Qigong

Aliens from outer Space initially created life on Earth also used the symbol in their seal which too garnered much controversy. The new religious movement Ananda Marg formed in 1955 in India also uses the symbol as part of their seal. The Falun Gong qigong movement of China used a symbol similar to swastika which featured a large swastika encircled by four smaller ones, merged with yin-and-yang…

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In ancient China, it was relatively rare to dissect or otherwise violate human bodies due to a teaching from Confucius that the human body is sacred and not to be cut with a knife. Consequently, the knowledge of anatomy in ancient China was not based on scientific knowledge, but instead, assumption and reasoning (Singh, 2008; Quigley, 1996; Newton, 2003). Thus many, if not all, traditional Chinese medicine is considered pseudoscience because it lacks scientific evidence proving its effectiveness…

1. In what sense are the two notions of Yin and Yang fundamental to the understanding of Chinese religions? According to Mark Cartwright, the Yin and Yan are fundamental to the understanding of Chinese religions because it explains the Chinese principle that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, for example, day and night, male and female or hot and cold. The two opposites attract and complement each other and, as their symbol illustrates, each side has at its core an…

a certain mood and bias towards or against the topic being discussed, as is the case with the coverage of Falun Gong in the West. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a self-described spiritual-and-meditative movement to emerge during China’s qigong…

The Origins of Daoism It is explained in three different theories listed below. Attitudinal Daoism I: Anarchism Attitudinal Daoism II: Authoritarian Intuitionism Pre-Laozi Daoist Theory Much of the thrust of Daoism, as we have seen, naturally motivates a reaction against the moralistic and elitist inclinations of Confucianism. Confucianism stood for a rigid, detailed, traditional pattern of hierarchical social behavior. Duties were assigned to all of one's social roles—and a person typically…

a religious movement that is regarded as an illegal movement in China. Falun Gong was introduced to the public of China in 1992 after which it spread though out the country until 1999. It took a short period of time to become China’s most popular qigong. A survey that was conducted by the Chinese government as well as the reports from the media found that by 1998, between 70 and 100 million people were already practicing Falun Gong. A significant number of people practiced the exercise of Falun…

this the healer is transferring his/her positive energy into patients biofield region allowing it to be flowing through the skin and into their physical body. (NCCAM) There are many therapies around the world, which includes energy healing such as Qigong, Shen, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch. (Melike Demir, Gulbeyaz Can, Enis Celek) “Reiki”…