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.

　　坐禅沒有什麼特別的巧妙，最好就是結雙跏趺坐，不容易昏沈，坐的很結實，也不容易倒下去。坐時要舌尖頂上颚，「閉口藏舌，舌尖頂上颚」這不只是理教這樣說，佛教也應該這樣。

　　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.

　　小孩子剛生出來的時候，舌尖都是頂上颚的，這有什麼用呢？就是交任督二脈。我們修道都知道任脈、督脈，舌尖頂上颚就交任督二脈，調氣調血，能調均氣血。口裏有口水就咽到肚裏頭去，咽到肚臍後邊去，這口水叫自家水，自家水合起來，是個「藥」字，你常常把它咽到肚裏，它能治病祛百病，你們不要忽略這一點。