© Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical means without prior written permission of the publisher. Contents Map of China in the Time of Confucius viii The Sacrificial Goat 66 Sovereigns and Ministers 67 Foreword by Michael Puett ix A Benevolent Neighborhood 68 Residing in Benevolence 69 Liking People 70 Introduction by Brian Bruya xi Mindful Benevolence 71 The Way in the Morning 72 THE LIFE OF CONFUCIUS 2 The Way of Self- Respect 73 Do the Right Thing 74 THE ANALECTS 45 Self- Interest 75 Pleasure and Dignity 46 What It Takes 76 The Root of Benevolence 47 Understanding What’s Right 77 Self- Critique 48 Seeing Yourself in Others 78 Leading a Large Country 49 Traveling 79 The Fine Young Man 50 Careless Words 80 The Gentleman 51 The Draw of Virtue 81 Virtue among the People 52 Better Than Yan Hui 82 Recognizing Others 53 Zai Yu and the Filthy Wall 83 Like the North Star 54 Shen Cheng’s Infirmity 84 Feeling Bad 55 The Meaning of “Cultured” 85 Stages of Life 56 Zichan the Gentleman 86 Feeling Filial 57 Grudge Not 87 Becoming a Teacher 58 Contriving Appearances 88 Words and Actions 59 Wishes 89 Non- Partisan 60 Owning Up 90 Study and Reflection 61 A Town of Ten Families 91 The Cult Figure 62 Yan Hui’s Learning 92 True Understanding 63 Yan Hui 93 How a Gentleman Contends 64 Peasants and Pedants 94 Proper Ceremony 65 Delight Is Best 95 For general queries, contact [email protected] © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical vi CONTENTS means without prior written permission of the publisher. The Wise and the Benevolent 96 Governing Oneself to Govern Others 135 The Gentleman’s Way 97 Patience and Prescience 136 The Secret to Benevolence 98 Fan Chi Asks about Benevolence 137 Transmitting Ideas 99 Harmonize 138 A Scholar’s Ease 100 A Contented Person 139 A Gentleman’s Worries 101 Working for a Corrupt Government 140 Dreaming of the Duke of Zhou 102 Poor without Complaint 141 The Foundation of Good Conduct 103 The Complete Person 142 Universal Education 104 Immodest Words 143 Teaching Good Students 105 Study for the Sake of Learning 144 Wealth or Enjoyment 106 Extravagant in Deeds 145 Simple Pleasures 107 Throwing Stones 146 Knowledge and Study 108 A Good Horse 147 Learning from Others 109 How to Treat One’s Enemies 148 Fair Play 110 Understanding Confucius 149 Extravagance and Thrift 111 Stubborn 150 A Gentleman’s Freedom 112 A Wasted Life 151 Dying Men Tell No Lies 113 Conditional Service 152 The Burden of Youth 114 Misspeaking 153 Good Students Fear Forgetting 115 Cultivating Benevolence 154 Personal Advantage, Fate, Benevolence 116 Thinking Ahead 155 The River of Time 117 The Difficult Ones 156 Age and Respect 118 Judging People and Words 157 Unbreakable Will 119 Be Thoughtful 158 Never 120 Patience and Discretion 159 Fire in the Stable 121 Be Skeptical 160 Spirits and Death 122 The Dao 161 Overdoing It 123 The Real Transgression 162 Chai is Naïve 124 Thinking vs. Studying 163 Benevolence 125 Yield to No One 164 The Golden Rule 126 The Proper Way 165 Brothers 127 Making Friends 166 The People’s Trust 128 Three Vices 167 Supporting the Good 129 Natural Understanding 168 Moral Leadership 130 The Nine Considerations 169 Giving Advice to Friends 131 Praising Deeds 170 Making Friends 132 Nature vs. Nurture 171 Leadership from Behind 133 The Six Defects 172 The Moral Leader 134 The Brazen Burglar 173 For general queries, contact [email protected] © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical means without prior written permission of the publisher. CONTENTS vii The Hometown Bandit 174 AFTER CONFUCIUS 193 Gossip 175 The Corrupt Official 176 THE STUDENTS OF CONFUCIUS 199 Detestable Changes 177 Yan Hui 201 Indirect Communication 178 Min Sun 202 Play Games 179 Ran Yong 203 Maids and Valets 180 Zhong You 204 An Immature Forty 181 Zai Yu 205 Speaking Truth to Power 182 Duanmu Si 206 Crazy Jieyu 183 Bu Shang 207 The Two Recluses 184 Tantai Mieming 208 Be Mindful 187 Zeng Shen 209 Love of Learning 188 You Ruo 210 Benevolence Realized 189 Nangong Kuo 211 Earning Trust 190 Gongxi Chi 212 Crossing the Line 191 Being an Example 192 Pronunciation Index 213 For general queries, contact [email protected].