Hongdao Fortune Telling _ Hongdaotang Fengshui Day Choosing Hall

Why is Taoism, which was born in China, less popular in China than Buddhism, which came from India, asking the Great God for help?

The reasons for the decline of Taoism are very complicated. First, it is directly related to the doctrine of "purity and inaction". Taoism advocates purity and takes an attitude of putting individuals before the world, so not many people actively advocate Taoism. Second, Taoism advocates "it is better to lose than to pass it on." So the world can't see the true face of Taoism. What we see is mostly the declining and economic "Tao", only its shape is left, and its god is dead. The real Tao is a system that includes the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China after the practice and full deepening of Laozi's thought of Tao. The content involved is very in-depth and extensive. Third, Taoism stipulates that "words are unfounded." With the demise of the old Taoist priest, the true Taoism gradually disappeared, while the modern society is eager for quick success and instant benefit, forming the wind of "superstition". Fourth, the national religious policy cannot be implemented. So far, there is no religious law, and the basic interests of Taoism cannot be protected. Only a few Taoist temples became empty shells. Fifth, there are no successors. Many modern people can't bear hardships, can't stand loneliness, or prefer magic, or like fame and fortune, or escape from reality, or covet personal interests. The purpose is different. No one can really inherit. Buddhism changes with time, while Taoism is extremely passive. The negative result, on the one hand, encourages the retention of some traditional rules and cultures, on the other hand, it also encourages the prevalence of pseudo-Taoism. Therefore, most of the Taoism we see is a "superstitious" activity for quick success and instant benefit, and it is difficult to restore its original appearance. Superstition generally refers to blind belief or worship of people or things. Divination, physiognomy, geomantic omen, fortune telling, word-breaking, evocation, dream interpretation, etc. in Chinese history. , is a long-term activity, mostly produced or popular in feudal society, customarily called feudal superstition. Religious belief and superstition do have something in common in epistemology. They all believe in and worship gods or supernatural forces. But superstition does not belong to religious category, and its differences are as follows: first, religion is a social ideology, a historical phenomenon in the development of human society to a certain stage, and it has objective laws of its occurrence, development and extinction. In the process of adapting to the long-term development of human society, religion has formed unique religious beliefs, religious feelings, and religious theories, doctrines and regulations that are compatible with this belief. There are strict religious ceremonies, relatively fixed places for religious activities, strict religious organizations and religious systems. Superstition, on the other hand, has no common object of worship, no established purpose, regulation or ceremony, and no common place of activity. The object of superstition may be ghosts, mountains and trees. Superstition generally refers to fortune-telling, divination, drawing lots, spelling, dream interpretation, falling immortals, watching Feng Shui and other activities. , is carried out by gods, witches and superstitious professionals with witchcraft. The masses go to see the fortune only to predict the future and destiny, and do not regard it as their own worldview; Superstitious professionals just use these activities to defraud people of money as a means of making a living. Second, religion is a cultural phenomenon. In the process of its formation and development, religion constantly absorbs various human thoughts and cultures, permeates and tolerates politics, philosophy, law and culture, including literature, poetry, architecture, art, painting, sculpture, music and morality, and becomes an integral part of the world's rich culture. Superstition does not have these characteristics. Third, religions have social organizations established according to law, managed according to law and carried out standardized religious activities. To protect the normal religious activities and social welfare undertakings of religious organizations within the scope of national laws. The national religious policy encourages religions to carry forward fine traditions and positive factors and adapt to socialist society. Superstition is just a scam of a few superstitious professionals who sacrifice their lives for money. Some superstitious organizations are even places that shelter evil people from evil practices, endanger the masses and even engage in illegal and criminal activities. Some people think that people who are not religious can't learn religion. But people cannot believe in multiple religions at the same time. Therefore, they think it is impossible to study religion in religion. But in fact, many religious believers are studying other religious factions with great concentration. Because for them, there is only one god, although there will be different names, images, and even "two places at once", which is somewhat similar to the religious view of the Greek and Roman world.