Caigentan: Chinese Wisdom to Improve your Life 1:091 Heaven blesses and punishes
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“Caigentan” is a masterpiece created by the Ming Dynasty literary figure Hong Yingming. This work is divided into two parts and encompasses Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies, intertwining with Hong Yingming’s personal experiences to form a thoughtful set of principles for navigating life.
The content covers aspects of self-cultivation, life, social interactions, and transcending worldly concerns, presenting itself as a collection of profound and contemplative aphorisms.
This video is a short introduction to “Caigentan”, which has been held in the same regard as Marcus Aurelius’s works. It will provide some background on the book and allow the reader to understand the writings better.
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1.《菜根譚》洪應明 原著，釋聖印 譯注 ISBN 9789571176864
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caigentan
3. http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Classics/caigentan.html
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