Dao Feng Ji: The Development of Taoism and the Cultivation of Taoist Practitioners (Revised Edition)

Author: Chen Liansheng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The fact that the Taoist brotherhood has been able to propagate the Dao together until now is entirely due to the protection of the divine, the instructions of the ancestors, and the care and support of fellow practitioners. May the divine, ancestors, and fellow practitioners continue to protect and support us, making greater contributions to promoting the belief in Taoism, upholding Chinese culture, fostering national unity, and achieving the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! As we study the Dao and live as human beings, we must first serve the people as a whole society. Today's society is a socialist society where the people are in power, so studying the Dao and living as human beings means serving the masses and serving socialism.
The Great Numinous and Boundless Pervasion of the Highest Excellence of the Primordial Origin contains eight characters: "Equal and Compassionate Love, Turning Strangers into Kin." This means that we must show "compassion" to all people under the heavens, treating them as family. Like the spirit of Human Buddhism advocated by Mr. Zhao Puchu and the Buddhist Association of China, which is expressed in eight characters: "Subduing the World and Benefiting Sentient Beings." Here, "sentient beings" refer to human beings, enabling the masses to gain "benefit" and "joy." In this regard, studying the Dao and living as human beings should be completely aligned with studying Buddhism and living as human beings.
The Taoist brotherhood has been able to propagate the Dao together until now is entirely due to the protection of the divine, the instructions of the ancestors, and the care and support of fellow practitioners. May the divine, ancestors, and fellow practitioners continue to protect and support us, making greater contributions to promoting the belief in Taoism, upholding Chinese culture, fostering national unity, and achieving the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! As we study the Dao and live as human beings, we must first serve the people as a whole society. Today's society is a socialist society where the people are in power, so studying the Dao and living as human beings means serving the masses and serving socialism.
The Great Numinous and Boundless Pervasion of the Highest Excellence of the Primordial Origin contains eight characters: "Equal and Compassionate Love, Turning Strangers into Kin." This means that we must show "compassion" to all people under the heavens, treating them as family. Like the spirit of Human Buddhism advocated by Mr. Zhao Puchu and the Buddhist Association of China, which is expressed in eight characters: "Subduing the World and Benefiting Sentient Beings." Here, "sentient beings" refer to human beings, enabling the masses to gain "benefit" and "joy." In this regard, studying the Dao and living as human beings should be completely aligned with studying Buddhism and living as human beings.