SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

constancy

  • Zhou Yi (The Book of Changes)

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    Zhou Yi, also called Yi Jing or simply Yi, is a Confucian classic. According to Zheng Xuan‘s Yi Zan, the character Yi carries three meanings: change, simplicity, and constancy. It is traditionally said to have been produced by the people of Zhou; another interpretation holds that “Zhou” means thorough, all-encompassing, and circulating, hence the…

  • Nie Que [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Nie Que was a man from the time of Emperor Yao. Xu You was the disciple of Nie Que.

  • The Analects – Chapter 13.22

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    The Master said, “People of the south have a saying: ‘A person without constancy cannot even become a shaman or physician.’ How excellent this saying is!”He then quoted the Book of Changes: “If one does not maintain his virtue consistently, he will surely bring shame upon himself.”The Master added, “Such a person need not…