Confucianism

I found another chapter in the book, The True Teachings of Confucianism (孔教真理), "Restrain Yourself and Be Careful When Alone." Saint Zengzi

Two well-known quotes talk about the attitude of Confucian mindfulness: The first quote is from Book of Poetry: "Be careful and alert, as if

This blog is the third part of our exciting series about the Confucian Way of Mindfulness. In the first blog, we talked about a quote from M

To explain the first step in Confucian mindfulness, Zengzi uses two powerful examples from the Book of Poetry:「邦畿千里，惟民所止。」「緡蠻黃鳥，止于丘隅。」

The Confucian practice of mindfulness starts with a verse from Mencius: 孟子曰：仁，人心也；義，人路也。舍其路而弗由，放其心而不知求，哀哉！人有雞犬放，則知求之；有放心，則不知求。學問之道無他，求其放心而已矣

Mencius on moral dilemmas: choosing between two desirable options: 孟子曰:「魚，我所欲也，熊掌，亦我所欲也 ; 二者不 可得兼，舍魚而取熊掌者也。