Confucius. Book 3, Chapter 12.
Book 3, Pa Yih.
1. He sacrificed to the dead, as if they were present. He sacrificed to the spirits, as if the spirits were present.
2. The Master said, "I consider my not being present at the sacrifice, as if I did not sacrifice."
Book 3, Pa Yih.
1. He sacrificed to the dead, as if they were present. He sacrificed to the spirits, as if the spirits were present.
2. The Master said, "I consider my not being present at the sacrifice, as if I did not sacrifice."
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Text source: Lun Yu, The Confucian Analects. Translated by James Legge.
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