moral discipline

  • The Analects – Chapter 10.13

    When the ruler granted cooked food, Confucius would always straighten his mat and taste it first as a sign of respect. When granted raw meat, he would cook it and first offer it to his ancestors. When granted a live animal, he would raise it alive. When dining with the ruler, as soon as…

  • Caigentan 132. Inner bedrock, Outer radiance

    An upright and virtuous personality, which shines like broad daylight, is fostered in a dark hut with a leaky roof.

  • The Fox Sisters and the Scholar

    Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Fox Sisters (Fourth Sister Hu) weaves a fantastical tale of scholar Shang and his encounters with fox spirits Hu Sanjie(Third Sister Hu) and Hu Sijie(Fourth Sister Hu), exploring themes of desire, morality, and karmic justice.