廣弘明集 13.151

13.151

The scholar versed in antiquity said: When I observe creation, its root lies in yin and yang; the generation of the categories of things originates in heaven and earth. Passing through the ages of the three antiquities and seeking through the writings of the five sages, I see no god called Heavenly Worthy, nor any image of the Great Dao. According to the Lingbao jiutian shengshen zhang: 'When qi is pure and lofty, accumulated yang forms heaven; when qi coalesces and solidifies, accumulated stagnation forms earth. The birth of human beings is entirely fostered by the Three Primes, and the nine qis course through the body; only then are they born.' From this we know that yin and yang are the root of humans, and heaven and earth are the origin of things. The fundamental root is simply qi; there is no separate Dao or god.