金鼎

金鼎

乾剛,作鼎藥不飛;坤柔,爲爐火不燥。金鼎者,剛强堅固之物,喻人志念專一,能以載道之義,又名乾鼎。玉爐者,温柔平靜之物,喻人工夫漸進,能以久遠之義,又名坤爐。愚人不知鑄造鐵鼎,做作泥竈,燒煉金石,妄想成丹者,非也。蓋有形之爐鼎,只能煉有形之凡藥,而不能煉無形之仙藥。古仙云:鼎鼎原無鼎,爐爐亦非爐。其所謂爐鼎者,以其修道之功,剛柔兩用,方能濟事。亦如燒煉家,有鼎不可無爐,有爐不呆无鼎,鼎爐俱偹,方能成藥也。

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