On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The…

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The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it...

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it...

Confucius was a humanist and an agnostic.

Confucius was a humanist and an agnostic.

In the year 1915 a series of trivial incidents led some Chinese students in Cornell...

In the year 1915 a series of trivial incidents led some Chinese students in Cornell...

Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can...

Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can...

But I wish to point out that it is entirely wrong to say that the...

But I wish to point out that it is entirely wrong to say that the...

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further...

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further...

And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority.

And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority.

After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish...

After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish...

Within my own life, I read all the beloved novels by lamps of vegetable oil;...

Within my own life, I read all the beloved novels by lamps of vegetable oil;...

It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the...

It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the...

What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised...

What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised...

The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development.

The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development.

Practically all the prominent leaders of thought in China today are openly agnostics and even...

Practically all the prominent leaders of thought in China today are openly agnostics and even...

The rise of the dramas in the thirteenth century, and the rise of the great...

The rise of the dramas in the thirteenth century, and the rise of the great...

It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even...

It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even...

On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now...

On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now...

India Conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a...

India Conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a...

And lastly, the political revolutions from 1911 to the present time have done more to...

And lastly, the political revolutions from 1911 to the present time have done more to...

Historically, there had been many periods of Chinese Renaissance.

Historically, there had been many periods of Chinese Renaissance.

For all the social changes in China can be traced to their early beginnings in...

For all the social changes in China can be traced to their early beginnings in...