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The Analects – Chapter 61 (3.21). Sacred or Secular?
3.21 Duke Ai asked Zai Yu about the Holy Ground. Zai Yu replied, “The Xia sovereigns marked theirs with a pine, the men of Yin used a cypress, the men of Zhou used a chestnut-tree, saying, this will cause the common people to be in fear and trembling.”
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The Analects – Chapter 60 (3.20). Confucian Aesthetics: The balanced emotion of Guan Ju
3.20 Confucius said, “The Ospreys! Pleasure not carried to the point of debauch; grief not carried to the point of self-injury.”
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The Analects – Chapter 59 (3.19). Mutual obligation between ruler and ministers
3.19 Duke Ding asked for a precept concerning a ruler’s use of his ministers and a minister’s service to his ruler.
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The Analects – Chapter 57 (3.17). The lamb that bears civilization
3.17 Zigong wanted to do away with the presentation of a sacrificial sheep at the announcement of each new moon. The Master said, “Ci! You grudge sheep, but I grudge ritual.”
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The Analects – Chapter 56 (3.16). Ritual archery as moral cultivation
3.16 The Master said, “The saying In archery it is not the hide that counts,For some men have more strength than others, is the way of the Ancients.”