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Doctrine of the Mean Chapter 28. The Sage’s Way in Practice
How great is the Way of the sage!Vast and overflowing – it nurtures all things, soaring up to the utmost heights of Heaven.
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Doctrine of the Mean Chapter 27. The ceaseless purity of Heaven and sagehood: Accumulation, Unity, and Cosmic Creativity
The Way of Heaven and Earth can be summed up in a single phrase:Because it is undivided and without duality, its power to generate life is unfathomable.
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Doctrine of the Mean Chapter 25. Supreme sincerity and foresight: Moral intuition as cosmic resonance
The way of supreme sincerity enables one to foresee the future.When a state is about to flourish, auspicious signs surely appear;when a state is about to perish, monstrous omens surely arise.These are revealed in the milfoil stalks and tortoise shells,and manifested in one’s bodily movements and demeanor.When fortune or misfortune is about to arrive…
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Doctrine of the Mean Chapter 24. From particular sincerity to universal transformation
Next comes “attending to particulars”.Through focused sincerity in specific matters, one attains sincerity;sincerity becomes manifest;manifestation becomes evident;evidence becomes luminous;luminosity moves others;movement brings transformation;transformation leads to full moral transformation.Only the supremely sincere person under heaven can achieve this transformative power.