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  • Integrity (誠信)

    Integrity (誠信)

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    Translates as (誠信), has two components in Chinese interpretation: 1.    (誠) refers to sincerity, which refers to 1) honesty, 2) sincerity, and 3) pure in intention: 1)   Honesty (誠實) refers to truthfulness and consistency in body, speech, and mind. i.e. speech aligns with mind, action aligns with speech. When one maintains truthfulness and consistency across mind, speech, and…

  • Dao De Jing 26 – Fallacy of lightness

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    Weight is the root of lightness, stillness is the ruler of recklessness. -> In the phenomenal world, weight anchors lightness.  In the spiritual world, stillness (in and of the center) persists over recklessness. Therefore the Sage at all times stay centered at the weighted wagon. Although in luxury and glamour, (he) remain transcended and nonattached.…

  • Confucius – Founder of Confucianism

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    Confucius Analects is a collection of dialogues between Confucius and his students. It is the core scripture of confucianism, which hugely affect the Chinese civilization for thousands of years and up to the present. In this core scripture, Confucius and his students discussed the importance of Virtue (Kindness, benevolence), Propriety (commonly accepted standards in society) in establishing one’s…