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:“Was Shun not the epitome of filial piety?His virtue made him a sage; his honor made him Son of Heaven;he possessed the wealth of all within the Four Seas.He is honored in ancestral temples, and his descendants preserve his legacy.
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.”