicine." In his opinion, it is not necessary to stick to trivial rules. He emphasizes that the way of internal refinement should be in accordance with nature and never forget not to help. Xuanfu Lun says: "the so-called internal refinement can cover the day in a word:" it's just as long as it lasts. "

Life experience

In the 26th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty, Ding Wei (1547) was 28 years old. In the autumn of this year, he met Lu Zu (LV Dongbin) in Beihai thatched cottage with Yao Siming

In the 27th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty, Wushen (1548) was 29 years old. According to Sanzang Zhenquan, it was taught by Lu Zu and Liu haichan.

In 1550, he was 31 years old. For "food and clothing run, and teacher fit wide" for several years.

Jiayin was 35 years old in 1554. Xixing goes home. Yi Chou was 36 years old in 1555. Xinghua flood, the West Star poor, picking up the water ear · to satisfy hunger. But we still study Danfa.

In 1556, Bingchen was 37 years old. There are many ways to study Dan method.

Ding Si was 38 years old in 1557. At that time, the Japanese pirates committed crimes in Zhejiang and Fujian, and all of them left in a hurry.

In 1558, he was 39 years old. In the 37th, 38th and 39th year of Jiajing reign, Xi Xing lived in Jintai for three consecutive years.

He was 40 years old in 1559. His classmate Zhao Songzhong was a Jinshi. Zhao Songlei was an official. He went to Ningwu to be the vice envoy of the army and the Minister of Shanxi xingtaipusi. He was upright and upright. After returning to his hometown, he often discussed Dan FA with Lu Xixing and his uncle Zhao zunyang. He was named kunqiu waishi.

In 1560, Gengshen was 41 years old. In February, his good friend Zong Chen died in Fujian Province. He was only 36 years old.

In 1561, he was 42 years old. The land is located on the Bank of Guanhe River, with a large garden in the East and a house in the west of gaoshu. The West Star thinks that "it is suitable for the purpose of immortals, and everything is decided before."

Jiazi was 45 years old in 1564. In December, he finished his first Dan Dao article "the golden elixir is right".

The golden elixir

In the preface of this article, it is written: "Jiazi Jiaping, Yu Nai is hiding in the wilderness. He looks at the mirror and mourns for his life. Er Mao invades his temples. He regrets that he has failed in his career and knows the time. Thanks to the teacher again, he showed his dream and went there to hang here. Then he realized it and recalled what he had taught. After reading the classic song in the form of a contract, you can read it again and again. During your sleep, you have a clear mind. It seems that you can get it. It's a piece of writing. Confucius said, "review the old and know the new." It's the same to those who are warm now, but it's new to know. Although I have not dared to take the right path in my conjecture, I still don't follow my teacher's orders! "

Thoughts and works

Lu Xixing is a great master of the theory of both internal alchemy and internal alchemy. His interpretation of "shentongqi", "yuzhenpian" and "Yinfu" surpasses the annotation of song and Yuan Dynasties. He advocated the same kind of cultivation of yin and Yang, and believed that "the way of yin and Yang for men and women is to follow the way of life, and vice versa.". He also wrote "seven broken theory", criticizing other cultivation techniques. In the aspect of golden elixir, it advocates that "there is no time for real fire and no Jin for big medicine", and it should not be rigidly bound by complicated rules.

Lu Xixing's book also has a volume of Jindan Jiuzheng, which is the first monograph on double cultivation in the history of Taoist internal alchemy. Xuanfu Lun is a general theory of internal alchemy. It discusses a series of important theoretical issues, such as the relationship between the three elements of alchemy, the division of internal and external alchemy, the difference between heaven and nature, and the relationship between nature and life. As well as Laozi Daodejing xuanlan. It is included in the history of fanghu. In his later years, he participated in Zen and wrote ten volumes of shurangyan Shuzhi and one volume of shurangyan Sutra Shuo Lue.

Some scholars doubt the author of the romance of Fengshen and think it was written by Lu Xixing. According to Volume 7 of the collection of legends by Wu Mingshi in the Qing Dynasty, the legend of Shun Tian Shi solves the problem, it is said that the biography of Fengshen was written by Lu Changgeng, the Taoist priest of the Yuan Dynasty. Is it unknown? In his essay on the romance of the gods, Zhang Zhengzhen holds that Lu Xixing is the author of the romance of the gods, and that "Yuanshi" is the mistake of "Mingshi". Lu Changgeng, named Xixing, was born in Xinghua County, Yangzhou Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. He was born in the late 16th century. The preface to Lu Zhongyuan's Ci manuscript said that Xixing "made Jia calamity by studying all kinds of things", which had a certain rebellious spirit. Because of "nine trials did not meet, then abandoned Confucian clothing for the Yellow crown.". Shi Youwei of the Ming Dynasty selected twenty-two poems of Guangling of the Ming Dynasty from Wanli, and collected twenty-four of Lu Xixing's poems. Zhang Zhengzhen also verified that Lu Xixing was a Taoist sent by Lu Yan (Dongbin) after he became a monk. Therefore, Lu Ya, a Taoist, appeared in the romance of Fengshen, alluding to Lu Zu.