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1、,Religions, Belief and superstitions,Warming-up,What do you think these expressions mean? Match them with the explanations on the right.,The luck of the draw Beginners luck To push ones luck To strike lucky To take pot luck,a. to be fortunate enough to find what you are looking for b. Unexpected suc
2、cess at your first attempt c. Good or bad luck depending on fate d. To expect (wrongly) your luck to be good all the time e. To take a risk/chance without knowing what the outcome will be,Warming-up - keys,The luck of the draw,a. to be fortunate enough to find what you are looking for,Beginners luck
3、,To push ones luck,To strike lucky,To take pot luck,c. Good or bad luck depending on fate,d. To expect (wrongly) your luck to be good all the time,e. To take a risk/chance without knowing what the outcome will be,b. Unexpected success at your first attempt,Einstein:Science without religion is lame,
4、religion without science is blind.“科学没有宗教就象瘸子，宗教没有科学就象瞎子”。,所有的宗教、艺术和科学，都是同一棵树上的枝叶，人类对这三方面的追求，都是为了使生命从单纯的物质世界里提升，而达到自由。,我们应把上帝的话圣经，视为至高无上的哲学；据我研究的结果，圣经记载之信而有征，实远非世俗的历史所能比拟。 宇宙间一切有机无机的万象万物，都是从永生真神的智慧大能而来；他是无处不在，无所不能的；他在这无量无边，井然有序的大千世界中，凭其旨意，运行万物，创造万物；并将生命、气息、万物赐给众人；我们生活、动作、存留，都在乎他。 -牛顿,牛顿 “我不知道这个世界将来怎
5、麽看我，对我而言，我只是一个在海滩上玩耍的男孩，偶然间发现了一粒比较圆的石头，和一只比较漂亮的贝壳，就觉得很愉快。但是在我前面，尚未发现的石头丶贝壳仍然多如大海。” 牛顿死於1727年3月20日。临终前他写下：“不管任何环境下，要守住耶稣基督救赎的真理与最大的诫命爱人如己。”,Everything about,Religion,Belief,Superstition,Religion,How many,religions can you name?,Brief Introduction,Buddhism Christianity Islam Judaism,Catholicism Hindui
6、sm Taoism, Which religion: a. has the largest number of a adherents in the world? b. has the longest history? c. believes that Adam, Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets? d. began in India in approximately 1500 BC? e. believes in Allah?, Discussion, What do different religions have in comm
7、on? Think of the following: - belief in a deity - a doctrine ( a set of beliefs) - a code of conduct (how people should act and behave) - the use of sacred stories - rituals and ceremonies - hierarchies, Discussion,Belief -Confucianism,founder Confucius, Master Kong(551-479 BCE) The life and teachin
8、gs of Confucius were closely associated with the learning and propagation of the Way.,It is said that he had three thousand students, of whom seventy-two were well-known disciples.,师者，传道授业解惑也。,门徒三千，七十二贤人。,Belief -Confucianism,Doctrine 忠 loyalty to the state, etc. 孝 love within the family: love of pa
9、rents for their children and of children for their parents 仁 benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue 义 righteousness 礼 includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc. 智 wisdom 信 honesty and trustworthiness,How to become a good person.,Belief -Confucianism,The Analects The Ma
10、ster said, 6)incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a 7)gourdful of water to drink, living in a mean street. Others would have found it 8)unendurably depressing, but to Huis cheerfulness it made no difference at all. Incomparable indeed was Hui!,子曰：“贤哉回也！ 一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷， 人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。 贤
11、哉回也！”,Religion,Epigram and Adage,Religion,Questions and Answers,Religion,Who are,all these people?,Buddha Shakyamuni,holy mother,Krishna,Symbols,Buddhism,Taoism,Christianity,Islam,Hinduism,Judaism,Buddhism,Q:Why do Buddhists chant Amitabhas name all the time?,Buddhism,Q:How big is the universe accor
12、ding to the Buddhas teachings?,Buddhism,A:Everyone can be a Buddha. The whole universe consists of countless Buddhas. One Buddha teaches one Big World.,1 Big World = 1000 Middle Worlds 1 Middle World = 1000 Small Worlds 1 Small World = 1000 Unit Worlds 1 Unit World = 1 Milk Way,1 大千世界 = 103 中千世界= 10
13、6 小千世界=109 单位世界 1 单位世界 = 1 银河系 1佛教化109银河系,Buddhism,Q:What is the relationship between Buddha Shakyamuni and Amitabha Buddha?,Buddhism,A: Buddha Shakyamuni : the current Buddha in our Big World and he told us the stories of Buddha Amitabha. Buddha Amitabha: the current Buddha in the West Pure Land.,B
14、uddhism,Q:What are the most famous four Buddhist mountains in China?,Jiu Hua 九华山,Pu Tuo 普陀山,Wu Tai 五台山,E Mei 峨眉山,Buddhism,A4: Mountain 2: Pu Tuo Bodhisattva: GuangYin,Buddhism,Q: Why is lotus flower so important in Buddhism?,A: In Buddhism it is believed that everyone should go to the West Pure Land
15、 and will be born from a lotus flower.,西方极乐世界，莲花化生。,Reincarnation is real,Dr. Maosen Zhong (钟茂森 博士). Reincarnation, as a scientific subject, belongs to the field of Psychiatry. Hundreds of research articles and books have been published on this subject. This phenomenon has been investigated quite th
16、oroughly in the past four decades in the United States and other developed countries. Fruitful research delivered a clear message: reincarnation is real! 轮回这个课题是属于精神心理医学的范畴。美国和世界一些先进国家科学界已经对生命轮回这个科研课题有几十年的深入研究的历史，许多著名的大学教授，精神心理医生用大量的科学证据证明生命轮回确实存在。,Research:,西方对于轮回研究的成果，确实很丰富，可分为五个领域： （一）对灵魂存在的研究。 （二）对能够记忆前生者的立案调查研究。 （三）用催眠的方法帮助心理病人回忆前世的研究 （四）对不同维次空间生命的研究。 （五）特异功能者对于轮回的促进研究。,“五十年后王阳明，开门犹是闭
