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1、Philosophy Religion in China Chinese Folk Religion Taoism Confucianism By Laura Ellen Shulman Chinese Folk Religion Belief in spirits Reverence for ancestors Priests perform blessing rituals purifying space Exorcising evil spirits hungry ghosts Astrology Divination Chinese metaphysics is about Energ
2、y Change Balance Harmony Inter relationships Chinese Metaphysics Movement of cosmic energies Rising Falling Expanding Contracting Rotating Represented by and expressed in the five elements of nature The Five Elements Wood Water Metal Earth Productive cycle Fire The Five Elements Wood Water Metal Ear
3、th Fire Destructive cycle X X X X X Chinese Metaphysics Concepts Chi life force life energy ultimate Yin Yang harmony of opposites Yin passive state of energy Yang active state of energy Tao the way of the cosmos of nature Heaven t ien and Earth Mandate of Heaven Practical applications I Ching and F
4、eng Shui The I Ching Book of Changes Ancient divination technique at least 3000 years old Intended to guide humans in decision making Based on combinations of lines representing the ever changing relationship between passive yin and active yang energy flow of heaven human and earth yang yin The Tri
5、grams Eight combinations of three lines each wind wood Fire lake earth mountain water thunder heaven Using the I Ching Tool Symbolism of the lines Upper line energy state of heaven Middle line energy state of human Lower line energy state of earth Two sets of trigrams are divined to create a hexagra
6、m Use coins or sticks to divine one of 64 hexagrams Use I Ching text to discern meaning of the hexagram and any additional meaning for changing lines energies on the verge of changing A skilled interpreter is needed to apply the generic meaning of the hexagram 31 Feng Shui The Chinese art of placeme
7、nt geomancy Means wind water symbolically the constant flow of wind and water that creates constant change in the world also affects us Uses the five elements and the eight directions of the I Ching as the Bagua tool Seeks to maintain constant and balanced flow of energies chi in a space for improve
8、d flow of energy in the people who use the space Learn more on the Web Learn more about Yin Yang and the Five Elements ata library html feng shui yinyang asp I ching sites I Ching Resources includes history of the I Ching and details about the trigrams http www onlineclarity co uk I Ching resources
9、How to use the I ching g Feng Shui sites Series of pages on Feng Shui theory and application ata library html feng shui what is asp Feng Shui products and tips from MJG Designs http shop store yahoo co m mjgdesigns designtips html Taoism The Way of Harmony with Nature A philosophy Profound and parad
10、oxical A way of life Playful and practical A religion Originating in 6th century BCE China Nature knows best Taoism Origins and Texts Legendary founder Lao Tzu 6th century BCE Primary text Tao Te Ching the Book of the Way and the Power 81 short chapters containing the basic philosophy of living in h
11、armony and balance Chuang Tzu 4th century BCE Author of companion text The Chuang Tzu Collection of stories exemplifying the wisdom and nature of the Taoist sage Philosophical Taoism The Tao path or way The nameless The Mother of ten thousand things The uncarved block All pervading within and beyond
12、 nature Te power or virtue One s natural ability brought to peak potential through following the way The Taoist Sage learns from observing the way of nature flowing water wind and letting nature guide his way through life More Taoist Concepts Wei wu wei active non action Passive non resistance to th
13、e natural forces of life Natural way to get things done with least effort and greatest success Go with the flow yield to the natural way of things Applied in all walks of life Relativity good and bad as a matter of perspective The Taoist sage is non judgmental Taoism as a Way of Living Seeking Healt
14、h and Longevity through diet meditation exercise and a stress free life Alchemy seeking the chemical elixir of life to achieve immortality Meditation Inner Alchemy Meditation seeking spiritual rather than chemical transformation Natural holistic healing herbal medicine acupressure acupuncture exerci
15、se T ai Chi Ch uan grand ultimate boxing A slow graceful martial art stressing movement in balance Religious Taoism Deification of Lao Tzu The Jade Emperor and the eight Immortals Taoist temples with images of Lao Tzu and other immortals Taoist Priests combine Taoist meditation with purification rit
16、es of folk religion exorcism practices Taoist sects develop beginning in 1st century additional teachers and texts Confucianism A political and social philosophy seeking social harmony on all levels Within the self the family the community the state the nation the world the cosmos Learning from the past to improve the future Confucianism Origins Kung Fu tzu Confucius Master Kung 551 479 BCE Embraces the values of the past Political aspirations unfulfilled The greatest teacher who ever lived Reje
