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

和谐就是一个有能力解决和化解利冲突,并现利均衡。

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.

虽然形式不是修行目，有时候他们对修行是很有帮助。作者有一段对修行仪式解释也非常到位。