How do the dark forces(or evil spirits) influence, take control , oppress, or bind people's body and soul?

黑暗权势（或邪灵）如何影响，辖制， 压制或捆绑人的身体和灵魂?。

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Do you believe in ghosts or evil spirits? Would you be willing to spend a night alone in a remote house that is supposedly haunted?

你相信世界上有鬼怪与恶魔吗？你敢不敢整晚一个人，待在一个传说中的鬼屋？

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But I will remind you that a few hundred years ago, people saw their loved-ones die from diseases they thought were caused by sin or foreigners or evil spirits.

要提醒大家的是，几百年前，人们看到亲人因病死去，他们会认为那是罪孽或邪恶的幽灵的入侵所致。

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Death and disease are consigned to the realm of these evil demons or these impure evil spirits, but they are siblings with the good gods.

死亡和疾病归这些恶神和邪灵管,但是这些恶神往往和善神是兄弟姐妹。

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The monks wear ritual clothing and use hand gestures and various musical instruments while praying for the spiritual and moral well-being of the people, for purification and peace of mind, to appease the wrath of evil spirits or to invoke the blessing of various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, deities and rinpoches.

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Not long after embarking upon the subject of God and melancholy, for example, Mr. Burton veers into "A Digression of the Nature of Spirits, Bad Angels, or Devils, " which leads into an elaborate taxonomy of evil creatures, including the question of whether some devils "have excrements" or "feel pain if they are hurt, " and whether there can be both good and bad devils.

WSJ: Robert Burton | The Anatomy of Melancholy | Digressions on a Diagnosis | Masterpiece by Danny Heitman