Tag: knowing
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Confucius Analects – 4 Stages of Virtue – 孔子论语 – 德行4阶段
15.13 Four stages of virtue (knowing, abiding, applying, integrating) 子曰、知及之、仁不能守之、雖得之、必失之。 知及之、仁能守之、不莊以蒞之、則民不敬。 知及之、仁能守之、 莊以蒞之、動之不以禮、未善也。 The Master said, ‘When a man’s knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again. ‘When his knowledge is sufficient to attain, and he has virtue…
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Confucius Analects – seek to understand – 孔子论语 – 不患人之不己知、患不知人也。
1.7 Seek to understand others 子曰、不患人之不己知、患不知人也。 The Master said, ‘I will not be afflicted at men’s not knowing me; I will be afflicted that I do not know men.’ -> With our diverse backgrounds and goals, we act, think, and behave differently. It is normal that we don’t understand others very well. Therefore, do not…
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Dao De Jing 71 – Knowing one knows nothing
Knowing one knows nothing, is sane; not knowing but claim one knows, is sickness. -> The limited self, with its limited perception and bias, is not capable to see the whole picture in this unlimited universe. Having some understanding and opinions and proceed to claim that one knows, is arrogance out of ignorance. When one knows sickness…