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Xin (Trust)

Trustworthiness, keeping one's word

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Chan & Zen Mind

After ethics with others (Confucian heart), Zen turns inward: Chan, Xin, then two quiet poems. Next: Tang poetry gateway.

~10 min

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Extend the innate moral knowin

Chuanxilu (Wang Yangming)

Let words be trustworthy and a

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There are no things outside th

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We look up to the high mountai

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