Dao Companion to the Excavated Guodian Bamboo Manuscripts by Shirley Chan

Author:Shirley Chan
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9783030046330
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

The human–Heaven distinction is again brought to bear in this passage through the comparison between wisdom and Sagacity. Not only do these constitute two types of knowing, they are the results of two different paths to knowing as well: one via the eyes, the other via the ears.

Lastly, to further prove his point about visual knowledge as opposed to aural knowledge, the author mentions “the appearance of jade” with reference merely to the human virtue of benevolence (ren 仁), and not the divine virtue of Sagacity. For example, the text describes in the following manner the psychic evolution involving benevolent thoughts:仁之思也清, 清則察, 察則安, 安則溫, 溫則悅, 悅則戚, 戚則親, 親則愛, 愛則玉色, 玉色形, 形則仁。

The thinking of benevolence is pure; pure, it is observant; observant, it is at ease; at ease, it is warm; warm, it is pleased; pleased, it is affectionate; affectionate, it is attached; attached, it is loving; loving, it is the appearance of jade. Once the appearance of jade takes form, then one is benevolent.

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