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The following Mantra is a Mantra passed down by Long Shan Men's Ancestors for disciples' self-cultivation (including Qi Gong Cultivation), making offerings and while pay respect to any Taoist Deities.
Due to this Mantra is being passed down for many generations, different generations have different explanations. In order for the new generation to have a better and easy understanding of the Mantra, here I will do a quick and simple translation for each phrase.
Here it goes:
一身是道。Yi Shen Shi Dao
A physical Body of one self is considers as Dao aka Taoism.
One self physical body is able to release different form of positive and negative energies that will somehow affect the surroundings.
In order for one self to be a Good & Upright person or Spiritual Person, one self must always reminds one self to be Upright and must understand the theory of the Yin & Yang Forces. By understanding the theory and put good use to it, one self shall be able to merge the 2 forces well and then transform the output into positive energies, in order to assist whatever that needed assistance.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: Always maintain a clear mind and sincere soul.
兩合陰陽。Liang He Yin Yang
Dao is made up of the 2 forces of Yin & Yang, in scientific term known as Pull & Push forces. If a person is able to direct in the Pull forces and merge with the Push forces, a certain outcome will be presented and vice verse.
Only Upright forms of Yin & Yang energies are being merge-well, a Strong & Positive outcome will be created.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: Using the symbol of Yin & Yang from our physical hands to gather the Natural form of Energies from the surrounding to gather into our physical bodies to produce the highest respect for the Deities.
三清為尊。San Qing Wei Zun
San Qing aka The Three Pure One, are the 3 Deities that manifested the infinite quantities of Deities all over the Three Realms. With their manifestation, all Living Beings are able to get the necessary blessings & sufferings being salvaged.
As a Taoist, we Must always have them in our Mind, Soul & Physical Body. Always remind one self that, we are Dao and we need to withhold the Uprightness of Taoism and provide our best assistance to those who needed assistance.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: During this moment, the 3 incenses that we hold on to is the represent San Qing.
四象歸正。Si Xiang Gui Zheng
Si Xiang aka The Four Miracle Changes that created from the Yin & Yang forces. In order for all Living Beings able to be manifested into the 3 Realms, these 4 Miracle Changes Must know what is the Positive & Negative forces or which choices are Wrong & Right while they started to manifest the Living Beings out from the combination of the forces.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: To see one self Uprightness or behaviors, one self body posture can tell all. While paying respect, in order to show one self highest respect to the Deities, the arms must be properly place & legs must be firmly stepped onto the ground.
五體敬儀。Wu Ti Jing Yi
Wu Ti, the Five physical body parts that one self has, which are Head, 2 Arms & 2 Legs. By sacrificing the Five physical body parts (not cutting them off, but refer to kneeling & kowtowing) thru certain sufferings of minor pains, one self will attained a certain cultivation, etc.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: In here, meaning kneeling down & doing kowtowing. In certain Rituals/Ceremonies, constant kneeling & kowtowing will be needed, Thru such practicing, one self can learn certain things and certain wisdom will be enhanced.
六竅閉靜。Liu Qiao Bi Jing
Liu Qiao, the Six Sensing Sources in one self face, which are 2 eyes, 2 nostrils & 2 ears.
During self cultivation, these 6 sources are the most easily being affected. In order to concentrate, these 6 sources Must be Shut-off from the external World. How to? This will have to depend on one self cultivation level.
For example: By not hearing physically does not mean one self wont hear the physical speech. In order to cut off totally such physical distraction, one self Must practice the method of Ceasing of Physical Distraction to attain the Spiritual Cultivation, etc.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: During paying of respect, one self Must only concentrate on the paying respect and showing one self respect to the Deities. Do not think of other issues while paying respect.
七元護身。Qi Yuan Hu Shen
Qi Yuan, the Seven Star Lords of the Great Dipper of the North. The source of where a new Life begin and end.
By practicing self cultivation and follow the above methods of ceasing all external distraction, one self will then be able to call upon the Seven Star Lords to send protection or blessing from the Northern Heaven to one self physical body, mind & soul.
With such protection or blessing, one self will be able to stay close connection with the Three Realms and whatever messages that one self wished to convey will be easily being received by the destinated parties.
In some contexts, such protection or blessing will enable one self Spiritual Level to increase, etc.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: If one self is sincerely & faithfully in giving respect to any Deities, the one self will be blessed and any troubles or obstacles will be removed.
八卦立地。Ba Gua Li Di
Ba Gua, the Trigram.
With the Eight Symbols in the Ba Gua, many things & Living Beings are able to be manifested onto this Mortal World.
And with the assistance of these Eight Symbols, a lot of predictions can be made to minimize the percentage of destruction & sufferings.
And this is why, our Planet Earth cannot survived without this Eight Symbols. In order to allow more positive issues to be manifested and sufferings to reduce to the minimum, Ba Gua Must be set as the base of Earth.
This applies to actions that one self does. By understand how each symbol in the Ba Gua affect each other and how each symbol in the Ba Gua collaborate with each other, one self will be able to achieve in most of the things that one self engaged in.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: While paying respect, one self both feet Must spread at an angle with shows the Chinese character of Eight – Ba. By stepping the Ba step, one self will be reminded of the importance of Ba Gua and Must always Stand-firm & Upright in whatever one self does.
九九得元。Jiu Jiu De Yuan
Jiu Jiu as in the multiply of 9 with 9 which equals to a total of 81.
81, an auspicious number in Chinese Culture & also Taoist Practices.
In here, we are not talking about mathematics or formulas, but the number of trials of success & failure. In order to attain Enlightenment, one self must put in effort in all forms of cultivation, never mind if one self failed a number of times. As long as one self is sincere and faithfully in the cultivation that one self is engaged in, one day, one self will achieve.
Jiu Jiu De Yuan means, only with numbers of trials of failure and successful. One self will be able to attain another level of cultivation which leads to Enlightenment in the future.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: In order to show the highest respect to the Deities, one self can end the Paying Respect Ritual/Ceremony by having a 9 times kowtowing.
Constant practicing of the 9 times kowtowing can achieve certain cultivation for one self.
精神化真。Jing Shen Hua Zhen
By practicing the above mentioned actions, went thru numbers of failure & successful, doing serious self cultivation, one self will be well equipped with a certain quantities of knowledge and attain a certain level of enlightenment.
Put in more effort to achieve the next higher level of cultivation, one self will succeed in no-time.
For paying respect & offering of incenses: After all the sincere & faithful actions of paying respect, one self will be protected or blessed by the Deities and whatever messages that one self wish to convey will be done.
Last of all, to conclude, paying respect to Deities or making offering of incenses to Deities does not just simply mean paying respect or offering of incenses, etc.
All these are forms of self cultivation, a self cultivation to enhance one self in determination and spirit of not giving-up.
Once one self is well "trained" in how to do things with determination & a spirit of not giving-up, one self will succeed in a lot of things that one self never succeed before, etc.
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