There are many foreigners. Criticism? One characteristic of China people is their lack of faith. They either believe in God, Sakyamuni or Jesus, and they all have a clear belief direction in their hearts. However, only China people respect gods, but don't believe in them. But in fact, as early as 2000 years ago, China people had an epiphany!
The change from believing in God to worshiping God.
Since the history of China, there have been many fairy tales. Judging from the records in Shan Hai Jing, which existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there are many fairy tales recorded on it, which is also the earliest fairy tale that China people came into contact with.
From the beginning of the world, Pangu opened the sky, Nu Wa created man, shot for nine days, etc., all of which are awe and worship of the omnipotent gods in ancient times. In fact, at that time, people still believed in the existence of God. In the face of some disasters, they will bow down and pray, believe in Nu Wa, believe in the omnipotent Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and even call their place of residence? Land in China
The change of China people's concept began in Shang Dynasty. When Yi Yin took over the Shang Dynasty, it was already in the stage of prosperity and decline. In this sensitive period, every instruction of the gods will cause a great sensation. One thing happened in Shang dynasty: mulberry and Broussonetia papyrifera grew together, and in just one night, they reached the point of crossing their hands. Shang dynasty shocked the whole country, and they thought it was a sign that the gods were coming to punish.
At this time, Zhi Yi spoke: In fact, the gods can't beat the monarch who pays attention to virtue, so the king has nothing to be afraid of as long as he pays attention to his own virtue. Maybe this sentence seems dull now, but in that era when the gods were everything, how much courage it took to say such a thing.
Taixu accepted Yi Xu's suggestion. In the later process of governing the country, Taixu paid great attention to virtue, and the Shang Dynasty flourished again under his rule. What is even more surprising is that the tree that worried people at first died inexplicably. And Yiyi's words also derived an idiom: the devil is invincible. From then on, people began to have their own judgment and thinking about the gods, and they no longer blindly believed as before. By yourself? The idea began to take shape gradually.
Throughout the ancient history of China, there are still many gods. For example, when the emperor ascended the throne, he wanted to worship his ancestors; Before the war, he had to divine the celestial phenomena; Before getting married, he had to guess his own fate; And when building houses and cemeteries, he has to pay attention to Zhouyi gossip.
In fact, these behaviors are still unclear in science, so people believe in metaphysics and that everything has a destiny. But from the Shang dynasty, people gradually began to believe that their behavior could be changed? Fate? . However, when people really no longer believe in God, it should be the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
China? The godless age?
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period should be a period of great ideological emancipation in the history of our country, but is it true at this time? The godless age? . Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucianism represented by Confucius, Taoism represented by Laozi, Mohism represented by Mozi, and Legalists, military strategists, famous artists, yin and yang scholars, strategists, miscellaneous scholars, farmhouses, etc. Various ideological principles are expressed by people scrambling to create brilliant ideological culture. During this period, people's thoughts were discovered and their functions were amplified.
As Confucius said at that time? If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts? These ideas and so on. Can it reflect the people of that era? Deism? A change of attitude.
At this time, people's attitude towards the gods was shaken, and Confucianism took this opportunity to raise it? The role of people? On the one hand, they advocate using sacrificial activities to strengthen political rule, on the other hand, they advocate controlling folk worship of ghosts and gods. In this way, ghosts and gods become things within the controllable range, and people's dependence on it is naturally reduced!
As the historical trend continues, we have experienced it again? To oust a hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone? At this time, the era of Confucianism is almost the same, right? Unify the world? Therefore, the theory of "no ghosts and gods" put forward by Confucianism is pushed to China people again.
More and more people in China are starting to? Worship God? Instead of? Believe in God? They entered a new historical stage more than two thousand years ago, starting from the ruler of a country and following from top to bottom? People-oriented? The concept of governing the country, and the people began to follow their monarch, relying on their own hands to change their own destiny, and gradually mastered their own destiny in more and more opportunities given by the state.
China? God? Is it? People?
Although it is said that people in China worship God but don't believe it, people in China never stop treating others? Deification? . As can be seen from Nordic mythology, most of their gods and people are different and have the ability to change the world.
Really? God can solve all problems. Their attitude towards God is to give their body and mind to God completely. No matter how things change, just believe in God, just pray and let God hear. God will solve everything for us! This is basically what foreigners say? Faith? .
In their view, China people have never had such profound beliefs. In fact, this is reflected in the embryonic form of all fairy tales recorded in Shan Hai Jing created by our earliest ancestors. In ancient China mythology, everything in the world was first created by Pangu. He divided the world and formed the living environment of human beings, and human beings were created by Nu Wa. When human beings first appeared, Pangu split a hole in the sky, so he created the human Nu Wa, and in order to protect his children, he went to colorful stones to mend the sky.
After the world was almost stable, Pangu's body died in a beautiful world, and the eggshell left at the beginning became the Kunlun Mountain God. Fuxi, who was born in Kunlun Mountain, discovered kindling and led people to eat cooked food. He observed the stars and found the four seasons of Yin and Yang, summed up the changes of gossip and created the dragon totem.
In fact, in these ancient myths, it is easy to find that these are called? God? In fact, the image of China people is shaped according to the image of people. If the sky leaks, build it yourself. If the fire doesn't, build it yourself.
Shennong, who tasted a hundred herbs, was deified by people and became a god who could be in charge of life and death diseases; Guan Yu and Qin, who can fight, are deified by people and become gods who can protect their families. Maureen, who often rescues victims at sea, is deified by people and becomes Mazu to protect the safety of those who go to sea. Jiang Ziya, who helped Zhou Wuwang destroy the Shang and Jian Zhou Dynasties, was deified by people and became the god of light. Who can win on the battlefield?
In China's millennial culture, gods mostly come from human beings, which shows that in fact, in the subconscious, China people trust themselves more than people who don't exist. But China people respect gods. We know that gods exist, but we believe that man can conquer nature!