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The Analects – Chapter 25 (2.9). True learning beyond appearances
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The Master said,” I can talk to Yan Hui a whole day without his ever differing from me. One would think he was stupid. But if I enquire into his private conduct when he is not with me I find that it fully demonstrates what I have taught him. No, Hui is by no…
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The Analects – Chapter 24 (2.8). Beyond family duties
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Zixia asked about the treatment of parents. The Master said, “It is the demeanour that is difficult. Filial piety does not consist merely in young people undertaking the hard work, when anything has to be done, or serving their elders first with wine and food. It is something much more than that.”
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The Analects – Chapter 23 (2.7). Essence of filial piety
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Ziyou asked about the treatment of parents. The Master said, ” ‘Filial sons’ nowadays are people who see to it that their parents get enough to eat. But even dogs and horses are cared for to that extent. If there is no feeling of respect, wherein lies the difference?”
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The Analects – Chapter 22 (2.6). Confucius’ contextual teaching on filial piety
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Meng Wu asked about the treatment of parents. The Master said, “Behave in such a way that your father and mother have no anxiety about you, except concerning your health.”
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The Analects – Chapter 20 (2.4). The sage’s journey
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The Master said, “At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, l had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the…