According to the Confucian views on rites, music and music education, music arises from the human mind and moves the people. A country enjoying peace and order makes people feel peaceful and harmonious. In an era of peace and stability, people will naturally be in a peaceful mood, which finds expression in the idyllic and merry styles of music creat…

Yin (因), which means “follow” or “inherit,” embodies a distinct attitude and approach towards things. When people yin something, they adhere to its inherent forms or rules of existence and operation, refraining from imposing their own demands or external standards. This treatment acknowledges the innate reasonableness within the object or its e…

Self-cultivation is the starting point of several steps moving outward. The next step is managing family affairs, followed by governing the state. The final step is moving to provide peace and sound governance to all under heaven. This process is a fundamental theme in Confucian moral philosophy and discourse on politics. It is a gradually expanding…

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