Feng Shui for Catholics & Muslims! And Lucky Charms to use! Does feng shui contradict my religion, say if i am catholic or muslim? By God, not at all, despite contradictory claims both citing Bible and Koran quotes! Feng shui is a science, not a religion. Each according to your faith? Or fate? We even agree to call it destiny. But the confusion lies on whether its the Will of God or Man or Woman? Scientifically in feng shui, it is the will of both heaven and man (God & man) but add one more factor, Mother Earth or simply earth! As feng shui aims to align in universal harmony the chi of heaven, earth and man in any place at any time. Call it homeostasis or simply wellbeing in science. Feng shui is the science of human wellbeing as everyone strives to achieve their human dreams and aspirations longing for a perfect life: heaven on earth! For Catholics, let me share personal learning on the issue at hand. As a former student of Center for Research and Communications (CRC) now known as the University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP), an Opus Dei educational institution, I noted feng shui design elements in its new campus in Ortigas upon its inception. Out of curiousity, I asked the spiritual director then of CRC who was an architect too about it. He simply smiled and nodded that yes the design elements were to harness auspiciousness. Only to be clearly answered by one of my professors in his Manila Bulletin column that year entitled Feng Shui and the Catholic. The gist of it states that Catholics should have an open attitude to design knowledge from the natural sciences like feng shui and treat it compartmentally as part of the sciences and arts of space planning and design! Thats it for feng shui for Catholics, amen! For muslims, whilst the Koran bans any form of superstitions and beliefs related to such and the occult inclusive of horoscopes and fortune telling, mind you, in the Philippines next to overseas local chinese communities, the muslims are avid feng shui followers. These is due to the acculturation and assimilation of such knowledge, not superstitions, from their counterpart Chinese partners in centuries old of trading in Philippine history! My personal knowledge and learning of this matter was predicated on my being actually engaged to feng shui the Mindanao State Universtiy way back in Marawi City. Then university president, the late James Lucman requested me to harmonize his board of regents from all seven campuses of the university. It was a pleasure to serve our muslim brothers even if I had to sleep overnight in an armored personnel carrier by his frontyard! Bottomline is when it comes to faith, keep the faith of your religion. But when it comes to fate, the scientific application feng shui principles are on hand no different from learning a computer software application or a Candy Crush game or even playing the guitar or baking a cake! And yes even faith bears with it traditional respected lucky charms! What are these? Coming from a catholic school, De La Salle University (since birth!); I was surprised while doing feng shui to a fellow La Sallite Ambassador Philippe J. Lhullier at his corporate office headquarters in Makati City when he suddenly asked me: If you are a trueblooded La Sallite, do you carry with you your Rosary? (Showing me his rosary from his pocket!) Indeed, a Catholic tradition, the Holy Rosary has long been the trademark lucky charm of any wellmeaning Catholic. We see it hanging from car rear view mirrors, buses too for blessed and safe trips. Even Ninoy praying and clutching it in his last flight, back then Manny Pacquiao raising it to high heavens before and after every fight, and many a man on the street wearing it as a protective pendant by his neck! Humbly learning from the good ambassador, rest assured as I write, my rosary is right in my pocket! Hopefully all fellow Catholics reading this will do hereafter! Amen?!!! In my sorties in Mindanao and Muslim Manila, for muslim brothers, the most popular lucky charm they wear is simple. Its the Tiger Eye beads by the wrist. Why? It being the symbol of the eye of the tiger, it is believed keeps evil away scared and never will any trader wearing it be had in business dealings! So there, this Lenten Season, keep your faith and fate burning with harmony, peace and love to all! The future belongs to those who know where they belong! Indeed the brotherhood of men transcends the sovereignty of nations and faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human lives! With or without feng shui. Enjoy your God given freedom of choice: your human will. Just be responsible in using your will. Amen? [ ]
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:36:08 +0000
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