Hsin

Hsin

Heart; mind.

The original or intuitive mind of man which is good (Mencius).

Human desires (the hsin of man as different from the hsin of the Confucian Moral Law or tao).

The Mind which is identical with the Great Ultimate (T’ai Chi). (Shao K’ang-chieh, 1011-1077.)

One aspect of the Nature (hsing). “When the Nature is viewed from its goodness, it is the Moral Law (tao); when it is viewed from its essence, it is the Destiny (ming) ; when it is viewed from its natural state or spontaneity, it is Heaven (T’ien); and when it is viewed from its manifestations, it is the Mind (hsin).” (Ch’eng I-ch’uan( 1033-1107.)

“The pure and refined portion of the vital force, ch’i.” Being such it “has the Great Ultimate as its Reason (li) and Yin and Yang as its passivity and activity.” It is the spiritual faculty or consciousness of man. (Chu Hsi, 1130-1200.)

The mind conceived as identical with the Universe and Reason (li). (Lu Hsiang-shan, 1139-1193.)

The mind conceived as identical with Reason (li) and intuition. (Wang Yang-ming, 14-73-1529.)

— W.T.C.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Hsin

Good faith, one of the Five Cardinal Confucian Virtues (wu ch’ang); honesty; sincerity; truthfulness; truth. (Confucianism.) “Actualization of honesty (chung).” (Ch’eng Ming-tao, 1032-1086.) See Chung.

Belief; trust.

Power, or the efficacy of the essence of Tao. (Lao Tzu.)

— W.T.C.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy