Absolutely! This is one of the things I love about high church. The sense that the rituals have been done this way down the generations adds a sense of scale in time that may or may not exist in space (depending on the size of your church). Confucius & his descendents also stress the need to not only carry on the rituals to the next generation, but to 改 (gai) them, or "correct" or "reform" them: keep them alive for the next generation, so they continue to be relevant and profound, rather than just something we do for the sake of going through the motions.
This is also one of the things I like about martial arts. The basic Taiji movements have existed for at least 400 years; basic Yoga movements for even longer than that. Most of the I-form Karate katas are at least 100 years old. Of course, sensei still needs to 改 them or else they don't work so well in reality... This is why good teachers are so important.
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Date: 2009-04-12 06:43 pm (UTC)This is also one of the things I like about martial arts. The basic Taiji movements have existed for at least 400 years; basic Yoga movements for even longer than that. Most of the I-form Karate katas are at least 100 years old. Of course, sensei still needs to 改 them or else they don't work so well in reality... This is why good teachers are so important.