Lisiming.com http://lisiming.com - Chinese Philosophy - Spiritual Cultivation Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Confucius Analects – Surviving the Changing Worldhttp://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-surviving-the-changing-world/ http://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-surviving-the-changing-world/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:01 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4655 We live in a turbulent world.  External events come and go, internal reactions rise and fall.  While we could have a fairly stable way to, or expectation on how to live our lives, often time the reality falls short of our expectations.  How did Confucius survived this changing world? * * * 8.4 Selecting place [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-surviving-the-changing-world/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – Confucius teaches allhttp://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-confucius-teaches-all/ http://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-confucius-teaches-all/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:17:15 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4622 15.14 Teach all 子曰、有教、無類。 The Master said, ‘In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.’ * * * Confucius teaches all, Laozi transcends all, Buddha liberates all, Jesus loves all.  Can you not see where they all coming from and converging back to?

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-confucius-teaches-all/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – Rush and you won’t arrivehttp://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-rush-arrive/ http://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-rush-arrive/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 01:58:36 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4599 13.2 Do things thoroughly, avoid the temptation of seeking quick and minute advantages 子夏為莒父宰、問政。子曰、無欲速、無見小利。欲速則不達、 見小利則大事不成。 Zixia, being governor of Chu-fu, asked about government. The Master said, ‘Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/05/confucius-analects-rush-arrive/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – Leadership by examplehttp://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-leadership-example/ http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-leadership-example/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:10:41 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4592 13.1 Quality of leaders affect quality of leadership 子曰、其身正、不令而行、其身不正、雖令不從。 The Master said, ‘When a prince’s personal conduct is correct, his government is effective without the issuing of orders. If his personal conduct is not correct, he may issue orders, but they will not be followed.’ * * * There is a Chinese saying “When the [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-leadership-example/feed/ 0 US Tour – May15-Jun6, 2013http://lisiming.com/2013/04/us-tour-may15-jun6-2013/ http://lisiming.com/2013/04/us-tour-may15-jun6-2013/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:18:27 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4559 Man follows earth, earth follows sky, sky follows Dao, Dao follows its own. (人法地, 地法天, 天法道, 道法自然) – DaoDeJing Chapter 25.  2500 years ago, through observing the natural rhythms of the universe, Lao Tsu (老子, 6th century BC) came to the realization of the natural law of the universe and named it Dao (道).  Join [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/04/us-tour-may15-jun6-2013/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – Fulfill your roleshttp://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-fulfill-role/ http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-fulfill-role/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:28:25 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4548 12.5 How to govern 2 齊景公問政於孔子。 孔子對曰、君君、臣臣、 父父、子子。 The Duke Jing [Ching], of Qi {Chi], asked Confucius about government. Confucius replied, ‘There is government, when the prince is prince, and the minister is minister; when the father is father, and the son is son.’ 8.5 Mind your own business 子曰、不在其位、不謀其政。 The Master said, ‘He who [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-fulfill-role/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – Side trackshttp://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-side-tracks/ http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-side-tracks/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:18 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4476 19.1 Superior man avoids side tracks 子夏曰、雖小道、必有 可觀者焉、致遠恐泥、是以君子不為也。 Zixia said, ‘Even in inferior studies and employments there is something worth being looked at; but if it be attempted to carrythem out to what is remote, there is a danger of running into mud. Therefore, the superior man does not practise them.’ * * * What [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-hearsay-information/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – balance learning of 6 virtueshttp://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-balance-learning-6-virtues/ http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-balance-learning-6-virtues/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:13:25 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4440 17.3 Importance in learning the 6 virtues (benevolence, wisdom, sincerity, straightforwardness, courage, firmness) 好仁不好學、其蔽也愚、好智不好學、其蔽也蕩、好信不好學、其蔽也賊、好直不好學、其蔽也絞、好勇不好學、其蔽也亂、好 剛不好學、其蔽也狂。 ‘There is the love of being benevolent without the love of learning;– the beclouding here leads to a foolish simplicity. There is the love of knowing without the love of learning;– the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind. There [...]

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]]> http://lisiming.com/2013/04/confucius-analects-balance-learning-6-virtues/feed/ 0 Confucius Analects – Cautions in 3 Stages of Life, facing desirehttp://lisiming.com/2013/03/confucius-analects-cautions-3-stages-life/ http://lisiming.com/2013/03/confucius-analects-cautions-3-stages-life/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:23:59 +0000 Derek http://lisiming.com/?p=4428 16.3 Three caution in three stages in life 孔子曰、君子有三戒、少之時、血氣未定、戒之 在色、及其壯也、血氣方剛、戒之在鬥、及其老也、血氣既衰、戒之在得。 Confucius said, ‘There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth, when the physical powers are not yet settled, he guards against lust. When he is strong and the physical powers are full of vigor, he guards against quarrelsomeness. When he is [...]

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