chapter 7

作品:The Spirit of the Chinese People 作者:辜鸿铭 字数: 下载本书  举报本章节错误/更新太慢

    trutter is, _t feel tem of py and civilisation  Confucianism is not a religion. It is perfectly true t Confucianism is not a religion in t tness of Confucianism lies even in t it is not a religion. In fact, tness of Confucianism is t,  being a religion, it can take t can make men do  religion.

    Noo understand ake t try and find out t seems to me, feel t t and of p us take science, I mean p is take up tudy of science? Most people no men do so, because t to  tive o pursue its study is not because t to  progressive Cake up tudy of science, because t rail science. true men of science in Europe in t y of building rail t all of railrue men of science in Europe and  of science,  in tanding tery of t t and po t and future as _ not like animals anding tery of til men understand someture, lay and uncertainty of everyt, as an Englis says, tery of t science, art and p t religion, to lig;tery, ....

    t of All telligible ;

    Art and poetry enable tist and poet to see beauty and order in t ligery. ts like Goet;, ; do not feel to see met ligery. t;for  ;tellectual life is a transport, as for t transport,quot; do not feel tly, science also enables tific men to see la ligery. tific men like Darhe need of religion.

    But for t poets, artists, p to t from tening forces of Nature and t is it t can lighe

    quot;burden of tery of all telligible ; It is religion. But en for tery? Religion, I say, ligy and a sense of permanence. In presence of tening forces of Nature and tery and terror y ; and t refuge is a belief in some supernatural Being or beings rol over ten tant cude and transition of tery and uncertainty  refuge is ture life. In tens for t poets, artists, pific men, tery of all telligible y and a sense of permanence in tence. C said: quot; Peace I give unto you, peace ake a; t is o ty and a sense of permanence. to ty and of permanence whe need of religion.

    But I said Confucianism,  being a religion can take t be someto ty and permanence  y and sense of permanence t religion gives.

    I en been asked to say ell you of many t, as to-day I  time, I o tell you of one principal and most important tion_ter ages and  someto ty and sense of permanence  ask you to alloo go a little more into detail about Confucius and w he did.