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Confucius Analects – Superior Man vs. Mean Man (2)

08/28/2012
08/28/2012

12.6 The superior man seeks to menifest the admirable qualities of men, and does not seek to manifest their bad qualities. The mean man does the opposite of this.

-> Everyone has strength and weakness.  When we facilitates our goods and others’ goods, good is strengthened.  When we facilitates our bads and other’ bads (e.g. fuel hatred, laugh at misfortune, blame others), we are mean to others and to our own selves.

13.3 The superior man maintains harmony in diversity; the mean man are similar in disharmony.

->  Great leaders embrace and allow for diversity.  Chinese says “A prime minister heart is often so huge that one can row a boat within”.  Confucius also recommends the cultivation of understanding and acceptance despite of difference.  Even though others are different than our own, our heart is big enough to accommodate them, and not attempt to reject, attack, and eliminate, for if we do so (reject and attack), we would become Mean Man in aligning the bads.   The mean man, on the other hand, looks all simiilar being drawn together by benefits and gain.  See how often criminal form a gang, and after the crime attack each other to further their selfish gains.

13.4 The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.

-> Dignified people is confident, self-sustaining, and is easy to be with, as they know, accept and respect themselves and others.  Prideful people need to constantly be “higher” and “better” than others to sustain its pridefulness, and therefore is demanding to themselves and to others.

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Discussion:

In these 3 chapters, Confucius further described the ideal Superior Man to be one who facilitates goods, allow for diversity, and is dignified and at ease with others. This is in contrast with the animalistic Mean Man, who delights in one’s and other’s bad, single minded in selfish gain, and driven be pride.  Which of these qualities do you have? Which direction would you like to go?

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  • Dao De Jing 55 – Those rich in virtue are like baby

Dao De Jing 55 – Those rich in virtue are like baby

06/19/2012
06/19/2012

Those well established in Virtue, are like babies.

Bees and snakes won’t bite, fierce animals won’t claw, and large birds won’t hunt.

-> when the body and mind are purified into peace and non-self, negativity are melt into divine love and peace.

(Their) bones and ligaments are soft but when they hold their fists are tight.

They don’t have sexual desire but their sexual organs often harden, as their bodily essence remains full.

-> When the spirit (what underneath-beyond the mind) is at peace, mind is clear and body is healthy.

They cry all day but their voices won’t soar, as they stay harmonized at all time.

-> watch baby cry, they cry with their whole body, not over push nor suppress.  When they get tired, they rest and go to sleep.

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Those who know harmony is normal, those who know normal is bright.

-> Do we value harmony? The Chinese does. Harmony in our body, in our self, with others, in the world.  When we value harmony and see it as normal, we are wise.

Those who have excess desire brings hazard, those who let their desires to use their energy is to show off.

-> note the word “excess”, Laozi does negate desire as a human condition, just not indulge in them.  When we indulge in them, we are enslaved and not free.

Things when get too strong will get old, are against the Dao, and will soon disappear.

-> cycle of life, inevitability of change.. When we try to hold on to something temporary, we are not flowing with the Dao and bringing to ourselves sufferings.

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Chapter 55 Discussion:

This Chapter Laozi describes the tangible benefits of living in the Dao: One’s body is healthy, energy is abundant, in harmony in oneself and with the world, and is filled with and protected by love and peace.  Why?  Because harmony is what all originally is, is normal.  We just failed to see it when we are entangled in our self and its various desires.  When we let go of our attachments (including aversions) of and to our self, we become more free, and more able to see harmony in the world.

Bilingual version of Ch55: https://www.lisiming.net/chinese-philosophy/daoist/daoist-philosophy/dao-de-jing-core-33-chapters/ddj55-79/

5 Comments/in Chinese Philosophy, Daoism, Online Class /by Derek

Dao De Jing 35 – Dao and the world in perfect harmony

04/24/2012
04/24/2012

Abide in the Dao, the whole world follows.

(The whole world) follows it without conflict, in perfect harmony.

-> Abide in the source, one sees the whole world manifesting.  Conflicts are self-based descriptions, when the self is transcended, there is no conflict.

Music and fine food stop people. Dao when being spoken, is however tasteless.

(It) can’t be seen, can’t be heard, however is used without limit.

-> our “self” is drawn to sensual pleasures, the truth of the Dao however, is beyond pleasure and non-pleasure.

-> beyond senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, feeling), therefore are not limited, and could not be exhausted.

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Chapter 35 Discussion:

When there is no “self”, how could there be conflict?  The pathway to ultimate liberation starts with the transcendence of the “self”.

Senses are temporary: sight, sound, taste, smell, feeling are temporary; even thoughts and notion of “self” is temporary.  Accept them as they are, and seek the reality beyond.

Bilingual version of Ch35: https://www.lisiming.net/philosophy/chinese-philosophy/daoist/daoist-philosophy/dao-de-jing-core-33-chapters/ddj34-52/

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