Shēn Mì Qì Huà Ān Níng Nèi Jǐng Zhāi Xiān Yóu Yàn Yù Huá Wéi Guŏ Tŭ Dì Zhŭ Ān Zhèn Guŏ
very deep and dense is the secret Transformative Action of the Qi (Qi Hua).
Carried out while reposing peacefully in an indoor setting,
fasting in a study room.
Meanwhile one is a Fairy, rambling about and entertaining at banquets (You Yan).
With the Beautiful Jade Flower (Yu Hua),
is governed the country by the Earth Emperor,
the God of Land (Tu Di) is the Ruler (Zhu),
ensuring the peace and protection of every city and village in the nation
Zuŏ Bǎo Tiān Zhǎng Cún Shì Shì Bù Júe Cháng Wéi Rén Jūn Ān Zhèn
which confers the felicity of Heaven's Protection and Preservation,
thus guarranteeing [that one can] continue to live forever
through generation after generation and never be exhausted.
Given as a principle for others showing how to conduct oneself,
by the Sovereign of Peace (Jun An) in the towns and market places.
Qí Fāng Mín Chēng Tài Píng Bā Jié Zhī Rì Sòng Yŏng Shì Jīng Shén Biàn
Shùn Cháng Qì Huà Xún
From this place it is that the people call it by the name of
Great Peace (Tai Ping- this being the Daozang's second of the 'Four Supplements',
relating to the work Tai Ping Jing).
Eight sections of it [are used] in the daily recitation of this scripture,
Divine Supernatural Metamorphosis (Shen Bian) is arranged in its suitable order
according to the constant Formative Activity of the Qi (Qi Hua).
To follow
Jīng Nèi Jǐng Tiáo Yǎn Jīn Chí Yù Hóng Dé
the Scriptures in an internal setting,
[there is a] blending and spreading out,
in the Golden Pond (Jin Chi) beautiful and deep,
it is certainly fit
Wéi Jiŭ Gōng
for the Nine Palaces
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