A Korean Confucian's advice on how to be moral : Tasan Chŏng Yagyong's reading of the Zhongyong /
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| Author / Creator: | Chŏng, Yag-yong, 1762-1836, author. |
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| Uniform title: | Works. Selections. English |
| Imprint: | Honolulu, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i Press, [2023] ©2023 |
| Description: | xi, 468 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion Korean classics library. Philosophy and religion. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13075849 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Translator's Introduction
- 1. Tasan Chong Yagyong and the Zhongyong
- 2. Why Translate These Particular Zhongyong Commentaries?
- 3. Tasan's Approach to Confucian Scholarship
- 4. Tasan's Approach to the Cultivation of a Selfless Orientation
- 5. Tasan and the Problem of Moral Frailty
- 6. Reading These Discussions of the Zhongyong
- 7. Notes on the Translation of Key Terms
- Part II. Translation: Chungyong ch'aek (Responding to Royal Inquiries regarding the Zhongyong)
- Part III. Translation: Chungyong kanguibo (A Discussion of the Meaning of the Zhongyong, Revised)
- Introduction
- Zhongyong I: 1. That which Heaven has conferred on us is called our innate ability to act appropriately.
- Zhongyong I: 2. We cannot distance ourselves from the Dao for even one second.
- Zhongyong I: 4. When joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure have not yet begun to stir.
- Zhongyong II. Confucius said, "An exemplary person is someone who is consistently appropriately focused and composed."
- Zhongyong III. The Master said," Constant Focus and Composure-surely this is perfection!"
- Zhongyong IV. Among human beings, there is no one who does not eat or drink.
- Zhongyong VI. There was Shun: He indeed was greatly wise!
- Zhongyong VII. All men say, "I am wise."
- Zhongyong VIII. Hui was a man who chose the Way of equanimity and constancy.
- Zhongyong IX. All-under-Heaven, states and families can be peacefully ordered.
- Zhongyong X. Zilu asked about strength.
- Zhongyong XI. Same go to where they can hide from public view and behave in peculiar ways.
- Zhongyong XII. The Dao which the superior person pursues extends far and wide [fei] and yet is hidden [yin].
- Zhongyong XIII. The Dao is not far away from ordinary people…. When hewing an axe handle, simply hew an axe handle.
- Zhongyong XIV. The exemplary person does what is appropriate for whatever position he finds himself in.
- Zhongyong XV. When traveling a long distance, we must start from somewhere nearby. When ascending to someplace high, we must begin from down below.
- Zhongyong XVI. In the way it displays its power, how great is the Spirit.
- Zhongyong XVII. Great, indeed, was Shun's filial piety!
- Zhongyong XVIII. It was only King Wen who was without grief.
- Zhongyong XIX: 3. In spring and autumn, they would renovate their ancestral temples and arrange the ritual vessels properly.
- Zhongyong XIX: 4. The rituals of the ancestral temple provide the occasion for maintaining the proper zhao and mu order.
- Zhongyong XIX: 5. To stand in the positions of the forebears and carry out their ritual obligations.
- Zhongyong XIX: 6. The jiao sacrifices and the she sacrifices were ways to pay ritual homage to the Lord on High.
- Zhongyong XX: 1. Lord Ai asked about how to govern properly.
- Zhongyong XX: 4. Proper governing depends on who is doing the governing.
- Zhongyong XX: 7. An exemplary person, therefore, cannot do otherwise than cultivate a moral character.
- Zhongyong XX: 8. There are five aspects of the Dao everyone must conform to.
- Zhongyong XX: 9. Some understand with a natural ease.
- Zhongyong XX: 10. The Master said, "To love learning brings one close to acting wisely."
- Zhongyong XX: 12. For All-under-Heaven, all states and households, there are nine cardinal rules.
- Zhongyong XX: 16. In all undertakings, you must prepare in order to be successful.
- Zhongyong XX: 18. Acting in an unselfishly cooperative and appropriately responsive manner is the Dao of Heaven.
- Zhongyong XXII. In All-under-Heaven, only he who is completely unselfishly cooperative and appropriately responsive…
- Zhongyong XXIII. Those below that level are those who are able to extend their efforts to that which is most detailed and complicated.
- Zhongyong XXIV. The Dao of being perfectly selflessly cooperative and appropriately responsive makes it possible to see what lies ahead.
- Zhongyong XXV. To act in an unselfishly cooperative and appropriately responsive manner actualizes one's full potential.
- Zhongyong XXVI: 1. Therefore, those who act in a perfectly unselfishly cooperative and appropriately responsive manner never stop doing so.
- Zhongyong XXVI: 7. The Dao of Heaven and Earth can be completely encapsulated in a single word.
- Zhongyong XXVI: 10. The Book of Songs says, "That which Heaven confers - Its majesty is eternal."
- Zhongyong XXVII: 1. Great, indeed, is the Dao of the Sage!
- Zhongyong XXVII: 6. The exemplary person, therefore, respects his innate potential for acting appropriately and follows the path of study and inquiry.
- Zhongyong XXVII: 7. This is the reason he is not arrogant when occupying a high office.
- Zhongyong XXVIII: 1. The Master said, "The foolish nonetheless like to use their own judgment."
- Zhongyong XXVIII: 5. The Master said, "Let me say something about the rituals of Xia."
- Zhongyong XXIX: 5. This is why, when the true ruler takes action, the people of that age take this to be the Dao of All-under-Heaven.
- Zhongyong XXX. Confucius carried on the work of Yao and Shun as if they were his own ancestors.
- Zhongyong XXXI. In All-under-Heaven, only someone who is a perfect Sage…
- Zhongyong XXXII. In All-under-Heaven, only someone who displays the highest level of unselfishly cooperative and appropriately responsive behavior …
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 1. The Book of Songs says, "Over her brocade garments she wore a plain coat with no lining."
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 2. The Book of Songs says, "Although the fish lie on the bottom to hide, they are still clearly visible."
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 3. The Book of Songs savs, "If someone spies on you in your own home, make sure there is nothing going on to be ashamed of even in the darkest corner."
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 4. The Book of Songs says, "Silently, without a word, he enters and offers the sacrifice; at that time there is no discord."
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 5. The Book of Songs says, "He doesn't make a public display of his ethical virtuosity, yet all the noblemen take him as an exemplar."
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 6. The Book of Songs says, "I admire the way you radiate moral power without proclaiming it loudly or making a big display of it."
- Zhongyong XXXIII: 6. The Book of Songs says, "Moral authority is light, like a feather."
- Discussing Zhu Xi's Preface to Zhongyong zhangju
- Discussing the Divisions of the Text
- A Record of the Discussion of the Zhongyong at the Brilliant Governance Hall
- Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms
- Notes
- Works Consulted
- Index
