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Too often Confucius is dismissed as being merely a teacher of ethics; it is denied that he is also a spiritual teacher. But he taught self-control. Such control lessens a man's attachment to, and service of, his ego. Is not suppression of egoism an important part of all spiritual teaching?

-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 4 : China, Japan, Tibet > # 80