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Discuss the traditional Chinese philosophical view of the unity of heaven and man in Confucian moral philosophy?

In Confucianism, heaven is the origin of moral concepts and principles, and human beings are endowed with moral principles in their hearts; this unity of heaven and man is a natural, but unconscious unity. This unity of heaven and man is a natural but unconscious unity. However, due to the fact that human beings are later blinded by various fame, fortune and desires, they are unable to discover the moral principles in their own hearts. The purpose of human cultivation is to remove the blinders of external desires, "to seek peace of mind", to achieve a consciously fulfill the moral principles of the realm, which is what Confucius said, "seventy from the heart without exceeding the rules".