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Confucius Analects – Handling Mistakes

02/12/2013
02/12/2013

15.11 Learn from mistakes

子曰、過而不改、是謂過矣。

The Master said, ‘To have faults and not to reform them,– this, indeed, should be pronounced having faults.’

19.4 Superior man commits mistakes, he learns and changes through them

子貢曰、君子之過也、如日月之食焉、過也、人皆見之、更也、 人皆仰之。

Zigongsaid, ‘The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his faults, and all men see them; he changes again, and all men look up to him.’

* * *

Here we see the imperfection of even a superior man, as those who strives towards a Superior Man still commit errors. What make a superior man stands out is that s/he can learn from mistakes, corrects upon it, and will not commit it in the future.   This is similar to the description of individual karma in the Buddhist tradition, where through repeated choice, individual slowly let go of habits which is now seen to be wrong and undesired.  Eventually the tendency and intensity to repeat past habits will decrease and errors will not be repeated.

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  • Confucius Analects – attitudes and conducts of a learnt person, handling mistakes

Confucius Analects – attitudes and conducts of a learnt person, handling mistakes

09/11/2012
09/11/2012

子曰、君子不重、則不威、學則不固。主忠信。無友不如己者。過則勿憚改。

The Master said, ‘If the scholar be not prudent, he will not build authority, and his learning will not be solid. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Treat friends as if they are yourself. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.’

-> A learnt man is prudent, treat every speech he said seriously.  By fulfilling one’s word, one build authority, and credibility.  In handling relationships, it is helpful to be loyal and trustworthy, and treat others as oneself.  In handing mistakes, have courage to admit and correct.

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Discussion:

This chapter consists of three components.  First calls for being prudent in one’s word and one’s life.  This is similar to Buddhist’s teaching of mindfulness in one’s action, words, and thoughts.

Second calls for loyalty to oneself and others.  When we are loyal, we hold good will, and offer others what we would offer to ourself.  This is the meaning of treating others as oneself.

Third calls for proper ways of facing errors.  We all commit mistakes, sometimes we blame others, but a more effective way is to admit mistakes, and not commit again.  When mistake occurs, face it, take responsibility, forgive, and don’t commit it again.  This is acceptable in all three traditions.

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