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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。

人心惟危，道心惟微，惟精惟一，允執厥中. These characters tell us that the human mind (人心) is full of potential dangers, while the awakened mind (道心) is subt