Benevolence refers to the feeling of kindness and kindness; love and sympathy.
The main content of Confucius’ thought of benevolence: filial piety to parents. Respect your elder brother, do not offend your superiors, and do not rebel. It's all about doing things and benevolence comes from doing things. The basis is "honor your parents and respect your brothers." Only by focusing on the fundamentals of doing things and improving the essence can the way of benevolence emerge.
The spirit of benevolence is an important feature of Confucian culture and has charm and value that transcends time and space. The Confucian spirit of benevolence has profound connotations, and its core can be summarized as filial piety and fraternity.
When people are born, they grow up in the care of their parents and experience the sincere and warm "kinship" between people. The Confucian spirit of benevolence is the origin of morality. But Confucian culture also believes that it is not enough to just stay at the feeling of "kinship" and must be expanded.
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The modern significance of Confucius’ thought of benevolence:
Confucian ethics and moral concepts, especially the thought of benevolence, can play a role in rectifying the source and revitalizing the world to a certain extent. The function of attenuating disadvantages. "Benevolence" is the practice and action of virtue, the essence of Confucian culture and the foundation of Confucian moral values.
Confucius’ idea of ??self-cultivation and loving others, and Neo-Confucianism’s concept of moral self-discipline and loving others as oneself, from the perspective of human self-improvement, have the meaning of being the foundation for one’s life; in terms of their larger goals, It can make society perfect, the world peaceful, and cultivate good social atmosphere.
Advocating Confucian ethics and benevolence thoughts in conjunction with the new situation can carry forward the Confucian spirit of focusing on cultivating oneself and loving others, emphasizing putting oneself in others' shoes, stressing self-examination and being cautious, treating others with courtesy, trustworthiness and respecting others, thus Play a positive role in solving social problems.
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