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Why does Taoism promote the concept of “Wu-Wei”?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Culture, Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

The concept of Wu-Wei, literally “non-doing” or “not for any purpose”, came from “Dao De Jing” where it says “Therefore the Master acts without doing anything, and teaches without saying anything”, and “Practice not-doing, and

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What is Cheng-Fu?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

Cheng_Fu, literally bearing the negative, means “cause and effect”.

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Why Taoists do not conduct rituals on the days of “Wu”?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Daoist Practice, Discover Daoism

“Wu” here refers to the fifth day by the “Tian Gan” time system.

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What is Zheng-Yi Taoism?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

It is also known as “Zheng-Yi-Jiao” or “Zheng-Yi-Pai”. Zheng-Yi Taoism was established in the 2nd century, at the time it was called Wu-Dou-Mi Taoism. During Yuan Dynasty, around 13th to 14th century, many different sects

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What is Tai-Yi Taoism?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

Tai-Yi Taoism was created by Xiao Bao Zhen in the early Jin Dynasty. Tai-Yi Taoism believed in the concept of “One”, which means the real truth is one of ultimate purity. It emphasized that people

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What is Zhen-Da Daoism?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

The words “Zhen Da” mean “True and Grand”. Zhen Da Daoism was also called “Da-Dao-Jiao” or the Grand Taoism. Zhen Da Taoism was created by Liu De Ren in the thirteenth century.

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What is Wu-Dou-Mi (five bushels of rice) Daoism?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

“Dou” is a fairly large container for measuring the volume of the grain. Wu-Dou-Mi means five Dou of rice. Wu-Dou-Mi Daoism is an important Daoism branch that was established by Zhang Daoling in East-Han Dynasty

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What is Tai-Ping Taoism?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

Tai-Ping Daoism was an important early Taoism school created by Zhangjiao around 172 to 178 A.D. Tai-Ping Daoism took “Tai-Ping Jing” as its main classics. “Tai-Ping” means peace, “Tai-Ping Jing” means the “Classic of Peace”.

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How is the ritual of “incense offering” performed?

19. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Daoist Practice, Discover Daoism

There are two kinds of “incense offering” rituals. One is performed by Dian-Zhu or the In-Charge of a Taoist Altar. In this kind of ritual, the Dian-Zhu will light three long incense sticks parallel to

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What are “San-Zai” and “Ba-Nan”?

17. December 2020 XuanMenJun玄门君 Da Dao Lecture-Hall, Discover Daoism

“San-Zai” means “three disasters” which are the wind disaster, the fire disaster and the water disaster.“Ba-Nan” means “eight difficulties”.

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