Abstract
In Zhongyong (The Doctrine of the Mean), cheng (sincerity) is the "Dao of all Daos", the "virtue of all virtues", and thus connects the Dao of humans and that of Heaven. The Dao of humans can reveal the sincerity in the Dao of Heaven in two approaches: to contemplate on sincerity and to conduct in sincerity. Meanwhile, sincerity in the Dao of Heaven is unfolded in everything's seeking for its own nature and destiny, thus the most fundamental approach for the Dao of humans to reveal the sincerity in the Dao of Heaven is for humans to seek for everything's own nature and destiny.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 537-551 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Frontiers of Philosophy in China |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- The Mean
- respectively seeking for their nature and destiny on their own
- sincerity