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On the Cultivation of Confucian Moral Practices
Author(s)
ZHU Mao-ling
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6248/2018.08.005
Affiliation(s)
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China
ABSTRACT
In this paper, Confucian
moral practices will be analyzed through three typical cases. First, Cheng Yi’s
“laying emphasis on earnestness”. Cheng Yi said, “Spiritual cultivation
requires the application of earnestness, and the advancement of learning lies
in the extension of knowledge”. Second, Wang Yangming’s “extending the
intuitive knowledge”. This is a summary of his idea after a lifetime practice.
The key is the “extending”, a process of development and accumulation. Third,
Liu Jishan’s “being cautious when one is alone”. Liu Jishan raised the concept
of “sincere intentions” and considered everything is good of no evil, and are
issued from and dominated by the mandate of heaven. Therefore, the most
fundamental moral practice method of Liu Jishan is to make efforts in the “sincere
intentions”, that is, to be “being cautious when one is alone”.
KEYWORDS
Confucianism, moral practice, laying emphasis on earnestness, extending the intuitive knowledge, being cautious when one is alone
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