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Music seems to be universal and taught in most schools. There are translations available of his Analects and his Book of Odes. Here is a sampling of sayings might be part of schoolwork:. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

Confucius: A Hijacked Philosophy by John Frost This Reflection is a continuation of a discussion of political philosophies which may have application to current events.

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This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. White-Sobieski said he "honestly thinks Chinese culture is one of the greatest on this planet, and studying it is like studying the Universe; it is an endless journey, and the more you learn, the more you want to explore it.

In his other exhibitions, such as Before They Were Beatles and Closer to Fall , White-Sobieski's abstract art presents a basic shift from his sensorial culture towards an idealistic one. His later artworks include the whole universe and human thoughts, making him feel closer to the metaphysical theories of Oriental thought: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Evidently an overachiever, White-Sobieski said that after a recent inventory, he realized he has had more than , artworks produced and although he said he certainly won't be able to show the works in his lifetime, he does plan to choose the standout pieces to exhibit.

Virtue is at hand. Confucius, Analects With time, his way of thought came to be developed into a system of philosophy, known as Confucianism, which had a deep influence on Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life. It was Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci who introduced Confucianism to Europe and gradually, it spread to the rest of the world as well. It was founded on the belief that heaven and earth coexist in harmony and balanced strength whilst maintaining a perpetual dynamism.

Human beings, he taught, are sustained by these conditions and must strive to emulate the cosmic model. Since his dominating passion was the application of philosophy to conduct and government , Confucius avoided metaphysics ,and tried to turn the minds of his followers from all recondite or celestial concerns. Though he made occasional mention of Heaven and prayer , and counseled his disciples to observe sedulously the traditional rites of ancestor worship and national sacrifice, he was so negative in his answers to theological questions that modern commentators agree in calling him an agnostic.

Confucius refused to make any definite reply. His disciples tell us that the subjects on which the master did not talk were extraordinary things ,feats of strength ,disorder, and spiritual beings. They were much disturbed by this philosophic modesty, and doubtless wished that the master would solve for them the mysteries of heaven the book of lieb- tze tells with glee the fable of the street urchin who ridiculed the master when he confessed his inability to answer their simple question- Is the sun nearer to the earth at dawn ,when it is larger ,or at noon, when it hotter?

The only metaphysics that Confucius would recognize was the search for unity in all phenomena , and the effort to find some stabilizing harmony between the laws of right conduct and the regularities of nature. Tsze he said to one of his favorites, you think , I suppose that I am one who learns many things and keeps them in his memory? No was the answer; I seek unity , all pervading. This after all , is the essence of philosophy. His master passion was for morality.

I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it. Confucius, Analects The chaos of his time seemed to him a moral chaos ,caused perhaps by the weakening of the ancient faith and the spread of sophist skepticism as to right and wrong ;it was to be cured not by a return to the old beliefs , but by an earnest search for more complete knowledge , and a moral regeneration based upon a soundly regulated family life.

T he Confucian program is expressed pithily and profoundly in the famous paragraphs of The Great Learning Another saying of Confucius is well known: Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

My interpretation of this is uniform terms for equal justice. This next one is very great: Great man sets good examples then he invites others to follow.

Confucius taught the of reasoning not through rules or syllogisms but by perpetual play of his keen mind upon the opinions of his pupils; when they went out from his school they knew nothing about logic , but they could think clearly and to the point. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Confucius, Analects Clarity and honesty of thought and expression were first lessons of the Master. The whole end of speech is to be understood —a lesson not always remembered by philosophy , When you know a thing , to hold that you know it and when you do not , to admit the fact — this is knowledge. Obscurity of thought and insincere inaccuracy of speech seemed to him national calamities. If a prince who was not in actual fact and power a prince should cease to be called a prince , if a father who was not a fatherly father should cease to be called a father , if an unofficial son should cease to be called a son —then men might be stirred to reform abuses too often covered up with words.

Hence when Tsze-Ioo told Confucius, The prince of Wei has been waiting for you , in order with you to administer the government ; what will you consider the first thing to be done? The ancients who wished to illustrate the highest virtue throughout the empire first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states , they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families ,,they cultivated their own selves.

Wishing to cultivate their own selves , they first rectified their hearts Wishing to rectify their hearts , they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts ,they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.

Things being investigated knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete , their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified ,their own selves were cultivated. Their states being rightly governed, the whole empire was made tranquil and happy.

Confucius believed that doing the wrong thing is instinctive, and doing the right thing needs to be taught, he emphasized education. Only through education can people in society learn to live with each other in peace and harmony and support and help each other for the benefit of all, creating social prosperity and happiness. An easier way to understand Confucianism is to study the Sayings of Confucius, one liners or short stories which depict his beliefs. When a sufficient number of these are taken together, there emerges the essence of Confucianism.

He disparages those who have faith in natural understanding or intuition and argues that the only real understanding of a subject comes from long and careful study. Study, for Confucius, means finding a good teacher and imitating his words and deeds. This reflects the idea that there is experience, learning experience, that the future younger generation can adopt. This whole idea is also called ancestor worship. A lot of people may have misinterpreted ancestor worship as a worship of statues or images, which is true in part.

But the other part is the so-called worship of ancestors is really trying to understand your own tradition. The tradition is based on certain unique experiences of your fathers or great grandfathers.