〔原文〕一法∶踞,伸右脚,两手抱左膝头,伸腰,以鼻纳气,自极七息。除难屈伸拜起,去
胫中痛痹,风目耳聋。
〔解说〕见“一、中风门”第七法。
〔原文〕二法∶踞,伸左脚,两手抱右膝,伸腰,以鼻纳气,自极七息,展左足着外。除难屈
伸拜起,去胫中疼。
一本云∶除风目暗,耳聋。
〔解说〕见“一、中风门”第九法。
〔原文〕三法∶以鼻纳气,左手持鼻。除目暗泣出。鼻纳气,口闭,自极七息。除两胁下积
血气。
〔解说〕用鼻吸气时左手按鼻。可消除目昏流泪。用鼻吸气时闭口,尽力行气七息。可消除
两胁下瘀血积气。
〔原文〕四法∶端坐伸腰,徐以鼻纳气,以右手持鼻,除目暗,泪若出,闭目吐气。鼻中息肉
,耳聋亦然。除伤寒头痛洗洗,皆当以汗出为度。
〔解说〕正坐位伸腰,缓缓用鼻吸气,用右手按鼻,闭目用口呼气。能消除目昏流泪。鼻中息
肉、耳聋也可用同法治疗。若治伤寒后头痛,洒洒恶寒,当以汗出为度。
〔原文〕五法∶蹲踞,以两手举足五趾,头自极,则五脏气遍至。治耳不闻,目不明。久为之,
则令发白复黑。
〔解说〕踞坐,用两手搬举两足五趾,尽力低头,行气,使五脏之气到达头部。则可治耳不能
闻声,目昏暗不明。久行此法,可使白发变黑。
〔原文〕六法∶仰两足趾,五息止。引腰背痹、偏枯,令人耳聪。久行,眼耳诸根,俱无挂碍。
〔解说〕见“一、中风门”第二法。
〔原文〕七法∶伸左胫,屈右膝纳压之,五息止,引肺。去风虚病,令人目明。根据经为之,引肺
中气,去风虚病,令人目明,夜中见色,与尽无异。
〔解说〕见“十四、补益门”彭祖谷仙卧引法。
〔原文〕八法∶鸡鸣以两手相摩令热,以熨目,三行,以指抑目。左右有神光,令目明,不病痛。
〔解说〕鸡鸣时两手互相摩擦使热,然后用热手按摩熨
眼,如此三次,再用手指按摩两眼。可使两眼有神,眼明亮,不生病痛。
〔原文〕九法∶东向坐,不息再通,以两手中指口唾之二七,相摩拭目。令人目明。以甘泉
漱之,洗目,去其翳垢,令目清明。上以内气洗身,中令内睛洁,此以外洗去其尘障。
〔解说〕面向东坐,不息两通,口唾两手中指十四次,然后两指相摩使热用以揩眼。可使人
眼睛明亮。用唾液漱口后洗眼,可去目翳和眵垢,使眼睛清爽明亮。练功到一定程度,可以使内
气上引洗身心,中间引而入眼底,使眼内洁明,外边再用唾液洗去眵垢翳障,效果就更好。
〔原文〕十法∶卧,引为三,以手爪项边脉五通。令人目明。卧正偃,头下却亢引三通,
以两手指爪项边大脉为五通。除目暗患。久行,令人眼夜能见色。为久不已,通见十方,无有际限。
〔解说〕卧位引气三次,用手抓后项旁的筋脉五次。可使眼睛明亮。仰卧正身,头低下向上用
力牵引三次。用两手指抓后项旁的大筋脉五次。可消除目暗之病,久行此法可使人眼睛在夜里能分
辨颜色。久做不断,可以看到远方,没有极限。
〔原文〕十一法∶鸡鸣欲起,先屈左手啖盐,指以指相摩,咒曰∶西王母女,名日益愈,赐我
目,受之于口。即精摩形。常鸡鸣二七着唾,除目茫茫,致其精光,彻视万里,遍见四方。咽二七唾
之,以热指摩目二七,令人目不瞑。
〔解说〕鸡叫即起床,先屈左手拿盐少许啖(同 、 。吃或给人吃)入口内,以唾液相合,
然后将盐唾液用两手指相互摩擦。念咒语∶“西王母女,名曰益愈,赐我
目,受之于口”。用两手指按摩两目。如常能在鸡鸣时着盐唾液按摩两目十四次,可治目茫茫
视物不清,使其恢复精光,能视远物,甚至“彻视万里,遍见西方”。此外还可以采用咽唾十四
次,以两指着唾液不加盐,相摩使指热,擦目十四次的方法,此法也可以使人眼目不昏暗。
小结:
本篇除介绍了几种常用的导引功外,重点讲述了眼的保健功。功法有∶
1、手掌按摩法∶
如“鸡鸣以两手相摩令热,以熨目”。
2、手指按摩法∶
如“以指抑目。左右有神光,令目明,不病痛”。
3、唾液着指按摩法∶
如“以两手中指口唾之二七,相摩拭目”,“咽二七唾之,以热指摩目二七”。
4、以盐与唾液混合后着指按摩法∶
如“先屈左手啖盐,指以指相摩”。“即精摩形”。
5、以两手提抓项后大筋。
这些功法简单实用,对防治近视眼及老年性眼病有较好效果,现代的眼保健操大多都采用
了这些功法。
[Original Text] Method 1: Squat, extend the right foot, hold the left knee with both hands, straighten the waist, inhale through the nose, and perform seven breaths to the limit. This eliminates difficulty in bending and stretching or rising from a bowing position, removes pain and Bi syndrome (painful obstruction) in the shank, and treats wind-induced eye disorders and deafness.
[Explanation] See "I. Wind-Stroke Gate" Method 7.
[Original Text] Method 2: Squat, extend the left foot, hold the right knee with both hands, straighten the waist, inhale through the nose, and perform seven breaths to the limit, extending the left foot outward. This eliminates difficulty in bending and stretching or rising from a bowing position, and removes pain in the shank.
Another version states: It removes wind-induced dim vision and deafness.
[Explanation] See "I. Wind-Stroke Gate" Method 9.
[Original Text] Method 3: Inhale through the nose while holding the nose with the left hand. This eliminates dim vision and tearing. Inhale through the nose, close the mouth, and circulate Qi for seven breaths to the limit. This eliminates accumulated blood and Qi under the hypochondrium.
[Explanation] Press the nose with the left hand while inhaling through the nose. This eliminates dim vision and tearing. Close the mouth while inhaling through the nose and circulate Qi vigorously for seven breaths. This eliminates stasis of blood and Qi accumulation in the hypochondriac region.
[Original Text] Method 4: Sit upright, straighten the waist, slowly inhale through the nose, and hold the nose with the right hand. This eliminates dim vision; if tears flow, close the eyes and exhale. Nasal polyps and deafness can also be treated with this method. It eliminates headache and chills following Shanghan (Cold Damage), with sweating as the therapeutic goal.
[Explanation] Sit upright, straighten the waist, slowly inhale through the nose, press the nose with the right hand, close the eyes, and exhale through the mouth. This eliminates dim vision and tearing. Nasal polyps and deafness can also be treated with the same method. If treating headache and aversion to cold after Cold Damage, the treatment should aim for sweating.
[Original Text] Method 5: Squat, lift the five toes of both feet with both hands, bend the head down to the limit, so that the Qi of the Five Zang Organs reaches everywhere. This treats deafness and unclear vision. Long-term practice can turn white hair black.
[Explanation] Squat, lift the five toes of both feet with both hands, bend the head down to the limit, and circulate Qi so that the Qi of the Five Zang Organs reaches the head. This treats inability to hear and dim vision. Long-term practice can turn white hair black.
[Original Text] Method 6: Extend the toes of both feet upward, stop after five breaths. This guides and relieves Bi syndrome of the waist and back, hemiplegia, and makes the ears acute. Long-term practice ensures no hindrance to the eyes, ears, and other sensory organs.
[Explanation] See "I. Wind-Stroke Gate" Method 2.
[Original Text] Method 7: Extend the left lower leg, flex the right knee and press it down, stop after five breaths, to guide Lung Qi. Remove wind-deficiency diseases and make the eyes clear. Following the meridians, guide the Qi of the Lungs to remove wind-deficiency diseases, making the eyes clear and able to see colors at night as well as during the day.
[Explanation] See "XIV. Tonification Gate" Peng Zu Gu Xian Supine Guiding Method.
[Original Text] Method 8: At cockcrow, rub both hands together until warm, then use them to warm the eyes (ironing motion), repeat three times, and then press the eyes with fingers. Divine light appears in both eyes, making them bright and free from disease.
[Explanation] At cockcrow, rub both hands together until warm, then massage and warm the eyes with the warm hands, repeating this three times, and then massage both eyes with fingers. This makes the eyes spirited and bright, preventing disease.
[Original Text] Method 9: Sit facing east, pause breathing twice to ensure smooth flow, spit saliva onto the middle fingers of both hands fourteen times (two sevens), then rub the fingers together to wipe the eyes. This makes the eyes bright. Rinse the mouth with sweet spring water and wash the eyes to remove pterygium and dirt, making the eyes clear. Internally, use Qi to cleanse the body; in the middle, cleanse the inner eyeballs; externally, use this method to wash away dust and obstacles.
[Explanation] Sit facing east, pause breathing twice to ensure smooth flow, spit saliva onto the middle fingers of both hands fourteen times, then rub the fingers together until warm to wipe the eyes. This makes the eyes bright. Rinse the mouth with saliva and wash the eyes to remove pterygium and discharge, making the eyes fresh and bright. When practice reaches a certain level, internal Qi can be guided upward to cleanse the body and mind, entering the bottom of the eyes to cleanse them internally, and externally using saliva to wash away discharge and pterygium, yielding better results.
[Original Text] Method 10: Lie supine, guide Qi three times, and scratch the vessels beside the neck with hands five times to ensure flow. This makes the eyes bright. Lie supine straight, lower the head and pull upward forcefully three times, and scratch the large vessels beside the neck with both hands five times to ensure flow. Eliminate dim vision. Long-term practice allows the eyes to distinguish colors at night. Persistent practice allows one to see all directions without limit.
[Explanation] Guide Qi three times in a lying position, and scratch the tendons beside the back of the neck five times with hands. This makes the eyes bright. Lie supine straight, lower the head and pull upward forcefully three times. Scratch the large tendons beside the back of the neck five times with both hands. This eliminates dim vision. Long-term practice allows the eyes to distinguish colors at night. Continuous practice allows one to see far away without limit.
[Original Text] Method 11: When waking up at cockcrow, first flex the left hand, take a little salt, and eat it. Rub fingers together and recite the mantra: "Daughter of the Queen Mother of the West, named Yi Yu, bestow upon me eyes, I receive them into my mouth." Then meticulously massage the body. Often at cockcrow, apply saliva mixed with salt to massage both eyes fourteen times to treat blurred vision, restore clarity, see distant objects, and even "see ten thousand li and all directions." Additionally, swallow saliva fourteen times, rub two fingers with saliva (without salt) until warm, and wipe the eyes fourteen times. This method also prevents eye dimness.
[Explanation] Get up when the rooster crows, first flex the left hand, take a small amount of salt, eat it into the mouth, mix with saliva, then rub the salt and saliva between two fingers. Recite the mantra: "The Daughter of the Queen Mother of the West, named Yi Yu, bestow upon me eyes, I receive them into my mouth." Massage both eyes with two fingers. If one often massages both eyes fourteen times with salted saliva at cockcrow, it can treat blurred vision, restore clarity, enable seeing distant objects, and even "see ten thousand li and all directions." Alternatively, one can swallow saliva fourteen times, rub two fingers with saliva without salt until warm, and wipe the eyes fourteen times. This method can also prevent eye dimness.
Summary:
This section introduces several commonly used Dao Yin exercises, focusing on eye health preservation. The methods include:
1. Palm Massage Method:
Such as "At cockcrow, rub both hands together until warm, then use them to warm the eyes."
2. Finger Massage Method:
Such as "Press the eyes with fingers. Divine light appears in both eyes, making them bright and free from disease."
3. Saliva-on-Finger Massage Method:
Such as "Spit saliva onto the middle fingers of both hands fourteen times, then rub the fingers together to wipe the eyes," and "Swallow fourteen times of saliva, use warm fingers to massage the eyes fourteen times."
4. Salt-and-Saliva Mixed Finger Massage Method:
Such as "First flex the left hand, eat salt, rub fingers together," and "Meticulously massage the form."
5. Grasping the Large Tendons at the Back of the Neck with Both Hands.
These methods are simple and practical, effective in preventing and treating myopia and age-related eye diseases. Most modern eye exercises adopt these methods.