tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695897.post8614483048194875861..comments2023-10-21T09:55:42.505+01:00Comments on A touch of Ancients, Buddhas, Immortals and Zhouyi: “Your Tao is different from mine!”Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672893661330071037noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695897.post-91085955248799882842012-06-28T11:47:02.649+01:002012-06-28T11:47:02.649+01:00A virtuous person if considered good will have Hea...A virtuous person if considered good will have Heaven on his or her side. (Refer the DDJ) A true man or Zhen Ren is usually an adept.<br /> <br />Any ancient Chinese classic (including the DDJ) is usually considered more advanced or in-depth than books or texts.<br /><br />Your perception is again correct. However, in addition to the studies, practice or cultivation is also required. From Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672893661330071037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695897.post-43370665552755567782012-06-27T02:14:56.326+01:002012-06-27T02:14:56.326+01:00It is ironic, since the traditional Western concep...It is ironic, since the traditional Western concept of virtue is, at heart, quite profound. 'Virtue' implies the qualities that make us what we are; our ideal form. A virtuous man is more fully human: a 'true man' perhaps. It is definitely not some kind of arbitrary social construct. <br /><br />Would you agree though, that the Dao De Jing is more 'advanced' than the Zacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695897.post-85070081940439863162012-06-26T12:08:27.347+01:002012-06-26T12:08:27.347+01:00Your perception is indeed correct, Zac. The animos...Your perception is indeed correct, Zac. The animosity shown by some of them towards the term, virtue, in forums can be particularly overwhelming.<br /> <br />Stringing the Confucian doctrine together with Legalism by many of them is a matter of right or wrong perception.<br /> <br />Are there any similarity between the respective doctrines of Confucius and Lord Shang, one would ask? And my Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672893661330071037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695897.post-61627261872535720232012-06-26T03:08:41.805+01:002012-06-26T03:08:41.805+01:00Some Westerners attracted to Eastern religion and ...Some Westerners attracted to Eastern religion and philosophy are at the same time running from Western morality, including religious morality.<br />It's not easy to escape one's cultural baggage; talk of 'virtue' might strike the wrong chord, reminding people of 'empty rules' and moral principles.<br /><br />Confucianism has a very bad image in those circles. It is viewed Zacnoreply@blogger.com