The Heavenly Way and the Human Way

• 作者: WANGKEPING
• 来源期刊: 今日中国：英文版
• 学科: 哲学
• 关键词: 中国 民族文化 老子 天道 道家思想
• 年，卷（期）: 2003,（10）
• 页码范围: 35-37
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: B223

摘要

HAVING never worshipped the godhead, China's population is generally regarded as atheist. Religion is not, however, an alien concept. People frequently exclaim "Good Heavens!" (tian na) and "Good Lord!" (laotian yea). To their mind, tian — Heaven -- is perceived on the one hand as the upreme force that rules the universe, and on the other as the spiritual entity to whom they bring their