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1 (河上公注本作成象章,彭本作谷神章)
2 谷神不死,是谓玄牝。玄牝之门,是谓天地根。绵绵若存,用之不勤。
3 圣人守中以治身,以中之能养谷神也。谷神者,元性也。谷以喻虚,神以喻灵。性体虚灵则不昧。不昧者,即不死也。夫谷神也,而复谓为玄牝,何也?盖以玄,天也。牝,地也。天地合而玄牝成,其间空空洞洞。儒家号隐微,此中有不睹不闻之境。释家名那个,此中有无善无恶之真。圣人治身,即借空洞之玄牝以养虚灵之谷神,故以谷神之名名玄牝,此因用取名之义也。一玄一牝,一乾一坤。孔子曰:乾坤其《易》之门耶?《参同》云:「乾坤者,《易》之门户。」所谓两孔穴法,金气相胥,即此玄牝之门也。阴阳来往于其内,坎离交媾于其中。男女媾精之房,日月交光之所,圣人颠倒之,则为生门。凡人顺用之,则为死户。地天交泰,不外乎此。故又称为天地根,言天地互藏之根也。天地之根,乃返本还元之地,炼气化神之区。绵绵若存,即是调养谷神,自然胎息也。用之不勤,即是外炉增减,自然符火也。不勤者,不劳也。
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