tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803643713048527093.post7218939018219984577..comments2024-03-06T02:16:38.199-08:00Comments on Between Science And Religion: The Union Of Men & Universe (天人合一)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15093729754470534731noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803643713048527093.post-31772052325890073352016-12-07T02:34:26.941-08:002016-12-07T02:34:26.941-08:00It does make sense to the vary nature of taoist te...It does make sense to the vary nature of taoist temples of today and old days. Nowadays, the taoist temple committee are more interested in how to raise more fund for the temple to uplift into better condition and status. What i mean here such as expansion into larger temple and builded with prestige materials and ingredients so that the temple looks elegant and grand. Some even use mostly temple funds for members spending such as entertainment or deities big day event and scrumptious dinner. Besides, some as head or founder of the temple usually will use the fund for private spending craving and greed. <br /><br />Based on a true story, about 10 years ago, there is a small taoist temple located near to my parent house. Since the establishment, everything goes well until to a point where the medium guy decided to split and cut ties with all the temple members and committee after few events of conflicts. If not mistaken, what i heard from the village folks, the split was due to money matter. The original temple committee are thrifty in tempke fund spending while the medium guy and few members were craving to spend the fund on something not so in priority or essentially. While, the fund is not control by the medium guy, hence they decided to split. <br /><br />The interesting part was this medium guy and few supporting gang managed to raise fund to build a new temple just about 300 meters away from the old temple. At first, the temple was simple and small. After establishment about 5 years, all of sudden the temple expand into a huge temple in the size more than 3 times larger than the old temple. Beside, is the temple office fully equiped with air condition. In the temple, equiped with many colourful lighting and sport lights. Inner and outer of the temple all builded with imported crafted roof top, wall, beam from China and etc. Although, the temple is grand and luxury, but the door always close. The temple only open for consultation or devotees praying on the 1st and 15th lunar calendar day. Since only open 2 days within a month, what is the purpose of spending such huge money to build a bigger luxury temple! Does status for a temple so important! The worse part was this during the big day of the temple deity, the committe approved the spending of rm25k just for firecrackers and nearly to rm200k for procession, foods, dinner, worship materials and etc. This is totally useless in such a way of spending. The deity will be happy if all the money can channel into charity organizations. <br /><br />The most respect part for me is the old temple till today still remain its original size and look. Evidently that, this temple more focus on assisting the needy and not to spend temple fund like there is no tomorrow. zhanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639923125582303590noreply@blogger.com