reverence

The Unchanging Virtue: “Be Grave at Home, Reverent in Work, Sincere with Others”

The Power of Propriety: When Leaders Love Ritual, People Show Reverence

The Path of the Gentleman: Reverent in Conduct, Respectful and Ritually Proper with Others

The Ritual Mindset: Meeting People as Guests, Employing People as in a Sacrifice

Awe in the Storm: The Changed Countenance at Thunder and Gale

The Protocol of the Gift: From Tasting to Enshrining to Preserving Life

The Offering of the Humble Meal: Gravity in the Face of Scarcity

The Ascent in Silence: A Body Holding Its Breath in Awe

The Bowed Entrance: Making Oneself Small in the Grand Gateway

The Summons: A Countenance Transformed by Duty

The Unfathomable Summit: A Disciple’s Gaze Upon the Master’s Way

The Gestures of Reverence: Reading Another’s State in Confucius’s Conduct

The Unyielding Core: When Ritual Demands Solitary Adherence

The Paradox of Caution: How Walking on Thin Ice Leads to Solid Ground

The Three Things Confucius Treated with Ultimate Caution