(唯仁者能好人.ppt

Pre-chin Confucianism II: The Analects論語 2. How to become ren 仁? (A 4.3) The Master said, “It is the renzhe alone who is capable of liking or disliking other men.” (唯仁者能好人,能惡人) ---only a renzhe is capable of distinguishing other people (A 4.4) The Master said, “If a man were to set his heart-and-mind on ren, he would be free from evil.”(苟志於仁矣,無惡也) ---a renzhe is a good (moral) person 2. ren in the Analects (A 4.1) The Master said, “Of neighborhoods ren is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who, when he has the choice, does not settle in ren?”(里仁為美,擇不處仁,焉得知?) ---to be with other renzhe. (A 7.30) The Master said, “Is ren really far away? No sooner do I desire it than it is here.”(仁遠乎矣?我欲仁,斯仁矣) --- being ren or not, depends on yourself, your effort 2. ren 仁 in the Analects - (A 4.6) The Master said, “Is there a man who, for the space of a single day, is able to devote all his strength to ren? I have not come across such a man whose strength proves insufficient for this task. There must be such cases of insufficient strength, only I have not come across them.”(有能一日用其力於仁矣乎?我未見力不足孝.蓋有之矣,我未之見也) ---everyone is capable of becoming a renzhe Example of a Sage: Confucius - (A 6.30) Zigong said, “If there were a man who gave extensively to the common people and brought help to the multitude, what would you think of him? Could he be called ren?”(如有博施於民而能濟眾,何如?可謂仁乎?) - The Master said, “It is no longer a matter of ren with such a man. If you describe him, “sage” is, perhaps, the right word. Even Yao and Shun [the most respectable ancient kings] would have found it difficult to accomplish as much…”(何事於仁!必也聖乎!堯舜其猶病諸!) -- Example of a renzhe: Confucius -Comments on (A.6.30): - Confucius is known as a Sage, as his teaching cares for the common people and brings help to the multitude. His ideal is even higher than being ren. Example of a renzhe: Confucius (A 7.16) The Master said, “In the eating of coarse rice and the drinking of water, the using