Showing The Analects by Confucius

?The Master said, ?If a man sets his heart on benevolence, he will be free from evil?? The Analects are a collection of Confucius?s sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius, one of the most humane thinkers of all time, believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one?s fellow man, he argued that the pursuit of virtue should be every individual?s supreme goal. And, while following the Way, or the truth, might not result in immediate or material gain, Confucius showed that it could nevertheless bring its own powerful and lasting spiritual rewards. This edition contains a detailed introduction exploring the concepts of the original work, a bibliography and glossary and appendices on Confucius himself, The Analects and the disciples who compiled them. Acknowledgments Introduction Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII Book IX Book X Book XI Book XII Book XIII Book XIV Book XV Book XVI Book XVII Book XVIII Book XIX Book XX Appendix 1: Events in the Life of Confucius Chronology Appendix 2: The Disciples as They Appear in the Analects Appendix 3: The Lun yu Textual Notes Works Cited Glossary