Tag: manner
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Confucius Analects – Do not act outside propriety
12.2 Do not act outside propriety 子曰、非禮 勿視、非禮勿聽、非禮勿言、非禮勿動。 The Master said, ‘Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety. * * * Discussion: Propriety (礼）means the appropriate, according to the prevailing social standards,…
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Dao De Jing 38 – High virtue does not necessarily appear virtuous
Dao De Jing Chapter 38 Discussion: Virtue What do you think when hear about the term virtue? kindness, lovingness, flower, incense, and music? Yes, but not limited to them. Laozi describes high virtue is like that of heaven and earth, that virtue supports all lives without anyone purposely acting, they just run according to the universal rhythm,…