Tag: Chinese Philosophy
Notes on 道德經 (Dào Dé Jīng), chapter 36
To shrinkFirst stretch.To be softFirst be hard.To destroyFirst raise up.To stealFirst give away.This is the subtle light.Soft and gentlePrecede hard and strong.Never take a fishfrom its deep.Never displaythe sharp weaponsof a Nation. Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching, Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Translated by John Minford. 2021. This chapter seems to be composed of three parts:…
Confucius on <갯마을 차차차> (“Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha”)
13:23 Confucius said, “The superior man is conciliatory but does not identify himself with others; the inferior man identifies with others but is not conciliatory.” 1 The essence of this passage is that it is willingness to remain in harmony with others without sacrificing individuality makes a person better. The passage then says that when…