What is Confucian virtue?

Confucianism regards "gentleness, kindness, courtesy, frugality and concession" as the five virtues of self-cultivation.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Zi asked Zi Gong, a student of Confucius, why Confucius could hear the political events in every country. Zi Gong answered: His old man is gentle, courteous and humble. He treats others with this attitude, and others will naturally tell him about politics. This is his unique moral character, and it is also the reason why he listens to political affairs differently.

"Guang Yun Deyun" said: "Virtue, virtue." In other words, the original meaning of the word "virtue" refers to "morality and conduct".

Xunzi's "Fei Shi Er Zi" said: "If you don't know, ask; If not, then study; If you can, give in and be virtuous. "

It means: if a person doesn't know, he should ask someone else. If he can't do it, he must study. Although he can do it (understand), he must be modest. This is a "virtuous" person.

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Benevolence is the cultural foundation and essence of Confucianism. Confucius' benevolence thought is based on self-cultivation, while Mencius' benevolence thought emphasizes "emotional self-cultivation", that is, moral and emotional cultivation, tempering and perfection, and advocates being kind to others and loving the world.

Benevolence is the moral proposition of China's traditional culture, and it is also the moral quality that we producers should have today. Benevolence is a kind of selfless love from the heart, regardless of external utility, which is embodied in sympathy for children, respect for the elderly, sincerity for friends, sympathy for the unfortunate, tolerance and patriotism for others.

"Benevolence" in contemporary society embodies a broad sense of love, kindness, sympathy and tolerance in connotation, and refers to the promotion from loving relatives to loving others, the motherland and the people in extension.

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