Righteousness - I

Confucianism insists on ‘righteousness’, one of the four inborn virtues which, when cultivated, can purify our spiritual energy. The great Confucianist philosopher Mencius defined I as doing what we should as “citizens of the universe,” while Confucius stressed doing what we should purely for its own sake, without desire for material or spiritual gain.

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