2 quotes from Confucius you NEED to know
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Published 2024-01-10
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The first thing to note is that there is no word in Chinese for Confucianism! The closest words that are used in Chinese are 儒家 rújiā and 儒教 rújiào. So rú is an old word for “scholar,” jiā means “school or family” and jiào can mean “religion or teaching.”
This means that 儒家 rújiā can be translated to Scholar’s school or family, or explained as School of Thought, in other terms Scholarly Thought
Confucianism talks about the Five Constant Virtues, which in Chinese are called 五常 wǔcháng, literally “five constants”. These are 仁, rén which is kindness to your fellow man.
Trad: 己所不欲，勿施於人
己所不欲，勿施于人
Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén
Confucius said “do not do to others what you do not wish to be done to yourself.”
That’s rén.
The second is 義 yì which means being righteous and doing the right thing.
The third is 禮 lǐ which means to observe the proper rituals.
The rites of li are not rites in the Western concept of religious custom. Rather, li embodies actions and behavior that guarantee the assimilation of oneself to the virtuous natural order, therefore maintaining a virtuous environment for everyone’s benefit. It envelops the entire spectrum of interaction with humans, nature, and even material objects. Confucius includes in his discussions of li such diverse topics as learning, drinking ceremonies, titles, mourning, and governance.
The fourth 智 zhì wisdom, is the ability to see right from wrong, and fair from unfair. Wisdom can be attained by sincere study of books containing wisdom and then assimilating oneself to those.
The fifth is 信 xìn or trustworthiness. Which is a key aspect of a society based on mutual trust rather than domination by tyranny.
Now there are other important virtues, such as 孝 xiào, which means filial piety, or respect for ones parents, but the ones we just went over are the five big ones, the five constants.
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All Comments (21)
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Thank you, i love this verry much, i love to learn more 😊
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Confucian thinking is one major pillar in Chinese culture and philosophy. It's idealistic goals of building harmonious ourself, our families, and our societies, one piece at time by cultivating self learning, self respect, and self reliance. It is a cure to the waring world. However, because of its idealism, It's hard to practice, youself have to believe it, people around you also should believe it!
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Thanks for introducing the key concepts of Confucius to us. Indeed, the impact of Confucius and his philosophy on China has been profound and enduring. Confucian values were deeply ingrained in Chinese culture, influencing social norms, ethical standards, and government policies for centuries. Besides, Confucianism extended its influence beyond China, particularly in East Asia. Countries such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam adopted Confucian principles as a basis for their social and political systems.
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视频中有个基本错误。论语不是孔子的著作。论语是由孔子的弟子与弟子的弟子编辑而成的一部记录着孔子与弟子之间的对话的集册。 另外，"三人行，必有我师" the character "师" in the context should be preferably viewed as a verb rather than a noun. Hence, it could be translated as "As a group of 3 of us are walking alongside each other, there are bound to be things which I could learn from them."
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You cannot understand the politics and culture of East Asia and to some degree southeast Asia without understanding Confucius.
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We talked about Confucius and read the Analects as part of our political science and philosophy course last year, to divert from only handling boring old western philosophers. I was really intrigued by the texts and do believe it is more of a political philosophical than a religious text.
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Concise without brevity, and depth without carrying on. A high wire act to be sure. Well done!
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I love confucianism, I have read the analects!
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All this talk of mind and matter. It's this simple: I no longer mind so you no longer matter.
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Magnificent video, many thanks!
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Great analysis and explanation of Confucianism. 👏👏👏👏👍
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Id love to see them in Cambridge 🇬🇧, ive already seen the state circus and the Shaolin monk's a couple of times
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Thank you!
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Very good！
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Thank you! I've always wondered about this! (I read a lot of novels from China. 😂)
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Very interesting presentation. I have tickets to Shen Yun the first weekend of February, and very much look forward to it.
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good work! I like the inclusion of the hanzi as well as the pinyin to get to know the characters. many thanks ! Jiayou!
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So subtle interesting
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Hey, just wanted to ask where one can find all those Fabio Emma songs that you used here (the "ElectroChina" ones)? I remember years ago you could just download them somewhere, but now I can't find them anywhere anymore.
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Each of my Tai Chi Youth classes over the four-year program starts by studying Confucius. Then we start our yoga…
