The worship posture of Taoism

The gesture of worship in Taoism is a bow ceremony in which the left hand wraps the right hand.

The archer ceremony, also known as the fist-clenching ceremony, is also divided into two types. One is Confucian etiquette, with two hands on your chest, standing without leaning. One is that Taoism holds the right hand with the left hand, and the negative yin holds the yang, which contains five elements, kneading the meridians inside and showing the Taiji diagram outside. However, Buddhism and Taoism burn incense with the left hand, because Buddhism and Taoism all think that the right hand is unclean, and the left hand must be wrapped around the right hand to hold incense.

Why Taoist gestures are so "Tai Chi Seal" is inseparable from Taoist practice and cultural connotation. Laozi's Tao Te Ching "Tao gives birth to one, two, three, all things, all things are negative and embrace Yang, and rush to think of peace". Tai Chi seal gesture means that the Yang hand protects the Yin hand, and the Yin hand holds the Yang hand, which means "negative yin holds the Yang" in Tao Te Ching.

Taoist people practice meditation with both hands, and Taoist insiders call it "robbing Yin in Dantian", which means that the position of robbing Yin is in Dantian. When this handprint is formed, the thumb of both hands forms the shape of "Taiji diagram" at the tiger's mouth, and the big finger is in the palm of the other hand, which is the two eyes of Taiji diagram, used to connect one's yin and yang.

How many incense sticks do you have to burn to worship God in Taoism?

People will choose to burn incense and pray when visiting Taoist temples. "A wick of incense fills the sky, and all kinds of incense are brilliant". Incense is an essential thing in Taoist sacrificial ceremonies, and it is also the most important thing to worship God every day. Taoism believes that the smoke after burning incense can form a cloud print and reach the sky, which is the medium to communicate the three worlds and ten parties.

Tao should be studied by heart, and the heart should be expressed by fragrance. As the saying goes, "incense starts from sincerity, and smoke starts from faith." Once you are honest with God, you really reach the stage of Yao. "So how many cigarettes do you have to burn to burn incense in the Taoist temple? Generally speaking, burning incense is generally three sticks of incense, and "three" has a special meaning in Taoism.

Laozi's Tao Te Ching says: Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything. Everything is born of three, which is a sign of change. These three incense sticks represent the three highest gods of Taoism, Sanqing, namely, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Moral Tianzun. At the same time, it also represents the heaven, earth and people that symbolize the unity of man and nature.