Practices+and+Beliefs

Confucianism does not have any specific rituals or practices, but it does display very important ethical principles. One of the main principes is //Ren//, which translates into humaneness. Some other ones are ...  - //Li// - ritual norms   -//Zhong// - loyalty to one's true nature   -//Shu// - reciprocity and   -//Xiao// - filial piety   All of these principles together make up the //De//, or virtue. [|"Confucianism is characterized by a highly optmistic view of human nature."] Confucianism is based off the belief that all human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible. Because of the lack of practices, most people who follow Confucianism, also follow Buddhism or Taoism, which are two religions Confucianism is based off of. They believe that the purpose of existence is to reach one's highest potential as a human being and that eventually one might become the " perfect person ". They also strongly agree with equality and respect for others. [|" Do not do to others what you would not like yourself."]They believe that everyone should have the same rights and get the same chances, no matter what class, age, race or gender. Confucianism is focused around the same general idea, which is humaneness. Our society would benefit from Confucianism from mainly this point. Right now, in our society, it is normal for there to be fights between people. We don't think about it when we disrespect someone, whether it was involuntary or not. The people who follow Confucianism have self disipline and know right from wrong. They have respect for others and have morals. They believe that the right thing to do is to treat everyone equal and they would never get into a violent fight. Our country needs to learn to respect authority and start acting on their mistakes.
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