Ask us what the Chinese nation believes in and what it believes in.

Religion embodies people's pursuit and ultimate concern for God and has ethical value. Everything in the universe has its origin and laws. Since ancient times, people have called the cause of everything in the universe God, God, Heaven, Tao or Creator. In ancient times, China people believed that there was a creator or supreme God. People in Shang Dynasty and before Shang Dynasty called it God, Zhou Dynasty called it Heaven, and Laozi and Zhuangzi called it Tao. Although the names are different, they actually refer to the same creator. Most people admit that man is guilty and separated from the eternal creator. People hope to get rid of their sins and the retribution they have to bear, return to the creator, and gain eternal life, meaning and value. In the Confucian classic "Five Classics", there are the concepts of creator and supreme gods-heaven, god and god, and in the Tao Te Ching, there are also the concepts of Tao.

"Respecting Heaven with Rites and Music" is the basis of the thoughts, cultures and beliefs of our ancestors and ancient sages. They believe that everything in the world and human beings are created by God and Tao. The Book of Songs and Figures says: "People are born with things." It means that God created all nations, created everything for them, and formulated natural law and moral law; Chapter 25 of Tao Te Ching says: "Things are born in harmony. Lonely and lonely, independent without change, walking around without danger, but the mother of heaven and earth doesn't know its name, and the strong word is the Tao. " In other words, before the formation of heaven and earth, there were mixed things. He is silent and invisible, independent and eternal, free from any external force, never changing, never circulating and never failing, which can be regarded as the foundation of everything. I don't know his name, so I just call him "Dao". Our ancestors also believed that God rewarded good and punished evil. "Book of Changes Xun" said: "Only God is very unusual, and (man) does good and (God) falls; If (people) do not do well, (God) will suffer a lot. "

On the other hand, paying attention to the real society and ethics also constitutes the characteristics of our traditional culture. In the relationship between people, Confucius thought: "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you", "Harmony is precious", "A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is not harmonious". Formed a tradition of mutual respect, knowledge, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and pluralism and complementarity. This has profound enlightenment for us to build a harmonious society today. In terms of moral cultivation and ideal ambition, Confucius advocated: "cultivate one's morality, keep one's family in order, govern the country and level the world", "a gentleman loves money, takes it wisely and makes good use of it" and "ill-gotten wealth is like a cloud to me". In teaching, Confucius put forward: "teaching should learn from each other's strengths and teach students in accordance with their aptitude;" Follow the temptation, be sensitive and eager to learn, and not be ashamed to ask questions. " China modern culture not only pays attention to modern social ethics, but also emphasizes the development of rationality, science, technology and economy. Therefore, we should abandon all national nihilism and self-degradation and enhance national self-confidence and pride.

Of course, we should also recognize the shortcomings of China's traditional culture and modern culture: 1. The concept of God has gradually faded. Confucius said that "respecting God is like being in God" and "respecting God is far away"; 2. The concept of polytheism and idolatry; 3. Atheism only pays attention to the present world, ignores or even denies the existence of life after death, and loses the ultimate concern, leading to spiritual emptiness, moral decline and unscrupulous pursuit of wealth.

China's culture is profound and profound, with a long history. It comes down in one continuous line and surpasses western culture in many aspects, which is worthy of the pride of Chinese people. In ancient times, China people believed that there was a creator, the supreme God. But with the passage of time, China people tend to idolize and atheism. As the Bible says, all men have sinned and are far from God. Unfortunately, since the history entered modern times, the inheritance of China culture has been interrupted to some extent. Today, people's concept of Tao (God) is becoming more and more indifferent, so that the world is getting worse and worse, and people's hearts are not ancient. Chinese sons and daughters have the responsibility to inherit and carry forward Chinese culture, and at the same time, they should learn and inherit the world's excellent culture in order to enhance the moral and spiritual outlook of Chinese people.