Peilin Shi
@peilins.bsky.social
In one of his last addresses, Zhou Enlai predicted that ‘religion would be present for at least the next 200 years in China’. The prediction of the insightful Premier, as in so many other instances, is proving to be correct."
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In one of his last addresses, Zhou Enlai predicted that ‘religion would be present for at least the next 200 years in China’. The prediction of the insightful Premier, as in so many other instances, is proving to be correct."
increasingly consumer-oriented society of ‘socialism with a special Chinese flavour’. In fact, the number of people practising religion of some sort is approximately equivalent to the number of Party members in China, each standing at 6 per cent of the population.
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
increasingly consumer-oriented society of ‘socialism with a special Chinese flavour’. In fact, the number of people practising religion of some sort is approximately equivalent to the number of Party members in China, each standing at 6 per cent of the population.
"Within each of these groups, Party, state, and religious body, are dedicated men and women who see religion in China as part of its cultural heritage, and thus, in spite of opposition, work for its growth and smooth functioning within the market economy and
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Within each of these groups, Party, state, and religious body, are dedicated men and women who see religion in China as part of its cultural heritage, and thus, in spite of opposition, work for its growth and smooth functioning within the market economy and
...More people attend churches in China than in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, or city parishes in the United States and Europe."
March 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
...More people attend churches in China than in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, or city parishes in the United States and Europe."
"The underground churches have been officially declared illegal, and their members are arrested and gaoled when their activities become public. In spite of such difficulties, Christianity in China flourishes as it never did under the dominance of the foreign missionary in the past. ...
March 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"The underground churches have been officially declared illegal, and their members are arrested and gaoled when their activities become public. In spite of such difficulties, Christianity in China flourishes as it never did under the dominance of the foreign missionary in the past. ...
......Up to the present Tibet rejects the modernization imposed by the polluting Han Chinese socialist technocracy in favour of the spiritual abundance of a simpler form of life based on pastoral nomads, quiet farming and Tantric meditation.」
March 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
......Up to the present Tibet rejects the modernization imposed by the polluting Han Chinese socialist technocracy in favour of the spiritual abundance of a simpler form of life based on pastoral nomads, quiet farming and Tantric meditation.」
「The state of absolute detachment elicited by the stark beauty of the Tibetan highlands that gave birth to this unique form of prayer changed warlike Tibet and Mongolia into nations whose cultures became focused on prayer and devotion, rather than war and conquest. ......
March 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
「The state of absolute detachment elicited by the stark beauty of the Tibetan highlands that gave birth to this unique form of prayer changed warlike Tibet and Mongolia into nations whose cultures became focused on prayer and devotion, rather than war and conquest. ......
禅宗，坐禅，清空心灵；净土宗，诵经，净化虔诚的心；密宗，泥土、咒语、曼陀罗冥想，观想、排空，心、口、身体和双手，完全的身体开悟
March 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
禅宗，坐禅，清空心灵；净土宗，诵经，净化虔诚的心；密宗，泥土、咒语、曼陀罗冥想，观想、排空，心、口、身体和双手，完全的身体开悟
……Tao’s act of eternal gestation is seen, heard and felt with the intuitive powers of the belly rather than with the logical faculties of mind or the self-seeking powers of the will in the heart. The heart stops listening to the ears or the mind when it is focused on the Tao."
February 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
……Tao’s act of eternal gestation is seen, heard and felt with the intuitive powers of the belly rather than with the logical faculties of mind or the self-seeking powers of the will in the heart. The heart stops listening to the ears or the mind when it is focused on the Tao."
"This simple technique is achieved by focusing awareness on the ‘lower cinnabar field’, the centre of the physical body, rather than on thoughts in the mind or desires in the heart. The Tao’s presence is experienced in the body’s physical centre. ……
February 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"This simple technique is achieved by focusing awareness on the ‘lower cinnabar field’, the centre of the physical body, rather than on thoughts in the mind or desires in the heart. The Tao’s presence is experienced in the body’s physical centre. ……
……the sage of Mt Ku-yi (Guyi) could ascend to the clouds on a dragon. The accomplishments of one person do not make another person less good. True goodness is measured by the bringing of interior peace and blessing to all who come in contact with the Tao.”
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
……the sage of Mt Ku-yi (Guyi) could ascend to the clouds on a dragon. The accomplishments of one person do not make another person less good. True goodness is measured by the bringing of interior peace and blessing to all who come in contact with the Tao.”
……A small mouse needs many sips of water to fill its belly. The human mind judges one thing good and another bad on the basis of a relative judgement of size or accomplishment. The Taoist sage Lieht-zu learned to ride on the wind, while ……
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
……A small mouse needs many sips of water to fill its belly. The human mind judges one thing good and another bad on the basis of a relative judgement of size or accomplishment. The Taoist sage Lieht-zu learned to ride on the wind, while ……
“The great bird P’eng (a symbol of heaven/yang) flies for six months with one flap of the wings. The great fish Ao (water/yin) swims for six months with one flap of its tail. A small bird flies from the ground to a tree branch with many flaps of its wing. ……
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“The great bird P’eng (a symbol of heaven/yang) flies for six months with one flap of the wings. The great fish Ao (water/yin) swims for six months with one flap of its tail. A small bird flies from the ground to a tree branch with many flaps of its wing. ……
Yet the Tao-te Ching attempts to describe the experience of union with the Transcendent in terms of nature, using such symbols as water, wind, the empty hub of a wheel to describe what the words generated by intellectual judgement fail to convey.“
February 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Yet the Tao-te Ching attempts to describe the experience of union with the Transcendent in terms of nature, using such symbols as water, wind, the empty hub of a wheel to describe what the words generated by intellectual judgement fail to convey.“
"…… Tao-te Ching that the conceptualization and verbalizing of the mystic experience is completely relative, if not impossible. One can use words to describe the infinite, such as ‘mysterious’ and ‘gateway to all mysteries’, but the experience itself is intuitive, beyond words. ……
February 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"…… Tao-te Ching that the conceptualization and verbalizing of the mystic experience is completely relative, if not impossible. One can use words to describe the infinite, such as ‘mysterious’ and ‘gateway to all mysteries’, but the experience itself is intuitive, beyond words. ……
……(such as Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines and South-East Asia) and practically to disappear where economic growth or strictly enforced political discipline is dominant, as in Japan or mainland China. "
February 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
……(such as Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines and South-East Asia) and practically to disappear where economic growth or strictly enforced political discipline is dominant, as in Japan or mainland China. "
……the spiritual power of the temple and the religious system provides more stability than the rapidly changing political and industrial forces of change. The medium and the shaman have tended to multiply in those areas where political stability is repressive or lacking ……
February 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
……the spiritual power of the temple and the religious system provides more stability than the rapidly changing political and industrial forces of change. The medium and the shaman have tended to multiply in those areas where political stability is repressive or lacking ……
“The medium, whose body is occupied by a spirit while in trance, the shaman, who travels into the afterlife, whether the underworld or the heavens, and the oracle, who speaks in the words of a bystanding spirit, fulfil the roles of seer, healer and keeper of justice in villages where ……
February 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“The medium, whose body is occupied by a spirit while in trance, the shaman, who travels into the afterlife, whether the underworld or the heavens, and the oracle, who speaks in the words of a bystanding spirit, fulfil the roles of seer, healer and keeper of justice in villages where ……
“……is truly a cosmic……a cultural axis……fairs, opera, puppet shows, storytellers and meeting-places as well as religious services……build their own temples from local donations, and spend years, decades even, in making these cultural focal points into objects of artistic pride and functional meaning.”
February 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“……is truly a cosmic……a cultural axis……fairs, opera, puppet shows, storytellers and meeting-places as well as religious services……build their own temples from local donations, and spend years, decades even, in making these cultural focal points into objects of artistic pride and functional meaning.”
“Both Buddhist and Taoist temples offer a modernized version of the method of prognostication …… (numbered wooden sticks are drawn from a wooden container by chance, and the corresponding hexagram is read ……) for reading one’s fortune or common-sense advice in practical home and business matters. ”
February 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“Both Buddhist and Taoist temples offer a modernized version of the method of prognostication …… (numbered wooden sticks are drawn from a wooden container by chance, and the corresponding hexagram is read ……) for reading one’s fortune or common-sense advice in practical home and business matters. ”