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,实现利均衡的。

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.

然形式不是修行的目的，有时候他们对修行是很有帮助的。作者有一段对修行仪式的解释也非常到位。