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Hello listeners good day It's a pleasure to meet you again on the Minghui Radio's Divine Culture Program Time flies In the blink of an eye we've welcomed the Lunar New Year once more At this moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new let us explore the origin of fortune—welcoming blessings at the start of the New Year opening the door to good luck greeting spring with blessings as the new year arrives and all things renew with families posting the character fortune and exchanging greetings during New Year visits The character fu symbolizes good fortune blessings fortune virtue wisdom and the arrival of blessings in the heart as the new year approaches it expresses beautiful wishes and hopes Chinese fu culture has a long and enduring history In the oracle bone script the character for "fortune" (福) has on its left side the symbol "shi " representing a sacred altar and on its right side the character "fu " depicting two hands holding a wine vessel together they convey the meaning of people offering wine in ritual sacrifice Offering fine wine as an offering to the deities expressing gratitude for a year of favorable weather and harmonious 天地 the Chinese people have long been a nation that reveres the unity of heaven and humanity and respects the divine Believing that heaven above watches over us and that good deeds are rewarded while evil ones are punished it was only natural for ancient people to revere heaven and offer sacrifices to the gods which is why such practices were deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture There is a very important tradition— worship—recorded as having established a complete ceremony of heaven worship in China as early as the Zhou Dynasty codified in the Rites of Zhou which then formed a formal ritual tradition passed down for over two thousand years: worship of heaven and worship of earth Ancestral worship From emperor to commoner forming a complete pure heavenly ritual ancestral culture system Sacrifice to all deities during the month of the腊 Gratitude to heaven and earth at the turn of the year Blessings for the New Year The original meaning was As the old year draws to a close and the new one approaches offerings are made to the deities and ancestral spirits in gratitude for their protection throughout the past year the twelfth month of the lunar calendar each year is known as the Month of腊 In Shuowen Jiezi the original meaning of "La" refers to the ritual held at the easternmost point of the Hou three xū where a grand sacrifice was made to all spirits this means that in ancient times during the twelfth month of the lunar calendar a collective offering was made to various deities known as "La " The entire month of the lunar year was enveloped in a profound sense of sacredness with people speaking carefully and acting with deep reverence even during tasks like cleaning and crafting sacrificial offerings There is a solemn sense of ritual once the twelfth month begins people refrain from speaking ill-omened words and must behave with reverence In traditional culture rituals serve an educational function shaping customs and guiding the people Consider ritual sacrifice the foundation of education and the purpose of education to be reverence for the divine as recorded in the Strategies of the Warring States the Zhao Chapter: educating the people to observe proper rites throughout the long course of history this has continuously enriched the meaning of honoring and venerating the divine Putting up spring couplets paper cutouts and New Year paintings setting off firecrackers and paying New Year visits from offering sacrifices to Heaven and Earth in the twelfth lunar month to bidding farewell to the Kitchen God replacing door gods' pictures inviting the God of Wealth and honoring ancestors Worshipping deities and other traditions People experience this solemn and ritual-filled rite every year from childhood through adulthood Immersed in the atmosphere day by day They are gradually shaped by the 熏陶 of divine cultural heritage Veneration of heaven earth and spirits fosters self-restraint transforms evil into good restores the people's hearts to righteousness instills reverence for the natural order and cultivates gratitude for all living things thereby earning abundant blessings from heaven and earth favorable weather and bountiful harvests The greatest expression of ritual is reverence worship is a vital part of China 's divine-revealed culture the Rites of Zhou record that the chief official of the capital city prepares for sacrificial rites the Zuo Commentary also states that sacrifice is a matter of paramount importance to the state—meaning tha The taxes collected by the state are primarily used for rituals nothing is more important in governing the world than proper sacrifice So in traditional culture how does one achieve sincerity and reverence in ritual offerings History has left us with many answers A classic example of giving thanks to heaven and earth without seeking anything in return is found in ancient teachings: " The greatest virtue in ritual is reverence " Whenever Emperor Wen of Han conducted the state's grand sacrificial ceremonies he would instruct the ceremonial officials to show reverence without making requests That is through grand ceremonies honoring the divine and expressing sincere reverence yet without seeking blessings or protection from the deities—Emperor Wen of Han revered heaven and earth following the natural order The era of prosperity known as the Wenjing Golden Age had long since ended and during the Kaicheng reign of Emperor Wenzong of Tang after prolonged drought with no rain he summoned officials from all prefectures to the Zichen Hall within the palace to perform rituals and pray for rain The Emperor's face was filled with displeasure and concern which all the ministers could plainly see one minister dared to inform the Emperor about the content of the new astronomer's report stating that the prolonged drought was a reflection of celestial signs and heavenly omens Please Your Majesty do not overburden your mind Emperor Wenzong solemnly declared "As sovereign of the realm if I lack the virtue to protect my people thereby causing this great drought and now face Heaven's rebuke then " If it does not rain within three days I shall abdicate the throne and appoint a wise new ruler to lead the realm upon hearing this all the ministers wept bitterly and each confessed their own faults fearful of the consequences That very night a sudden downpour fell drenching the land of Han Emperors Wen of Han and Wen of Tang though they could commune with divine spirits and reflect deeply in sincerity did not recklessly seek blessings from heaven Yet blessings naturally descended history often reveals two sides as during the Northern and Southern Dynasties when Emperor Wu of the Zhou dynasty banned all rituals demolished temples and burned down sacred sites leading to the destruction of many mountain shrines At the time widespread drought struck many regions and Yu Yi was appointed governor of An Prefecture where all the water sources had dried up according to long-standing custom people were to go to Bai Zhao Mountain to pray for rain so Yu Yi arrived at the ruined temple He prayed for rain on behalf of the people and that very day heavy rain poured down yet other regions remained as parched as before Because of his intercession rain came and the people deeply appreciated his kindness The worship of the Five Emperors was subsequently abolished The ancient sages established models and rituals for worship disrespecting deities and buddhas not only misleads and harms the people but also brings ruin upon oneself—dying suddenly at just thirty-five years old Return to tradition Hearts returning to righteousness— history is the wisdom left for future generations In ancient times from emperors down to common people all revered Heaven as supreme taking it as the foundational point for observing the patterns of existence Thus emerged the concept of harmony between Heaven and humanity The emergence of ritualized order brought about a series of ceremonies honoring heaven and the divine transforming traditional festivals into occasions imbued with special social and cultural significance seamlessly woven into daily life through a constellation of beliefs and customs All are connected to rituals mythology or Buddhist Daoist and spiritual beliefs if an object loses its traditional essence and retains only its surface form it becomes like a tree without roots or water without a source—this is the essence of fortune culture Rooted in deep cultural heritage yet today having lost the sacred and solemn essence of traditional culture due to decades of CCP-led atheistic indoctrination everything now focuses on progress and prioritizes profit above all People grow increasingly distant from one another the true meaning of fortune becomes distorted replaced by a symbol where the radical of the character for "fortune" is depicted as a dragon-headed cane signifying longevity A golden gourd symbolizes the replacement of wealth luck people paste the character for happiness not merely to seek wealth and fortune but originally the true meaning of "happiness" lies in reverence and gratitude toward the natural order teaching people through ritual traditions to cultivate awe and respect Discerning right from wrong where does blessing come from The ancients said Only by returning to traditional culture can one truly understand the origins and evolution of divine-inspired culture thereby recognizing the profound depth and genuine meaning of Chinese civilization That concludes today's program Wishing all our listeners joy and blessings in this time of renewal gratitude to Heaven returning to tradition and truly becoming fortunate souls blessed by God—thank you for listening goodbye