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116b. Mastering the Universe vs. Transforming the Self

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Confucianism and Self-Perfection

She goes into talking about Confucianism a bit more which you really need to understand in order to get some of this background. Five key relationships are parent-child relationship husband-wife relationship siblings so oldie younger sibling uh king-subject relationship and friends each of these has an associated attitude that you need to have. The character used to express this is I which is the most usually considered the best direct translation of the word love in english is I. Shao or xiao shun is what a child needs to show to a parent it's a very special Chinese way of thinking if you watch the film Mulan then they make a really big deal out of shao shun as well

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