Your Saliva Can Cure Sickness

自家水祛百病

There are no special techniques to sitting in meditation. It is best is to sit full lotus, where it is not easy to fall asleep and you can sit very firmly without falling over. When sitting in meditation, always curl the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth.

坐禅没有什么特别的巧妙，最好就是结双跏趺坐，不容易昏沈，坐的很结实，也不容易倒下去。坐时要舌尖顶上颚，「闭口藏舌，舌尖顶上颚」这不只是理教这样说，佛教也应该这样。

When a baby is born, the tips of their tongues are always pointed upwards. What is the use of this? This is connecting the Ren and Du meridians in our body. We cultivators know about the Ren and Du meridians within our body. With the tip of our tongue curled upwards, these two meridians are connected and can balance out and adjust the energy (qi) and blood circulation within us. When there is saliva, just swallow it. This saliva is known as our own water and in quantity, works as medicine and can cure all illness. This is something that you should not overlook.

小孩子刚生出来的时候，舌尖都是顶上颚的，这有什么用呢？就是交任督二脉。我们修道都知道任脉、督脉，舌尖顶上颚就交任督二脉，调气调血，能调均气血。口里有口水就咽到肚里头去，咽到肚脐后边去，这口水叫自家水，自家水合起来，是个「药」字，你常常把它咽到肚里，它能治病祛百病，你们不要忽略这一点。