
116b. Mastering the Universe vs. Transforming the Self
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The Power of Confucius
In Western tradition people who are able to say good words and do good deeds of those who are most respected. In China there's no history of famous speakers in the history of China if not a thing right they just don't have that way of thinking about what talking is. Confucius says self perfect or self cultivate socially and morally it is the person's self not the external world that is the object of his or her intellectual attention contemplation practice and living the self is the project for the person to work on to improve to refine and to accomplish.
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