Hey people! I am back with more on Taoism! Sadly, this will be the last post I will be posting as I have finished all of my 5 posts! :). Thank you so much for all your support the past 3 weeks, and all your comments are very much appreciated!

So anyway, back to topic, I will be talking on other Taoism practices. :)

Recitation

Reciting passages from the Tao Te Ching has been a spiritual practice for over 2000 years. For people who couldn't read and write it was an important way to learn the text, but even for those who could read, recitation was a vital expression of devotion and a way of spiritual growth.

As Taoism became more religious, various groups taught that recitation could do more than make the reciter a better person: the words of the Tao Te Ching were thought to have the power to cure sickness, banish evil spirits, and bring good luck.

For the Celestial Masters group, the Tao Te Ching was a liturgical tool as well as a source of philosophical wisdom.

Many other Taoist groups gave the Tao Te Ching a central place in the liturgy and chanted it ritually in the belief that doing so under the right conditions would prolong life and bring human beings closer to complete unity with the Tao.

Talismans






Talismans are objects thought to have the power to bring good luck. They can also be used to remove or keep away evil spirits.

In Taoist tradition talismans are strips of paper on which are written words of power and religious symbols which focus benevolent spiritual energies to purify, heal the sick and drive away demons.

Talismans can only be written (the word normally used isdrawn) by highly qualified people, who have undergone long training and who are in a state of purity.



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- Clarice

Citations:
http://scenery.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/upload/upfiles/2009-08/10/taoist_music_of_wudang_mountains6081c849bd856d240553.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk3_vmpGJhLwcMKNiwRDpQ5B2dRtR-4p_9FVGgv3RPwx_k1wn15PeIw5N2BMxpbJMVG0XTYKnYQ5NSJUz5QDJuZjg_chkeQDMTRK-_ydERa0FTi5pwu-lbz7S9LGNPO_0_nAA91gTRBc/s320/Talisman+All+In+One.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/practices/recitation.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/practices/talismans.shtml

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