Book 4, Passage 4.15

The Master said, 'Shan, my doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity.' The disciple Tsang replied, 'Yes.'

子曰：“参乎！吾道一以贯之。”曾子曰：“唯。”子出。门人问曰：…

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2 sentences · 2 notes

子zǐ曰yuē：“参shēn乎hū！吾wú道dào一yī以yǐ贯guàn之zhī。”曾zēng子zǐ曰yuē：“唯wěi。”子zǐ出chū。门mén人rén问wèn曰yuē：“何hé谓wèi也yě？”曾zēng子zǐ曰yuē：“夫fū子zǐ之zhī道dào，忠zhōng 恕shù而ér已yǐ矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'Shan, my doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity.' The disciple Tsang replied, 'Yes.'

2The Master went out, and the other disciples asked, saying, 'What do his words mean?' Tsang said, 'The doctrine of our master is to be true to the principles of our nature and the benevolent exercise of them to others,-- this and nothing more.'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

贯：贯穿，贯通。如以绳穿物。

忠恕：据朱熹注，尽己之心以待人叫作“忠”，推己及人叫作“恕”。

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