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When Confucius taught his students he hoped to transmit to them ideas which would help alleviate the pervading chaos. In the modern era, which has witnessed a decline of religiousity and a rise of secularism some of Confucius' concepts would be most beneficial if studied and internalized by modern man. Of course not all of the Sage's ideas are applicable to today's situations, yet the Confucian notion of learning and self-cultivation is appropriate. Presently the Western world is rejecting many traditional Christian religious concepts which are inextricably tied to the idea of a God, and man's relationship to this God. The Teachings of Confucius give man a moral guideline for conduct based upon man's innate essence and his ability to learn and cultivate himself. This contrasts with the Christian idea of a benevolent, or for some, a not so benevolent, God; who may influence man's development and destiny regardless of the individual efforts of the man. |
