Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
Sincerity leading to illumination is called innate nature;illumination leading to sincerity is called education.When one is sincere, one becomes clear;when one is clear, one becomes sincere.
The Master said:“How vast and powerful is the virtue of ghosts and spirits!You look but do not see them; you listen but do not hear them –yet they permeate and sustain all things, never absent from any.”
The Way of the gentleman is both vast and hidden.Even ordinary men and women, in their simplicity, can understand something of it; yet at its utmost height, even sages have what they do not fully know.Even unvirtuous husbands and wives can practice it in daily life; yet at its ultimate reach, even sages have…
What Heaven ordains is called “nature”;following one’s nature is called “the Way”;cultivating the Way is called “teaching”.