養生詠玄集序

臨六

夫詠玄者，乃詠玄中深奥也。窈冥取理，恍惚求眞，撮衆妙之英華，採群經之要會。言止直而義正，道入重玄；擦似遠而意明，風存上祖。引龍虎同歸之躁競，顯玄牝絶利之玄微。直示指歸，立成妙用。正演開遮之說，明分去就之元。廻玄包羅，昇沈浩渺。故使下士撫掌，上士勤行，克成於神氣全眞，冀泯於根塵妄照。誠知珠玉兮何重，性命兮何輕，寧不窮解分息動之玄，而縱流光走魄之逝，深可悲哉！此詠玄詩，實長生度世之法要也。至如玄元帝之靈篆，常秘枕中；淮南王之神方，密藏肘後。蓋上聖所遵所重乎至言也。學者值遇，宜須秘愼，深自惜焉。

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養生詠玄集

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