direct penetration. The doctrine I transmit directly brings up working with
essence and does not fall into a secondary method. That is the best thing
about it.
10. The golden flower is light. What color is light? It is symbolized by the
golden flower, which [in Chinese characters] also conceals [the words] one
light within. This is the absolutely unified real energy of celestial
immortals; this is what is meant by the saying, "The lead in the homeland of
water is just one flavor"
The whole work of turning the light around uses the method of reversal.
The beauties of the highest heavens and the marvels of the sublimest realms
are all within the heart: this is where the perfectly open and aware spirit
concentrates. Confucians call it the open center, Buddhists call it the
pedestal of awareness, Taoists call it the ancestral earth, the yellow court,
the mysterious pass, the primal opening.
The celestial mind is like a house; the light is the master of the house.
Therefore once you turn the light around, the energies throughout the body
all rise. Just turn the light around; this is the unexcelled sublime truth.
The light is easily stirred and hard to stabilize. When you have turned it
around for a long time, the light crystallizes. This is the natural spiritual
body, and it steadies the spirit above the nine skies. This is what is referred
to in the Mind Seal Scripture as "silently paying court" and “soaring
upward."
