"Shuanggao Zhai" - The Utterances of the Skillful Pen

Author: Chen Kejian
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Basic concepts and principles in science are often simple. But simplicity is not superficial; it means depth, it means a concise outline of rich facts, it means decisive action that hits the mark. The Chinese Confucianism that emphasizes moral cultivation has always stressed the principle of "extending one's own feelings to others" (zhong and ju). "Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself" is called ju; "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is called zhong. Those who criticize others from a moral standpoint must first consider this principle. The Buddha speaks of "primal origination and emptiness" (yu qian xing kong). A person has no inherent "nature" (xing); because of emptiness (xing kong), it is "none" (wu). Markets and systems are connections (yuan) formed by thousands of people; because of primal origination (yu qian), they are "some" (you). The Buddha also distinguishes between "worldly existence" (su you) and "subtle existence" (miao you). Some human connections are simply "evil" (e you), but a well-managed market system can be both worldly and subtle—worldly in efficiency, subtle in that efficiency can also be moral. Basic concepts and principles in science are often simple. But simplicity is not superficial; it means depth, it means a concise outline of rich facts, it means decisive action that hits the mark. The Chinese Confucianism that emphasizes moral cultivation has always stressed the principle of "extending one's own feelings to others" (zhong and ju). "Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself" is called ju; "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is called zhong. Those who criticize others from a moral standpoint must first consider this principle.