The Japanese Spirit
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Because they do not live for themselves. On that account can they endure.
'Therefore the True Man puts his person behind and his person comes to the front.
He surrenders his person and his person is pre- served. Is it not because he seeks not his own ?
For that reason he accomplishes his own.' ' Cp. Dr. P. Carus's Lao-tze Tao-teh-king.
68 THE JAPANESE SPIRIT Again we hear him ' Discoursing on Virtue ' :— 'Superior virtue is non-virtue. Therefore it has virtue. Inferior virtue never loses sight ...of virtue. Therefore it has no virtue. Superior virtue is non-assertive and without pretension.
Inferior virtue asserts and makes pretensions.' He talks about ' Returning to Sim- plicity ' : — 'Quit the so-called saintliness; leave the so- called wisdom alone ; and the people's gain will be increased by a hundredfold.
' Abandon the so-called mercy ; put away the so-called righteousness ; and the people will return to filial devotion and paternal love.
' Abandon your scheming ; put away your devices ; and thieves and robbers will no longer exist.' Such is the general purport of the doc- trine expounded by Lao-tze.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Because they do not live for themselves. On that account can they endure.
'Therefore the True Man puts his person behind and his person comes to the front.
He surrenders his person and his person is pre- served. Is it not because he seeks not his own ?
For that reason he accomplishes his own.' ' Cp. Dr. P. Carus's Lao-tze Tao-teh-king.
68 THE JAPANESE SPIRIT Again we hear him ' Discoursing on Virtue ' :— 'Superior virtue is non-virtue. Therefore it has virtue. Inferior virtue never loses sight ...of virtue. Therefore it has no virtue. Superior virtue is non-assertive and without pretension.
Inferior virtue asserts and makes pretensions.' He talks about ' Returning to Sim- plicity ' : — 'Quit the so-called saintliness; leave the so- called wisdom alone ; and the people's gain will be increased by a hundredfold.
' Abandon the so-called mercy ; put away the so-called righteousness ; and the people will return to filial devotion and paternal love.
' Abandon your scheming ; put away your devices ; and thieves and robbers will no longer exist.' Such is the general purport of the doc- trine expounded by Lao-tze.
What to read after The Japanese Spirit?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Yoshisaburo Okakura to read onlineMoreLess
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