Harmonious society is a society that being able to resolve and mitigate the conflict of interests,and that being able to realize beneficial equability.

和谐社会就有能力解决和化解利冲突,并由此实现利均衡的社会。

The meditative response in which he performs them gives him that vital loosening and equability of all his powers, that collectedness and presence of mind, without which no right work can be done.

虽然形式不修行的目的，有时对修行很有帮助的。作者有段对修行仪式的解释也非常到位。