Human-heartedness
Posted by jamesk | Filed under Stuff
I’m listening again to a podcast recording of Alan Watts, courtesy of iStore, on my new iPod Touch (courtesy of Pa Brandon). I first listened in on the train home last night when, even though it was humid and I was very tired, I was fascinated by his talk.
“Human-heartedness was regarded by Confucius as the highest of all virtues (above righteousness, justice and propriety), although he refused to define it! Human nature is fundamentally good, not just our virtuous side, but also our passion, our appetites and our waywardness.”
Isn’t that wonderful?
