Tao Paranormal Belief

Tao paranormal belief takes the position that ghosts and gods do in fact exist but we should keep away from them unless they are your ancestors. A ghost may take a variety of forms and are dependent on the method a person died and are very often harmful. The Tao religion as is the Chinese is based on ancestor worship and was influenced by Buddhist beliefs.

Taoists believe that you may contact the spirits of your ancestors using a medium and these ancestorial spirits can help their descendants if they are shown the proper respect and are suitably rewarded.

“The annual ghost festival is celebrated by Chinese around the world. On this day ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Ghosts are described in classical Chinese texts, and continue to be depicted in modern literature and movies.”

The Tao religion known as Taoism and Daoism is a Far Eastern religion, that originated sometime between 200 BC and 220 AD in China during the Han Dynasty.

It actually is comprised of a variety of religious and philosophical traditions. The actual originator is unknown but Lao Zi defined the fundamentals of Taoism in 6 BC.

The main literary texts of Taoism are Tao-Ti Ching (Way of Zhvangzi) and later I Ching (Book of Changes).Taoist propriety and ethics emphasize unity of the universe, unity of the material world, unity of the spiritual world and unity of the past, present and future.Tao or Dao (the Way) is held as the power behind all events and the flow of those events. Followers believe that all events are divine and a life of quiet contemplation will achieve oneness with Dao.

The concept of Yin and Yang, the male and female opposites of personality that bring balance to the universe, is central to the belief.

Three doctrines of the religion are love, moderation and humility.

Taoist theology is based on wu wei (nonaction) spontaneity, relativism and emptiness.

Traditional Chinese Taoists are polytheistic but they do not all agree on the Gods that they worship. Popular Taoism presents the Jade Emperor as the chief deity. Intellectual or the more elite Taoists present the God Laozi and the Three Pure Ones as the head God.

Taoism is not just a religion but rather a way of life as Taoists believe in the power of God, fate and ancestor worship.

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