Confucius--the Secular as Sacred

action Analects analysis ancient aspect become bring central ceremony Chinese choice civilization complex conceived concept concern condition conduct Confucian Confucius Confucius's context convention course culture deciding dignity direction distinctive effect elaborated essential example existence expressed feel finally follow force forms genuine gesture gives guilt hand historical holy human ideal ideas imagery important individual inner insight interpretation issues kind language learned least look magical matter meaning merely metaphor moral narrative natural never notion objective one's oneself original passage past pattern performance person perspective philosophical physical possible practices present punishment puts question reference relation remarks repentance respect responsibility rite ritual role rooted sacred seems sense shame short social society specific spiritual suggest suppose teaching things thought tion tradition translation true truly turn ultimate virtue Waley Western