''Wu'' () is a concept of
awareness
Awareness is the state of being conscious of something. More specifically, it is the ability to directly know and perceive, to feel, or to be cognizant of events. Another definition describes it as a state wherein a subject is aware of some inform ...
,
consciousness
Consciousness, at its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence. However, the lack of definitions has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debates by philosophers, theologians, linguisticians, and scien ...
, or
spiritual enlightenment in the
Chinese folk religion
Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. Vivienne Wee described it as "an empty bowl, which can variously be filled ...
.
According to scholarly studies, many practitioners who have recently "reverted" to the Chinese traditional religion speak of an "opening of awareness" (' ) or "awakening of awareness" (' ) of the interconnectedness of reality in terms of the cosmic-moral harmony (''
bào yìng'') as it relates to ''
mìng yùn'' and ''
yuán fèn''.
This spiritual awareness, ''wu'', works as an engine that moves these themes from being mere ideas to be motivating forces in one's life:
* awareness of ''mìng yùn'' ignites responsibility towards life;
* awareness of ''yuan fen'' stirs one to respond to events rather than resigning.
Awareness is a dynamic factor and appears in two guises: first, as a realisation that arrives as a gift, often unbidden, then as a practice that the person intentionally follows.
See also
*
Chinese folk religion
Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. Vivienne Wee described it as "an empty bowl, which can variously be filled ...
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Ming yun
''Ming yun'' () is a concept of the personal life and destiny in the Chinese folk religion. ''Ming'' is "life" or "right", the given status of life, and ''yùn'' defines "circumstance" and "individual choice"; ''mìng'' is given and influenced by ...
''
* ''
Bao ying
Baozi (), Pao-tsih or bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings ( meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of ''mant ...
''
* ''
Yuan fen
Yuan may refer to:
Currency
* Yuan (currency), the basic unit of currency in historic and contemporary mainland China and Taiwan
** Renminbi, the current currency used in mainland China, whose basic unit is yuan
** New Taiwan dollar, the current ...
''
* ''
Satori
is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, "comprehension; understanding". It is derived from the Japanese verb satoru.
In the Zen Buddhist tradition, ''satori'' refers to a deep experience of '' kenshō'', "seeing into one's true nature ...
'', a similar concept in Japanese Buddhism
References
Bibliography
* Preprint from ''The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion'', 2014.
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Concepts in Chinese folk religion