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This 5 page report discusses three of the world’s great spiritual and philosophical classics. The ancient Hindu tradition, the philosophy of Confucius, and the dialogue of Socrates share a number of common features – most notably are those that agree upon what does and does not constitute a “superior” person. No secondary sources.
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but also the ways in which they have had an impact on subsequent generations. Ancient though they are, these three works have shaped the thinking and lives of countless
political leaders, theologians, and revolutionaries. These three works are representative of the Far East, the Near East, and the classical Greek (the foundation of Western thought). Two of
them, the Bhagavad-gita and the Analects, are considered to exist or at least have been created in a more spiritual realm and ideology than Platos "Symposium." Yet each of
the three offers insight to the way humanity can ands should conduct itself and each of the three is considered to be one of the worlds great spiritual and philosophical
classics. The Spiritual Life - Inseparable from the Physical or the Public "The Analects" is a collection of sayings, stories, and dialogues
attributed to Confucius and some of his disciples. For more than 2,000 years, it has been one of the great classics of Chinese civilization. The Bhagavad-gita is one of the
holy writings of the Hindu religion. The Bhagavad Gita describes a monistic worldview in which ethics, metaphysics and liberation are one. The liberated being acts ethically by nature, out of
a state of disinterested selflessness. Confucius (or more accurately Kung-Fu-Tzu or Kongfuzi) explains the thinking and motivations of the "superior man." He writes: "The Master said, The superior man
in everything considers righteousness to be essential. He performs it according to the rules of propriety (li). He brings it forth in humility. He completes it with sincerity. This is
indeed a superior man" (The Analects XV:17). In addition, Confucius said, "There are three things of which the superior man stand in awe. He stands in awe of the ordinances
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