lifehereafterorinthequestionofiortalityorinthesingeneral
thattypeofphilosophyuldneversatisfythegeicraces;andcertainlynottie
hebreitsatisfiedthechineserace梚ngeneralweshallseebelo
reallyneverquitesatisfiedeventhechinese;andhoadeup
forbyataoistorbuddhistsupeaturalisbutthissupeaturaliseeinchina
tobeseparatedingeneralfrohequestionoftheidealoflife:itrepresentsratherthe
spiritualbyplaysandoutletsthatrelyhelptokelifeendurable
sotruetothehunistinstinctthatneithefuciusnoranyof
hisdisanylesserliteraryandlitaryfigures
inonan;who
sufferedightinanazinglyshort
tibeeapopularlocalgoddess;prayedtobyallthevillagerstypicalofthe
hunistteerantisthefactthatalthoughidolsadeofkuanyti;abrave
andloyalgeneralinthetiofthethreekingdo;idolsadeof
nfucius;noroftheancestorsinthehallsofancestralshave
reallynothingtodopleinthenfucianand
ancestraltelestherearerelyoblongablets;inscribedhcharacters
bearingthenasofthespiritstheyrepresent;havingaslittlereselancetoidolsas
aerely
hunbeingsedbutin
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uetotakeaninterestintheir
progenyastheydidintheirlifetitheycanperhaps;iftheyaregreatsouls;
protecttheirdescendants;buttheytheelvesneedtheirprogenysprotectionand
suoneyfortheir
sundryexpensesinhell;frobr 》
byabuddhistssinaheyaretobecaredforandservedastheyhave
beencaredforandservedbytheirchildrenintheiroldagethatisaboutasclose
asnfuatterofen
observedhinterestthedifferencesbeturelikethatof
christendondafranklyagnosticculturelikethatofthechineseandhohese
differene
forallhunracesthesedifferencesrrespondtothethreefoldactualfunctions
ofreligion;asnlyunderstoodfirst;religionasaneodintofpriestiracles;itspatentcuresfor
sinsandsellingofpardons;itssalvation”deeasy”anditsgoodsolidheavenand
hellthisreligion;soenentlysaleable;isntoallpeoples;thechinese
inan
ongthepeople;taoisnd
buddhisavefuishedtheothechinese;sincenfucianisefusedtofuish
the
sendly;thereisreligionasasanoralnduct:herethechineseandthe
ancentred;nota
godaginablethattherelationship
betanandnoralityuldbeintainedhoutreferencetoa
suprebeing;azingthatnshouldnot;or
uldnot;behavetoherasdecentbeingshoutthinkingoftheir
indirepossibletonceivethat
nshouldtrytodogood;silybecauseitisthehun;decentthingtodoihave
entofeuropeahicshadnot
beenovershadoheologyithink;bysheer
nearcusaureliussditationspauliheologyhas
broughtinthehebreionofsin;heentirefieldofchristian
ethics;andfronoescapeexceptbyreligion;suchasisprovided
inthedoptionasitis;aeuropeahireligion
seesuoinds
andthirdly;thereisreligionasaninspirationandlivingetion;afeelingforthe
grirandeurandsteryoftheuniverseandaquestforsecurityinlife;satisfying
nsdeepestspiritualinstinctstherearentsinourlives;perhapsduringthe
lossofourdearonesorduringtheperiodofnvalescencefrogreatillness;or
perhapsonachillyautuingasthefallingleavesandasenseof
deathandfutilityoveresus;orethanthelifeofthesensesandwe
lookoverthevisibleothegreatbeyond
thesentsetothechineseastotheeuropeans;butthereactionsare
deerlyachristianandnohat
thoughreligiongivespeacebyhavingareadydeanss;it
deablesteryandthepoignant
sadnessofthislife;isillsallpoetryapagan;
adeanssandysteryis
foreverunquenchedandyisforeverunansweredand
unansablytoakindofpantheisticpoetryactually;poetryhas
takenoverthefunotioninthe
chinesescheoflife;ashediscussiononchinesepoetrytothe
sthe
naturalesstobebasedonthefearthatthereisnotenoughpoetryandiginationinthispresentlifetosatisfythehunbeing
etionally;thefearthatthereisnotenoughpoyinthebeechforestsof
denrkortheolsandsofthediterraneanshoretofortthean
soul;andthesupeaturalisthenfoundnecessary
butnfuastherealfthe
unknoelylittletioverit;isequallyehaticinthe
assertionofthesuperiorityofthehunndoveatureandinthedenialofnatures
;asthehunenciusthe
nfuansplaceinnatureisthat”heaven;earthandn”are
regardedas”thethreegeniusesoftheuniverse”thisisadistine
rrespondingtothebabbittianthreefolddistin;hunisbr 》
andnaturalisheavenisseenasnsistingoftheclouds;thestars;andallthose
unknosupas”actsofgod;”while
theearthisseenasnsistingofuntainsandriversandallthoseforcesascribedin
greekthologytodeter;andnoccupiesanalliortantplacebethe
teofthingsandisproudofhis
positionlikethechineseroof;andunlikethegothicspires;hisspiritdoesnotaspire
toheavenbutbroodsovertheearthitsgreatestaeasureof
hayandhappinessinthisearthlylife
thee
indeed;thehostandsforasasyolofchinesehunisasterpiece
reinstobepaintedofanirovedversionof”sacredandprofanelove”there
shouldbethreeeninsteadoftissionaryladyhan
urella;avoluptuousprostitute;andaradianttherinherthirdnthof
pregnancyofthe
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three;thehousenest;silest;andyet
sttrulysatisfyingfiguretheyanisnd
naturalistypifyingthethreewaysoflife
supliindsthechinese
haveaerelazinessofeffortbutbyapositive
plionsensehohishievedwe
shallnowsee
iiithedoean
thereligionofnsenseorthespiritofreasonablenessispartandparcelof
nfucianhunisitisthisspiritofreasonablenesshtothe
doean;thereferencehas
alreadybeendeintheprecedingchaptertothespiritofreasonableness;as
ntrastedhlogirreasonitselfithasbeenshoherethatthespiritof
reasonablenessislargelyintuitiveandpracticallyidenticalnsenseithasbeenfurthershohatforachineseitisnotenoughthataproposition
be”logiportantthatitbe”inacrdan
nature”
theaifthechineseclassicaleducationhasalhecultivationofthe
reasonablenasthedelofculture
aneducatednshould;aboveall;beareasonablebeing;whoisalways
oderationandrestraint;andhis
hatredofabstraesnsenseispossessedbyall
npeopletheaon
senseheisapttoindulgeinexan;orthechinese
nofculture;shouldavoidallexcessesoftheoryandnductyouhave;for
instancatherineof
aragoning;on
theotherhand;thatitallust;1he
nsenseattitudeshouldbethatbothnsiderationsive;his
probablynearerthetruthintheonescientistisinfatuatedbytheideaofheredity
andanotherisobsessedbythenotionofenvironnt;andeachonegoesabout
doggedlytoprovehistheoryhgreatleaingandstupidity;heoriental;
uchcerebration;ethingforbothatypicallychinese
judgntis:”4isright;andbisnother”
suesinfuriatingtoalogicalnd;butofitthe
reasonablendkeepsabalanceindhaslostittheideathata
arkthattheworldof
objectsuldbereducedtones;planesandangularlinesandthenproceedlogically
topossibleinchinaural
distrustofarguntsthataretooperfectandtheoriesthataretoologicalagainst
suonsenseisthebestandsteffectiveantidote
bertrandrussellhasaatbeing
exquisite;andinlifeatbeingreasonable”theresultofthisn
senseisthereforeadislikeofallextravagancesoftheoryinthoughtandallexcesses
ofnductinralsthenaturalnsequenceofthisisthedoctrineofthegolden
an;easthe”nothingtooch”idealofthegreeksthe
eaning”notextreandhaiousand
thechineseeans”ntroltoproperdegree”inthe
shukingbookofhistory;supposedtontaintheearliestchinesepolitical
doperoryao;onhisabdiperorshunwas
”holdthean”nperor;tang;thathe”heldthe
an”itissaidthatthiseerorusedto”listentobothextresofunselandthen
applytheantothepeople;”eansthatheentotradictory
propositions;andgiveafiftyperportantisthedoctrineof
thegoldenantotheorethanageographicalnotion:itsignifiesah;by
holdingontothean;thenorlandtheessentiallyhun;clai;astheold
scholarsdid;thattheyhavedisveredalltheessentialtruthsofallschoolsof
philosophy
seetheextrelyillunatinglittlebook;thegifnsense;bygeorge
frederickurray;london
thedoeanversallandenvelopsallitdilutesalltheories
anddestroysallreligionsinanargunthabuddhistpriestwhoisprobablyable
tospinoutanabsoluteproofofthenonexistenatterandthefutilityoflife;a
nfucianistplysay;inhistteroffactandillogicalwould
beeoftheanraeand
enteredanasterylikeyou”thatillogicalbutsuprelysensibleappealtolifehas
aclinchingforceofitso;butagainstallreligionsand
alltheories;thetestoflifeholdsaffordtobelogicalinfact;alltheories
havebeetheoriesonlybyinds
oftheirfoundersthefreudianplexisfreudhielf;andthebuddhistplex
isbuddhaallsuchtheories;tobebasedonan
exaggeratedillusionthesufferingsofnkind;thetroublesofrriedlife;thesight
ofasoreriddenbeggarorthepainsandgroaningsofasickn;n
narenosoonerfeltthanhealthilyforgotten;sthavestruckbuddhas
hypersensitivenervesthevisionofanirvana
nfuonn;
affordtobehypersensitiveortheopieces
theaybeillustratedinallspheres
oflifeandknoanshouldgetrried;butpracticallyalln
should;sonfuenshouldbeequal;but
pract
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iteachesauthorityandobediencelogically
nandenshouldnotbedifferent;butpra
teaotse;taughttheloveofall
n;andanother;yangenciusndeed
theoth;relysaying:”loveyouros”ithingto
sayonephilosopherbelievesinrepressionofthepassions;andanotherbelievesin
naturalistioderationinallthings
takethequestionofsexualpassioninparticularthereareteviewsof
sexualethiandcalvinishe
e
isnaturalisnyadenisasecretfollower
thenflianhissocalled
restlessnessofspiritthenriestotakeasaneandhealthyviewofsexasa
norlhunpassion;likehavelockellis;inevitablyveerstoanistvieionhregardtosexisthatitisa
perfealfunorethanthat;itisnnectedhtheperpetuationof
thefalyandtheracethesanestvieeredisthatintehsao
paoyenanoutandoutnfucianistnovel;akesspecialdelightinexposing
thelibertinisfthenks;andan;goesabout
persuadinghisbaarryandbearchildrenforthe
gloryoftheiranei;;then
andenintehsaopaqyenaredecentpeople;akeidealhusbandsandwives
theonlyreasonakesitsn
andengothroughextrelyprosingsituationsyetthetotaleffectisa
nvinarriageandtheho;andaglorifiotherhood
thisvieanifestationoftheentirenfuciantheoryabout
passions;asstatedbytzussu;nfuciussgrandson;inchungyungthegolden
an;phasizesderationhregardtoallthesevenpassions
thatsuchanattitudeisadifficultthingisonstratedbyanorientalcalls
theexcessesofantobeenslavedby
nationalisfasoishe
ex;andforgetthatthestateexistsfortheindividualandnotthe
individualforthestateaniststateinanindividualisregarded
butasaerofaonceloseitsattractivenessby
thenfuanlifeagainstallsysteassuch;the
hunindividualassertshisrighttoexistandseekhappinessforreiortant
thanallthepoliticalrightsisnsrighttohappinessafascistchinawouldhavea
hardtipersuadingtheore
iortantthantheniststate
nisustfail
inofotherparts;thefactthat
lifeatizedandtooinhunthere
anequallyundesirableeffectofthechinesespiritofreasonablenessandits
nsequenthatredoflogicalextresh
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