Our Master Mencius was asked – what do you mean
by a
The reply was undoubtly beuatiful, profound and
similar to our islamic views as below:
A man who commands our liking (instinctual nature/fitra)
is what called
A superior –Good man.( Muslim)
He whose goodness (husni khuluq)
Is part of himself is what Called a Real Man (Mu’min)
He whose goodness has been filled up
(in his whole being) is what called a Beautiful Man ( Muhsin).
He whose completed goodness
is brightly displayed is what
called a great Man ( Ta Ren/ Rijal al-kabir)
when this great man exercise a transforming influence
he is what called a Sage. ( Sheng ren-Wali/Sufi)
when the Sage is beyond our knowledge he is what
is called a Spiritual Man ( Hsien Ren/ Insanul Kamil)
