Theos-Talk Archives (May 2011 Message tt00069)

Friends,
"The Great Learning" is attributed to Confucius, and this quote is from
the translation by James Legge (1815-1897)

Regards, Magda

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--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Magda Loios" <magdaloios@...> wrote:
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>
>   Dear friends,
>
> "The ancients, who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout
> the kingdom, first ordered well their own States. Wishing to order
well
> their States, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate
> their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to
> cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to
> rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their
thoughts.
> Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the
> utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the
> investigation of things.
>
> Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge
> being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being
> sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being
rectified,
> their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their
> families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States
> were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole
> kingdom was made tranquil and happy. [1]
>
> Best regards, Magda
>
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>
> [1] "The Great Learning" by James Legge
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