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to rest. Can one be a man, and yet not equal (in this respect) to this bird ?'
12. It is said in the Book of Poetry (III, I, 1, 4), 'Deep were Wăn's thoughts, sustained his ways;
And reverent in each resting-place.' As a ruler, he rested in benevolence; as a minister, he rested in respect; as a son, he rested in filial piety; as a father, he rested in kindness; in intercourse with his subjects, he rested in good faith.
13. The Master said, 'In hearing litigations, I am like any other body. What is necessary is to cause the people to have no litigations, so that those who are devoid of truth shall find it impossible to carry out their speeches, and a great awe be struck into the minds of the people.
14. This is called 'knowing the root ?'
15. What is meant by The cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind' (may be thus illustrated) :-If a man be under the influence of anger, his conduct will not be correct. The same will be the case, if he be under the influence of terror, or of fond regard, or of sorrow and distress. When the mind is not present, we look and do not see; we hear and do not understand; we eat and do not know the taste of what we eat. This is what is meant by saying that the cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind.'
16. What is meant by The regulation of the family depends on the cultivation of the person'
It is certainly difficult to see how paragraphs 13, 14 stand where they do. Lo Kung-fân omits them.
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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 |