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94:6.10 The Confucian preachment of [[morality]] was predicated on the [[theory]] that the earthly way is the distorted [[shadow]] of the heavenly way; that the true [[pattern]] of temporal [[civilization]] is the [[mirror]] [[reflection]] of the eternal order of [[heaven]]. The [[potential]] [[God]] [[concept]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism Confucianism] was almost completely subordinated to the emphasis placed upon the Way of Heaven, the [[pattern]] of the [[cosmos]].

94:6.10 The Confucian preachment of [[morality]] was predicated on the [[theory]] that the earthly way is the distorted [[shadow]] of the heavenly way; that the true [[pattern]] of temporal [[civilization]] is the [[mirror]] [[reflection]] of the eternal order of [[heaven]]. The [[potential]] [[God]] [[concept]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism Confucianism] was almost completely subordinated to the emphasis placed upon the Way of Heaven, the [[pattern]] of the [[cosmos]].

94:6.11 The teachings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao] have been lost to all but a few in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient Orient], but the [[writings]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] have ever since constituted the basis of the [[moral]] [[fabric]] of the [[culture]] of almost a third of [[Urantia]]ns. These Confucian precepts, while perpetuating the best of the past, were somewhat inimical to the very Chinese spirit of investigation that had produced those achievements which were so venerated. The influence of these doctrines was unsuccessfully combated both by the imperial efforts of Ch'in Shih Huang Ti and by the teachings of Mo Ti, who proclaimed a brotherhood founded not on ethical duty but on the love of God. He sought to rekindle the ancient quest for new truth, but his teachings failed before the vigorous opposition of the disciples of Confucius.

94:6.11 The teachings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao] have been lost to all but a few in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient Orient], but the [[writings]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] have ever since constituted the basis of the [[moral]] [[fabric]] of the [[culture]] of almost a third of [[Urantia]]ns. These [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism#Themes_in_Confucian_thought Confucian precepts], while perpetuating the best of the [[past]], were somewhat inimical to the very [[Chinese]] spirit of [[investigation]] that had produced those [[achievements]] which were so [[venerated]]. The [[influence]] of these [[doctrines]] was unsuccessfully combated both by the imperial efforts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%27in_Shih_Huang_Ti Ch'in Shih Huang Ti] and by the teachings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ti Mo Ti], who proclaimed a [[brotherhood]] founded not on [[ethical]] [[duty]] but on the [[love]] of [[God]]. He sought to rekindle the [[ancient]] quest for new [[truth]], but his teachings failed before the vigorous [[opposition]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius#Disciples_and_legacy disciples of Confucius].

94:6.12 Like many other spiritual and moral teachers, both Confucius and Lao-tse were eventually deified by their followers in those spiritually dark ages of China which intervened between the decline and perversion of the Taoist faith and the coming of the Buddhist missionaries from India. During these spiritually decadent centuries the religion of the yellow race degenerated into a pitiful theology wherein swarmed devils, dragons, and evil spirits, all betokening the returning fears of the unenlightened mortal mind. And China, once at the head of human society because of an advanced religion, then fell behind because of temporary failure to progress in the true path of the development of that God-consciousness which is indispensable to the true progress, not only of the individual mortal, but also of the intricate and complex civilizations which characterize the advance of culture and society on an evolutionary planet of time and space.

94:6.12 Like many other [[spiritual]] and [[moral]] [[teachers]], both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Confucius] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi Lao-tse] were [[eventually]] deified by their followers in those spiritually dark ages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_history China] which intervened between the decline and [[perversion]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taosim Taoist faith] and the coming of the [[Buddhist]] missionaries from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism#Timeline India]. During these spiritually [[decadent]] centuries the [[religion]] of the yellow race [[degenerated]] into a pitiful [[theology]] wherein swarmed devils, dragons, and evil spirits, all betokening the returning [[fears]] of the unenlightened [[mortal]] [[mind]]. And [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China], once at the head of human [[society]] because of an advanced [[religion]], then fell behind because of temporary failure to [[progress]] in the true path of the [[development]] of that [[God-consciousness]] which is indispensable to the true [[progress]], not only of the [[individual]] [[mortal]], but also of the intricate and [[complex]] [[civilizations]] which characterize the advance of [[culture]] and [[society]] on an [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 evolutionary planet] of [[time and space]].

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