The Hundred Words Stele

by Lu Dongbin
and commentary by Zhang Sanfeng
Translated by Akrishi, 2007/3/26
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With prana reverted, elixir will be borne by itself,

as Kan [i.e. water] and Li [i.e. fire] concocted in the pot.
If the practitioner does not lost the nature of his mind in dusty things,
then prana will revert by itself, and will see the two prana ascending
and descending in the middle house, and Yin and Yang concoct in
thefield of elixir. Suddenly one feel a wisp of hot prana surging from
within the kidneys up to the heart viscera. Emotion return to the source
of the mind, like the mating of husband and wive, infatuated as if
drunk. The two prana mist, and bear the matter of the elixir. And in
the den of prana, fire and water intersects recurringly. Then spirit
drives prana, and prana stays to take shape. No need for extra
magical formula, one can long live. The knack says, "Block the three
treasures of the ear, eyes and mouth, do not open up. The real
man dives in the abyss, floating and swimming, keeping to the
centre of the circle, until prana is full in the field of elixir, and
give birth to Daogui".
Yin and Yang generated repeatedly by each other,
until generalized into a clap of thunder.
Practice up to here, the spirit does not gallop outward, and prana
does not leak out. The spirit returns to the den of prana, with the
hexagram Kan[i.e. water] and Li [i.e. fire] already concocted - more
and more violently and advanced. Effect to blank the mind
perseveringly, keep to silence absorbedly. The body in silence amid
far-reaching darkness, and mind crystal clear in the place of no being.
Then real prana will reside by itself, and hundred veins of prana will
stop by itself. The sun and moon stop changing phase, and the stars
stop revolving. The Tai Chi generates dynamism from pure silence,
pure Yang is produced from Kun in southwest. In our body, the
hexagram Kunrepresents the abdomen, also represents the intestines
which is also called the winding river. Suddenly a spot of light of the
soul is seen within, big as a millet grain. This is the drugs of the elixir
generating tidings. Illustriously red light penetrates, with the two
kidneys as if boiled or fried, and the urinary bladder as if roasted.
Inside the abdomen sounds as if raging wind is roaring and thunders
shaking. This is the heavenly root emerging, namely the hexagram Fu.
When heavenly root emerges, then secure mind-king. Assist it with the
spirit, then its prana will be like fire approaching metal, and will move
upwards through the aperture at the coccyx. Convey lightly, and lift

silently. Like the hexagramShaking of Thunder (Zhen), a ball of prana

harmoniously rise up to the aperture on top of the head. Then the
body is vibrant all over, which is the hexagram "Heaven-Wind Meet"
(Gou). From the lunar cave [i.e. cave of the mind], then to in between
the eyebrows, and leaks out primordial light, this is the Tai Chi moves
to generate Yin. And manifest into the sweet dew of the water of the
spirit, with themillet pearl inside. Descend into the middle of the yellow
court, spot the spiritual mercury inside Li [i.e. fire], and give birth to
the body of holy appearance. Go through one cycle of degree of
heating, cook it and refine it, then the elixir will be borne by itself.
White clouds pilgrim to above our head,
and sprinkle sweet dew on Meru [i.e. on top of our head].
Up to this status, the drugs for the elixir are already gained. The two
prana bear the Daogui, and gates and apertures open unimpeded.
Fire descends and water rises, one prana flow all over. From amid the
Tai Chi, the heavenly root is stirred. Passing through the gate of stream
of hsuan, rise up the bones and joints of the twenty four vertebrae, to
the gate of heavenly stream. From the lunar cave [i.e. the cave of the
mind], Yin is generated, deliciously sweet and fragrant. Descending
the multi-storey mansion [i.e. the throat], restlessly and ceaselessly,
named as sprinkle sweet dew on Meru. The knack says, "With sweet
dew full month, send it with the eyes, and receive it with
intention. Send it down into thefield of elixir, congeal primordial
prana to nourish it."