The Search for Peace in Times of Chaos—Volume improve life by receiving positive qi The goal of feng shui as practiced today is to situate the human-built environment on spots with good qi The perfect spot is a location and an axis in time A Chinese compass is used to locate the perfect locations and angles While the goal of Chinese medicine is to balance yin and yang in the body, the goal of feng shui has been described as aligning a city, site, building, or object with yin yang force fields Even today feng shui is so important to some people that they use it for healing purposes, separate from western medical practice, in addition to using it to guide their businesses and create a peaceful atmosphere in their homes In 2005, even Disney acknowledged feng shui as an important part of Chinese culture by shifting the main gate to Hong Kong Disneyland by twelve degrees in their building plans.27 The Three Je wels: These are the basic virtues in Taoism The Three Jewels are compassion, moderation, and humility They are also translated as kindness, simplicity (or the absence of excess), and modesty Texts: The is widely considered to be the most influential Taoist text It is a foundational scripture of central importance in Taoism It has been used as a ritual text throughout the history Tao Te Ching is not of religious Taoism The thematically ordered However, the main themes of the text are repeatedly expressed using variant formulations, often with only a slight difference The leading themes revolve around the nature of Tao and how to attain it There is significant debate regarding which English translation of the Tao Te Ching is preferred, and which particular translation methodology is best Just as with the Holy Bible and all the myriad of translations available today, the practitioners of Taoism who have a preference take their translation very seriously.28 (Treasury of Tao) is sometimes referred to as the ‘Taoist Canon.’ It was originally compiled during the Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties The version surviving today was published during the Ming dynasty The Ming Daozang includes almost 1,500 texts.33 Taoist priests generally not consult published versions of the Daozang, but individually choose or inherit te ts included in the Dao ang hese te ts have een passed down for generations from teacher to student