Feng Shui Collection: 500 Feng Shui Common Senses You Should Know

Chapter 25 Masters (3)
425. Why Ancestor Chen Tuan Couldn't Awaken
Chen Tuan (871-989) was a famous Taoist scholar in the Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty.He inherited the tradition of imagery and mathematics since the Han Dynasty, and put Huang Lao's thoughts of tranquility and inaction, Taoist alchemy and Confucian cultivation, and Buddhist meditation into first-class, which had a great influence on Song dynasty studies.Later generations called it "Chen Tuan Patriarch", "Sleeping Immortal" and so on.Author of "Nine Chambers Zhixuan Pian" 81 chapters, Yan Daoyin returns pills.In addition, there are "Yilong Tu", "Fable of Three Peaks", "Gaoyang Collection", "Diaotan Collection", "Chisongzi Eight Commandments", "Yin Zhenjun Huandan Song Note", "Human Relations and Fengjian" (also Called "Strider Jian") and so on.He is more than a hundred years old and has a childlike face. He walks lightly and travels hundreds of miles in an instant. The world thinks he is a god.

Emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty heard about his high reputation, and sent an envoy with an imperial edict to send him out of the mountain.Chen Tuan did not disobey the imperial decree, so he had to come to Luoyang to meet the emperor.Seeing the Son of Heaven, Chen Tuan did not worship, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty turned pale with fright, but Mingzong was not surprised, and sighed, "Gaoshi are not treated with long rituals."They sent him to Lixian Hotel and took care of him with peace of mind.Chen Tuan was useless, he just meditated on the futon in the morning and evening.Mingzong drove to the Lixian Hotel repeatedly, and sometimes he happened to be sleeping, and he didn't disturb him, so he went back.Mingzong knew that he was a stranger, so he respected him even more, and wanted him to hold an important position, but Chen Tuan refused at all.Prime Minister Feng Dao suggested to Mingzong: "At the moment when the wind and snow are blowing, Chen Tuan is sitting alone on a futon, and it must be cold. Your Majesty can send an envoy with a jar of fine wine, and choose three beauties to warm his feet with wine. If he drinks wine and asks for a beautiful woman, he won't worry that he won't accept the title." Mingzong nodded in agreement, and selected three young girls from the palace, and sent them with fine wine, "Mr. Wang, don't refuse." Chen Tuan was pleased Accept it, open a cup and drink freely, and don't refuse the beautiful woman sent.Mingzong met Longyan Darun.The next day Feng was sent to be crowned an official title, but there were only three beauties in the room, and Chen Tuan hadn't been seen for a long time.Feng asked: "Where did Mr. Chen Tuan go?" The beauty said: "Mr. Chen fell asleep after drinking, and woke up at five o'clock. He said that we had worked hard all night and had nothing to give, so he mentioned a poem for us. Reply to the Son of Heaven, and then fly away." Feng had no choice but to bring the three beauties back to the court to meet him.Mingzong saw that the poem wrote:
The snow is the body and the jade is the gills, thank you king for sending it.

The priest is not happy with the dream of the Wu Gorge, and the goddess goes down to the balcony in the air.

Mingzong read the poem, sighed, and sent people to search everywhere, but there was no news.

426. How Zhu Xi Became a Part-time Feng Shui Master

Zhu Xi, courtesy name Yuanhui, was born in Wuyuan, Huizhou (now part of Jiangxi Province) in the Southern Song Dynasty. At the age of 19, Jinshi Jidi, served as a comfort envoy of Jinghu South Road, and served as an official at Baowen Pavilion.During his administration, he issued imperial edicts and punished traitors, and his achievements in governance were outstanding.He is another great thinker, philosopher, and educator after Confucius in the history of our country. His greatest achievement lies in academics, and he is a master of Song Dynasties.Zhu Xi himself has some unique insights into Feng Shui, which is also an integral part of his natural philosophy.

The reason why Zhu Xi is a master of Fengshui is that there are several types of Fengshui masters in ancient China: one is full-time personnel, such as Guo Pu, Zhang Guiling, etc., who spend their whole lives looking at tombs for other people. eating; there is another category of part-time workers, and there are not a few of them. They are government officials or literary masters. The important achievements of these people are not in Feng Shui, but they are really outstanding. In the eyes of the ancients, excellent talents should be omnipotent, so if you have some questions about feng shui, it is natural to ask them for advice.In order to show their authority, they naturally had to give some pointers, so over time, Zhu Xi was also passed down as a Feng Shui master.Of course, Feng Shui thought prevailed in the feudal era, and most of the social elites were also staunch supporters of Feng Shui theory.

Of course, Zhu Xi also has some stories, but unfortunately, there are very few words about Zhu Xi's Fengshui. Only later did he comment on Beijing's Fengshui: "The capital of Ji (now Beijing) is a great Fengshui between heaven and earth. Mountains Sending from the clouds, surrounded by the Yellow River in front, Mount Tai towers to the left as a dragon, Mount Hua towers to the right as a tiger, Mount Song as the previous case, the mountains in Huainan as the second serious case, and the five mountains in the south of the Yangtze River as the third serious case, so it is the place where the ancient and modern capitals were built. , none better than Jidu."

However, Zhu Xi has been living in the south and has never been to the "Jidu".He said that the "good Fengshui" in Beijing is based on the Fengshui concepts of "Four Beasts", "Mingtang" and "Anshan" summarized by Guo Pu and other predecessors, so he is only a part-time Fengshui master.

427. Why Didn’t Zhang Guiling Accept Disciples?

Zhang Guiling, a native of Sanqu in the Song Dynasty, was still young when his father sent him to learn Fengshui from a fellow villager.However, he hadn't studied with his master for a few days, but suddenly he had some understanding, and his insight was far superior to that of his master, so he bid farewell to his master, called himself "ghost spirit", and went around giving people's tombs alone.

In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Guiling came to Qiantang County, and there was an endless stream of people who came to invite him, even the county magistrate Zhou of Qiantang County was no exception.

This county magistrate of Zhou was originally from Kuocang, and he was usually interested in Fengshui.On this day, he specially prepared a sumptuous meal and entertained Zhang Guiling grandly.When the wine was half drunk, the county magistrate of Zhou asked Zhang Guiling, "Does everyone who visits the tomb have to go to the specific address to make an accurate judgment? If you can't go there, just look at the graphics, what do you think, sir?" Can we see each other in the same way?" Zhang Guiling said, "As long as the terrain and orientation of the painting are accurate, it should be said that there will be no big mistakes."

The county magistrate then pointed to a topographic map hanging on the wall of the hall and asked Zhang Guiling for advice.Zhang Guiling looked at it carefully for a long time, and then slowly said: "There is a tomb in this picture. In my opinion, the small pond in front of the tomb is the best. If the descendants of this tomb One of them fell into the pond on horseback and was almost rescued, which means that this is a land of great auspicious geomantic omen, and the prosperity and development of this family began from then on." The magistrate Zhou did not speak, just lightly Nodding lightly.Seeing this, Zhang Guiling went on to say: "In this year, this boy who fell into the water will definitely be recommended by the village for his excellent character and learning, and he will pass the imperial examination in the next year."

Hearing this, County Magistrate Zhou couldn't help but grabbed Zhang Guiling's hands and praised him greatly, saying: "I don't know how good Qingwuzi and Guo Pu's Fengshui skills are, but I have seen them with my own eyes. , I heard your ingenious calculations with my own ears. Mr. Feng Shui has really reached the state of perfection and is not bad at all!" Then, Zhou County Magistrate said to everyone that this picture is actually Kuocang Mountain, his hometown.One spring, the magistrate of Zhou's family went up the mountain to worship their ancestor's tomb, and a nephew followed him on a horse.However, when walking to the edge of the pond, the horse was suddenly frightened, jumped and leaped uncontrollably, and fell into the water together with the horse and man. Everyone finally rescued him, but his breath was already weak, and he almost died. saved.In the autumn of this year, this person was recommended by the village to take the exam, and he passed the imperial examination the next year.After everyone heard it, they realized that Zhang Guiling's Feng Shui technique was really insightful and accurate.So I admire him so much.

Although Zhang Guiling was young, he was highly skilled and possessed unique skills at a young age. It is a pity that he did not pass down his works to future generations, nor did he recruit disciples.Because when he was 23 years old, he predicted: "My lifespan is very short, it seems that I have no time to accept disciples." Sure enough, he died at the age of 25, and he can be said to be the shortest-lived Fengshui master.

428. How Sima Toutuo Selected a Site for Tongqing Temple
Sima Toutuo, a native of Nankang during Song Zhezong's time, was originally surnamed Liu Mingqian. He used to be an official to Sima (the name of an official in charge of military and political affairs, under the general, and participated in military planning).Sima Toutuo is particularly proficient in geography and geomantic omen, and has used it throughout the world from beginning to end. According to records, his footprints are all over Jiangxi Huguang, and there are many burial places.

According to "Jiangxi Tongzhi", "Sima Toutuo learned the words of Kanyu, visited the mountains of Hongdu, and found more than 170 seals, which are still verified today." One day, Sima Toutuo arrived in Fengxin County, located in the northwest of Jiangxi. , paid homage to Elder Baizhang, and said: "I found a good mountain in Hunan recently." Visiting Elder Baizhang and asked: "Can the old monk live?" A place where faithful men and women serve as a school of knowledge." There were many people sitting there.The head seat, Hua Linjue, also asked the same question. Sima Toutuo looked at him and said no.But as soon as he saw Dianzuo Lingyou, Sima Toutuo said: "Yes, he is the owner of that mountain." After Lingyou really lived in that mountain, the local official Li Jing led the people to build a Buddhist temple there, and asked permission The government was awarded the title "Tongqing Temple".Saint monks from all over the world come here to exchange Zen.

429. How Li Boshao Selected the Cemetery for Huang Gu
Li Boshao, the national master of the Song Dynasty, was a famous Fengshui master at that time. It is said that during the Jiading period, Li Boshao went to Guangzhou to see his ancestors for Lin's family. Said: "Li Boshao, a commoner, buried this thousand-year-old food for Lin. After learning a little, don't change it lightly."

Li Boshao's most famous feng shui masterpiece is the cemetery chosen for a royal aunt.According to Deng's rebuilt tomb records, "in the fifth year of Song Chunyou (the 1245th day of February 2), the emperor's aunt died at the age of 7." , Select a site to build a tomb, set up "Kunshen Xiangyuan", and give 87 hectares of land for sacrifice.

At that time, Li Boshao's national teacher tapped an acupoint on the opposite side, which was the land of wealth and honor, but the emperor's aunt had long regarded wealth as a cloud of smoke, and only wanted Ding's wealth to be safe.Hou Ding's wealth is prosperous.Today, the Deng family in Hong Kong, Dongguan and other places has long become a giant family with a high reputation.Every time the descendants of the Deng family came to pay their respects at the tomb, they would pay homage to the ancients, and their hearts would meet with the ancients. They would linger for a long time with unspeakable joy, and Fang bowed three times to leave.

430. How did Liu Miao teach the inverted stick technique?
The inverted staff method of the immortal master "Yang Junsong" is actually the inverted staff method of "Liu Miao". Although the method of "Inverting the Stick" is much smaller than the "Sutra of Shaking the Dragon", it is more practical.

The ancients used the inverted stick method as the center of acupuncture point fixation, and the inverted stick method is the true formula for acupuncture point fixation.The hexagram theory is not used in the inverted stick method; of course, the hexagram theory still has its uses, such as seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, knowing how to sit on the head to regulate qi, daily lessons, etc.Therefore, there is no need to use hexagrams in the inverted stick method, and there is no need to use inverted sticks when using hexagrams. This is where the functions of the two are different.Invert the stick to fix the acupoints and use it to find the right position of the heart of Tai Chi, where the pulse stops and the Qi accumulates.The hexagram rule is to sit on the mountain and stand in the direction, eliminate sand, absorb water and cut off good and bad.

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