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my deceased father Wăn. If Kàu subdues me, it will not be from any fault of my deceased father Wăn, but because I, who am as a little child, am not good”. (Shu, V, i, sect. 3, 6).
17. The Master said, 'A superior man will forget and not make much of the errors of his father, and will show his reverence for his excellence. It is said in the Lun Yü (1, xi), “ He who for three years does not change from the way of his father, may be pronounced filial;" and in the Kâo Zung (Sha, III, viii, 1) it is said, “For three years he kept without speaking ; when he did speak, they were delighted."
18. The Master said, 'To obey (his parents') commands without angry (complaint); to remonstrate with them gently without being weary; and not to murmur against them, though they punish him, may be pronounced filial piety. It is said in the Book of Poetry (III, ii, ode 3, 5), "Your filial son was unceasing in his service.”'
19. The Master said, 'To cultivate harmony with all the kindred of parents may be pronounced filial! It is said in the Book of Poetry (II, vii, ode 9, 3), “ Brethren whose virtue stands the test,
By bad example still unchanged, Their generous feelings manifest,
Nor grow among themselves estranged, But if their virtue weakly, fails
The evil influence to withstand, Then selfishness o'er love prevails,
And troubles rise on every hand.”' 20. The Master said, ' (A son) may ride in the chariot of an intimate friend of his father, but he
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| SR No. | 007678 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Bramhana Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1885 |
| Total Pages | 2521 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 44 MB |