Editing Weixinism (section)

==Education and society==
[[File:Main temple of the City of the Eight Symbols (八卦城), the holy see of Weixinism (唯心教) in Hebi (鹤壁市), Henan, China.jpg|thumb|The City of the Eight Symbols in [[Qi County, Hebi|Qi]], [[Hebi]], is the headquarters of the Weixinist Church in [[Henan]], mainland China.]]
Weixinism’s success is largely due to it having emerged as a leading provider of courses on ''Yijing'' and ''fengshui'', two systems that are immensely popular both in Taiwan and in China and among the international Chinese diaspora, and increasingly interest Westerners as well.<ref name="Liu"/> Academic courses are offered through the Weixinist College, which has been accredited in 2013 by the [[Ministry of Education (Taiwan)|Ministry of Education of Taiwan]],<ref>[[Ministry of Education (Taiwan)]] (2013). Issue no.:{{lang|zh|臺教高(三)字第1020165539號}}. 6 November 2013.</ref> while the I Ching University proposes "lifelong learning" seminars and coordinates courses offering ''Yijing'' teaching to children. Two million children have attended such courses between their launching in 1996 and 2016.<ref>Lin, Song (2013). {{lang|zh|唯心聖教世界和平大法輪全書:教育篇─兒童學易經}} (The Corpus of Weixin Shengjiao World Peace Dharma Wheel – Education Chapter – Children Learn I Ching). Guoxing Township, Nantou County (Taiwan): I Key Publishing House.</ref> Weixinism has also organized a number of academic conferences, featuring scholars from Taiwan, mainland China, Korea, and the West.<ref name="Huang"/>

The church's educational effort also includes the publication of several books by Grand Master Hun Yuan and the daily television programs ''View All Perspectives of I Ching – Feng Shui'' (1998), ''Everybody Comes to Learn I Ching'' (1998), and ''Feng Shui of My Home'' (digital, 2004), as well as the group's own TV channel, Wei Xin TV.<ref name="Liu"/> The Weixinist Church insists that ''Yijing'' should be taught not only as a philosophical system, but as a practical tool for divination, and that ''fengshui'' goes beyond the harmonious arrangement of buildings and furniture, and is in fact a complete system teaching how to live in harmony with nature.<ref name="Chang"/><ref>Hun Yuan (Grand Master) (2016). ''Gui Gu Zi Heart Dharma in Taiwan: Yang House Feng Shui Lectures''. Guoxing Township, Nantou County (Taiwan): Weixin Shengjiao Chan Chi Mountain Hsien Fo Temple. {{ISBN|978-986-7007-61-2}}.</ref>

Weixinism's notion of ''fengshui'' also motivated the movement to establish in 1999, in the aftermath of the devastating [[1999 Chi-Chi earthquake]], the I Ching and Feng Shui Interest Circle, which later evolved into the Feng Shui Interest Circle Service Team. The organization offers advice on how to build [[anti-seismic]] buildings according to the principles of ''fengshui'', but also helps needy families in both Taiwan and mainland China.<ref name="Huang"/> Other programs are aimed at improving the conditions in Taiwanese factories and other workplaces by applying the principles of ''fengshui'' there.<ref name="Huang"/>

Weixinism worships Guiguzi who, according to the tradition, operated the first school of diplomacy in the world. One of the main activities of the movement is the promotion of initiatives for the spiritual reconciliation of Taiwan and mainland China, which is seen as a pre-condition for the solution of political problems. The Taiwan Weixin Association for World Peace has been established in 2009. Its goals go beyond local problems in Taiwan and include the promotion of world peace through the healing of grievances and resentments deriving from centuries of war and conflict.<ref name="Huang"/>