The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 42 The Three Veins and Seven Wheels
He didn't know that there was a green snake under the waterfall eavesdropping on the Dharma teaching of the two masters and apprentices.

Now Pei Wende is trying to digest the "method of entering concentration" explained by Zen Master Lingyou, as well as some definitions about "three chakras and seven chakras".

Because the practice method described by Chan Master Lingyou is completely different from the Taoist practice in Pei Wende's impression of Jindan, Qi training, Yuanshen and so on.

The "Secret Practice Method" mentioned by Zen Master Lingyou is based on the theory of "Three Vessels and Seven Wheels" that has been passed down from ancient India and has been improved by localization.

The so-called "three channels" are actually somewhat similar to the "meridian" system in Pei Wende's previous life memory.

It's just that compared with the twelve orthodox scriptures and the eight extraordinary scriptures of Taoism, the three veins inherited from ancient India are more concise and more in line with Buddhist philosophy and universal values.

Or to be more precise, "three channels" and "meridians" are actually two different systems of cognition of the same thing, and they are different summaries of a certain energy cycle existing in living organisms.

The difference between the two can be seen from the name.

The "three veins" of Buddhism only roughly divide the human body into the left, middle, and right three veins, and sublimate the life energy in the human body to the level of "spirituality" in a way of reconciling yin and yang.

In contrast, the "meridian system" is a combination of Taoism and medicine. It can be divided into smaller details such as the twelve main channels and the eight extraordinary channels. It is far more complete and systematic than the simple "three channels" system.

In Pei Wende's view, the "three channels" and "meridian" systems have reached the pinnacle of their field to some extent.

Especially in this world where monsters really exist, although the "three veins" system is not as complete and detailed as the "meridian" system, it is more inclusive.

Because for any creature with a "symmetrical" body, the three left, middle, and right meridians all exist, so there is no need to worry about details such as the eight extraordinary meridians in your body.

From a universal point of view, the "three channels" are far more suitable for creatures other than humans than the "meridians".

The "seven rounds" mentioned by Zen Master Lingyou are the seven energy nodes that exist in the central channel, which is the seven different acupuncture points on the "two channels of Ren and Du" that Taoism often calls.

The root chakra of the genital area, the sun chakra of the navel, the heart chakra of the chest, the throat chakra of the neck, the brow chakra between the eyebrows, the crown chakra on the celestial cover, and the Brahma chakra above the top chakra...

In the cognitive view of Buddhism, these seven energy nodes contain seven different powers, and as long as they are opened, they can gain power beyond the same kind.

Theoretically speaking, if someone can open all the seven chakras, completely open up the three meridians and form a weekly cycle.

Then it can turn the acquired body into the innate body, and become an existence like a land god.

In fact, it is Pei Wende's future practice goal to completely open up the three meridians and open the seven chakras through meditation practice again and again.

However, what really surprised Pei Wende was not the commonality between Buddhism and Taoism on the "Road to Transcendence", but the seven different abilities after opening the seven chakras.

"Three souls and seven spirits? Three meridians and seven chakras?"

If the memory of Pei Wende's previous life is not wrong, Zen Master Lingyou's theory of "three channels and seven wheels" seems to be somewhat similar to the "three souls and seven souls" advocated by Taoism.

According to some novels and theories that Pei Wende read in his previous life, the theory of "soul" is the basis of Taoist practice.

"Soul" refers to the spirit that can exist independently of the body, while "po" refers to the manifest state of this spirit when it is attached to the body.

The soul of heaven is numbered "yang", so it is also called "yang god", which is the source of all detachment and wisdom.

The number of "yin" in the soul of the earth is also called "yin god", which is the root of all desires and distracting thoughts.

When the yang god and the yin god intersect physically, a life soul will be produced, which is the so-called "primordial spirit".

The soul of life attaches to the human body and combines with the body to form the seven souls. The soul is the manifestation of the soul in the body, and it is also the "shadow" of the primordial spirit in the material world.

Although the seven souls are all part of the soul of life, they are actually slightly different and each performs its duties.

Or wisdom, or comprehension, or strength, exactly correspond to the seven different abilities in the "seven rounds".

Pei Wende didn't believe that this was just a coincidence. Being the same creature as a "human", the practice of Buddhism and Taoism must have something in common.

"The theory of souls and the theory of chakras do have similarities, but they are definitely not the same thing."

Zen Master Lingyou, who had studied a lot when he was young, naturally knew about "three souls and seven souls". At that time, he even thought about various Taoist practice theories to make up for his own shortcomings in this line of practice.

It's a pity that the three souls and seven souls sound similar to the three chakras and seven chakras, but they are fundamentally two completely different theories, and it is difficult to complement each other and coordinate them.

"The seven rounds are the physical manifestation of the seven souls."

"The so-called 'opening the seven chakras' is actually to apply the spiritual power in the soul to one's own body, and even interfere with the natural laws of the outside world."

As if he was afraid that Wen Wende would not be able to understand the difference between the two, Chan Master Lingyou emphasized the difference between the "seven rounds" and the "seven souls" here, in order to prevent the other party from having delusions of "both cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism".

Based on Zen master Lingyou's understanding of his own villains, if he didn't emphasize this point, he would definitely have such rebellious thoughts.

"Taoism pays attention to refining qi to transform gods and ascending in the daytime, so they focus on the reunion of the seven souls and the achievement of the primordial spirit."

"Our lineage is just the opposite. It pays attention to the full opening of the seven chakras and the casting of a golden body."

"The two are fundamentally two diametrically opposed paths, and there is no possibility of any reconciliation."

Hearing this, Pei Wende couldn't help grinning.

Because he was indeed thinking about the possibility of "Dual Cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism". After all, didn't the protagonists in the novels in the previous life popularize this idea?

Not to mention dual cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism, in the novels and stories of previous lives, there are four cultivators of Buddha, Demon, Taoism and Confucianism, and even the more fellow practitioners, the more powerful they are, and Pei Wende naturally has no way to avoid it.

"Since you have said before that as long as it is beneficial to practice, there is no distinction between the so-called Buddhism and Taoism, so why can't you practice Buddhism and Taoism together?"

Pei Wende didn't intend to provoke his master.

After all, it can be seen from the previous conversation that Zen Master Lingyou himself is not a person who follows the rules.

What I think now, the other party must have had or even tried it when he was young.

The reason why he asked this question was that Pei Wende simply wanted to know if the other party had succeeded?

Of course, it would be even better if some "brilliant" deeds of Chan Master Lingyou were revealed by the way.

"Bad!"

"You are far from reaching that level now, you should learn the most basic 'entering meditation' first."

I don't know where to take out a hammer and hit it directly on Pei Wende's celestial cap, said Zen Master Lingyou, who was too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party.

"The matter of starting a family and being an ancestor will wait until you have lived enough. Now you will honestly teach me how to 'enter meditation'."

Before he finished speaking, Zen Master Lingyou hit Pei Wende's celestial spirit cap with a hammer again, and a familiar feeling of "sleeping" came over him.

——Zen Secret Method·Shocking!
[Old monk, you are avenging your own private revenge! 】

There was no time to react, Pei Wende's eyes widened for a moment, and was brought into the "meditation state" that ordinary people dream of by his master's hard-core "entrance" method.

[What about the ones who clearly said to enter meditation by 'knotting the meditation seal and sitting with Shakyamuni'? !old liar! 】

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(End of this chapter)