Deities and Faith
Is it reasonable to demand that a daughter undress for talisman drawing when she seeks health for her mother?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
No. The request concerns the mother’s health, yet the daughter is asked to undress completely. Looking at that act itself, ask how it relates to the original problem. A religious teacher’s position cannot make it automatically acceptable.
I discussed news of a daughter seeking her mother’s health being told to accept talismans drawn on her body, with threats that refusal might mean her mother’s death within two or three months. Wanting parents safe is natural, but that concern can be exploited. Fear can prevent asking why this is supposedly necessary.
Some fraudulent practitioners know destiny analysis or have perceptions and say accurate things to gain trust. Earlier accuracy and later demands’ reasonableness must still be judged separately. Knowledge does not establish virtue or genuine assistance.
Praying for parents differs from accepting unreasonable demands. If something seems strange or unclear, explain it to family or friends and discuss it with someone able to reason clearly. Urgency and frightening words do not remove the need to ask. Fear should not become agreement to everything.
The programme directly advised that, if someone asks you to undress for talismans on your body, you can essentially leave immediately and report it to police. However accurate or impressive the teacher, a disaster-averting ritual demanding undressing and body drawing is reason to leave.