The teachings of Shri Confucius

 The teachings of Shri Confucius

Self-discipline

The teachings of Confucius are still actively practiced around the world and reforming societies through education. The Noble, he says, is not a Saint; Saints are born and remain such, whilst people become Noble thanks to self-education. His task is education, not contemplation.

His aim is the Noble, not the Saint: 

“A man of noble mind can acquire a culture by assiduous study and by observing the ancient norms he gives it a complete order”
.

Research of Balance

“The Centre as such only respects two extremes; knowing the two extremes, the Centre will be known as an harmonic point between them. Centre is that state in which neither hope nor rage, neither pain nor happiness will be felt.”

“Harmony is the state in which these feelings are manifested, but totally obey to the right rhythm.”

“The Constant Middle is the maximum, the apex and the summit, and is few the men who are capable to keep to them for long.”



“Balance is the norm of the Heaven. Reaching it is the norm of man. This balance devoid of constrictions is the mean, which means reaching it without struggling. The superior man put the norm of the middle into practice without difficulties.”



“There are those who get the balance in one hit and who get it in 100 hits. There are those who succeed in 10 hits and who in 1000. This rule is certainly accessible to men. So the ignorant will be able to become clever and the weak strong.”


Right Action

Action together with study are for Confucius the ways that lead man towards the Constant Middle, because the knowledge has sense only if it is transformed in effective practice:

“It's necessary to know the point where we need to stop. The point at which to arrive.  Knowing it, you can be quiet and obtain peace. Obtaining peace, it is possible to take decisions. After taking decisions, it is possible to act.”

“Who respects the principles of his nature is not far from the norm. Nor he is far from the norm, who behaves with others in the way he would others behave with him.”



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Shri Guru Nanak

Image
  Shri Guru Nanak Guru Nanak lived in a time when moral degradation, anarchy and religious fanaticism had brought India towards a dark period of unrighteousness and instability.   But thanks to the purity of his life and to his great compassion, Guru Nanak could join his communities Indus and Muslims, who he welcomed by simply calling them Sikh (i.e. true seeker). Guru Nanak was born in 1469 AD in Lahore, Pakistan, and voiced an interest in divine subjects at an early age. Nevertheless his father Mehta Kalu tried to turn Nanak's mind towards worldly matters. For example, once he told his son to work on their land, but Nanak did not pay any attention to this work and instead meditated in the fields.   As Mehta Kalu rebuked him for his idleness, Guru Nanak replied,  «I am not idle I am busy in guarding my own fields. »  Kalu asked him, «Where are your fields?»  Guru Nanak replied, «My body is a field. My mind is the ploughman. Righteousness is the cultivation. Modesty is water for
Read more

Shri Laozi - aka. Lao Tsu - meaning The Venerable Master

Image
 Shri Laozi - aka. Lao Tsu ( Lao Tzu) -  meaning The Venerable Master Laozi (commonly called Lao Tsu) is an honorific title that means ‘Venerable Master’ . There are many legends about Lao Tsu but no actual evidence of his life's deeds exists.  According to popular traditional biographies he worked as the Keeper of the Archives for the royal court of Zhou. This role would allow him broad access to the works of the Yellow Emperor and other classics of the time. The stories state that Laozi never opened a formal school, but nonetheless he attracted a large number of students and loyal disciples. There are numerous variations of a story depicting Confucius consulting Laozi about rituals. Traditional accounts state that Laozi grew weary of the moral decay of city life and noted the kingdom's decline. According to these legends, he ventured west to live as a hermit in the unsettled frontier at the age of 160. At the Western Gate of the city, or kingdom, he was recognized by a guar
Read more

Unbelievable Journey of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Image
जान कर आश्चर्य होगा कि गुरु महाराज ने सारी दुनिया को पैरों से नापा और हर जगह वे अपने आध्यात्मिक विचारों का प्रचार करते, लोगों को धर्म और ईश्वर के वास्तविक स्वरूप की जानकारी देते और लोगों में प्रचलित झूठे रीति-रिवाजों को खत्म करके, संयम, त्याग और सदाचार का जीवन जीने के लिए प्रेरित करते.  ज़रा सोचिये उस समय का समाज कितना सहिष्णु था कि नानक जब अरब देशों में अपनी बात रख रहे थे, तो भी लोग उन्हें सुन रहे थे और दक्षिण के राज्यों में भी - जबकि वे हर जगह मुल्ला- पंडित के पाखण्ड पर प्रहार करते थे! यह सभी जानते है कि बाबा नानक विश्व की ऐसी विलक्ष्ण हस्ती थे, जिन्होंने दुनिया के धर्मों, निरंकार ईश्वर की खोज, जाति-पाति व अंध विश्वास के अंत के इरादे से 24 साल तक दो उपमहाद्वीपों के 60 से अधिक शहरों की लगभग 28 हजार किलोमीटर पैदल यात्रा की!  उनकी इन यात्राओं को "उदासियां" कहा जाता है और उनकी ये उदासियां चार हिस्सों में (कुछ सिख विद्वान पांच उदासी भी कहते हैं) विभक्त हैं. उनकी चौथी उदासी मुल्तान, सिंध से मक्का-मदीना, फिर इराक-ईरान होते हुए अफगानिस्तान के रास्ते आज के करतारपुर साहिब तक रही. इसी
Read more