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not knowing the reason behind the perceived provocation.
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The constant stirrings of the heart can easily lead to bad moral judgements.
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not given to the heat of the moment.
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lead us away from the path of Humanity and Rightness.
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germs of beginnings of goodness need to be carefully nurtured and cultivated.
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in the sense of being completely firm in its ethical resolve?
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energy in him, such that it flows unobstructed like a flood.
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Perhaps we should read this passage together.
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"It is difficult to explain," Mencius said.
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"This is a Qi, which is, in the highest degree vast and unyielding.
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it will fill the space between heaven and earth.
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It's a Qi which unites Rightness and the Way.
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Gaozi never understood Rightness because, he looked upon it as external."
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"Haoran Zhi Qi" in Chinese is enormously influential in Chinese culture.
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"Haoran" is still a very common Chinese name today.
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In fact, come to think of it, I have a nephew named "Haoran."
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This is how the heart can remain inperterptable.
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that it commands every movement of the heart or mind.
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strong that it can overcome any obstacles.
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It is the result of constant self cultivation as Mencius emphasizes.
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As suppose to any shallow or sporadic show of Rightness.
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the Qi will lose its control over the competing interests of the heart.
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in a theory of inborn human nature.
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before it is contaminated or corrupted by external influences.
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as a process of recovery.
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and they don't try to regain it.
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they know to look for them.
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seek to recover the lost heart or mind," he says.
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The ethical course is never easy.
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underestimate the immense difficulty of ethical self-cultivation.
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that seek to take command of the heart.
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For some people, it may be power, for others, perhaps, fame or wealth.
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virtue must be made to triumph over all other desires.
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I think he is sure that the analogy will appeal to his audience.
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(Now, you may substitute chicken or beef if you want).
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take bear's paws, life is what I desire.
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But I also desire Rightness.
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If I cannot have them both, I would rather give up life and take Rightness.
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While I desire to live, there is something else that I desire more than life itself.
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Though I hate to die, there is something I hate more than death itself," he says.
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choose death in order to pursue Rightness.
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But the promise, the promise of ethical excellence beckons.
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it invariably first puts his mind or heart and resolve to the toughest test.
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poverty and frustrates all his efforts.
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heart, strengthen his nature and enhance his capacity."
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firm in his ethical purpose, he becomes truly, a great person.
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realize lasting peace in society.
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The reference to heaven brings me to my final comment on Mencius.
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the ultimate source of meaning and value.
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It is Heaven that endows human beings with a nature that tends towards goodness.
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separation of the religious and spiritual from what is secular and mundane.
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Mencius sums up his philosophy in these words.
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mind to the fullest extent will know his nature.
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Knowing his nature, he understands Heaven.
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Preserving one's heart and nourishing one's nature, this is how we serve Heaven."
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Whether a person dies young or lives to a ripe old age, whether he is rich or poor.
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stands firm in defending and extending the way of humanity and rightness.
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traced to nourishing one's inborn nature.
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From this perspective, the vision of Confucius is internalised.
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humanity is no longer conceived of as a task that is external to oneself.
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we are able to realise harmony not only in society but also with Heaven.
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The question that we need to ask is this.
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Is it really the case that human nature harbours the beginnings of goodness.
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the equally influential confusian thinker, Xunzi.
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From 1 April 2013 new rules came in for Housing Benefit. It affects working age tenants in the social rented sector (that is property let by a Local Authority or registered Housing Association).
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The size criteria, also applied to people who rent from a private landlord, will be used to decide if you under occupy your home. If your home is too big for your needs, the amount of rent used to calculate how much Housing Benefit you’re entitled to will be cut by a fixed percentage.
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There is no definition of bedroom size in legislation. It will be up to the landlord to accurately describe the property/number of bedrooms, which is normally on the tenancy agreement.
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When calculating how many bedrooms a family unit requires, one room for a foster child will be included as long as they have fostered a child or become an approved foster carer within the last 52 weeks. Therefore a household that has an extra room for a current or potential foster child will not be treated as under occupying. Extra help is available under Discretionary Housing Payment to help foster carers. A foster child who remains with their foster carer after the age of 18 will be treated as a non dependent and included in the room calculation.
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They will be able to retain the bedroom for that adult child when they are deployed on operations.
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The removal of the spare room subsidy will not be applied to the eligible rent for that unoccupied bedroom, but the removal of the spare room subsidy may apply if they have other spare rooms.
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A non-dependant deduction (i.e. the amount of money that someone is expected to pay towards household expenses if they work and continue to live at home) will not be taken whilst they are deployed.
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The reform recognises the unique and immense contribution people in the armed forces make to their communities and wider society as a whole. As it has emerged that some may be penalised as a direct consequence of the reforms action was taken to address this.
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Whether or not you are under-occupying will be determined in exactly the same way for a joint tenancy as any other.
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We will need to determine the exact make up of the household as a whole of which you and your household forms a part. All occupants will be taken into account for the purposes of establishing under-occupation, whether or not they are claiming Housing Benefit.
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If the total household is under occupying, the standard 14% or 25% reduction will be applied to the whole eligible rent which will then be apportioned between the joint tenants. This may then take account how they divide the rent between them where appropriate.
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A boarder or lodger will be taken into account. Therefore in a three bedroom house with a couple, their child and a lodger, the claimant would not be considered to be under-occupying and there would be no reduction in Housing Benefit due to under-occupancy.
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Where parents who don’t live together have shared care of their children, the children are only treated as living with the parent that is treated as responsible for them and provides their main home. For a person to be treated as responsible for a child or young person, the child or young person must normally be living with that person. If a child or young person spends equal amounts of time in different households, or there is a question as to whom they normally live with, they will be treated as living with the person who is receiving child benefit for them. This is consistent with those living in the private rented sector.
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The size criteria rules will not apply to shared ownership cases. This is where the claimant part owns the property under a shared ownership lease, usually with a housing association. You may well have a mortgage on your share of the property while renting the rest.
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The size criteria rules will only apply to claimants of working age. Working age includes anyone who is under the State Pension age of the time. Any claimant over state pension qualifying age or with a partner over that age will be exempt from the size criteria rules from April 2013. Go to www.gov.uk/calculate-state-pension if you need to check when that is for you.
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These include mooring charges for house boats and site charges for caravans and mobile homes as well as various ‘excluded tenancies’, that are not with a ‘registered housing association’, within schedule 2 to the Housing Benefit Regulations, such as private rented sector regulated tenancies.
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The size criteria rules will not be applied to those in supported exempt accommodation. This is a particular type of supported accommodation defined for Housing Benefit purposes as accommodation provided by a non-metropolitan county council in England, a housing association, a registered charity or voluntary organisation where that body or a person acting on its behalf provides the claimant with care, support or supervision.
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What options are open to people to meet any shortfall?
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You can decide to pay the difference in any shortfall from your own money.
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A claimant may be able to move to more appropriately sized accommodation with the help of their landlord. Speak to the Housing Association you’re renting from about this. If you are a council tenant, you can discuss your housing options with your local Area Housing Officer – telephone 0300-1234566. View further information about your housing options,. This will take you to our Housing and Property services part of this site.
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Alternatively, social tenants affected by the under-occupation measure may choose to move to more suitably sized accommodation in the Private Rented Sector.
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With the agreement of your landlord a claimant may be able to take in a boarder or lodger to fill an unoccupied room. Any income from a boarder could have an effect on their Housing Benefit/Council Tax Reduction or other benefits.
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If there are non dependents living in the accommodation, the excess rent may be met through their new or increased contributions.
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This would increase a claimant’s income and help cover any reduction. Any increase in income may affect Housing Benefit/Council Tax Reduction..
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You can apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment for temporary support to help you stay in your home.
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A couple living in a three bedroom property with two children aged 1 and 3.
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Rent = £75 per week.
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Applying the size criteria means that the household is deemed to be under-occupying by one bedroom.
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A 14% reduction of £10.50 is applied to the eligible rent of £75 resulting in maximum Housing Benefit entitlement of £64.50.
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A four bedroom house is occupied by a couple, and 2 daughters aged 11 and 9.
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Rent = £90 per week.
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Applying the size criteria means that the household is deemed to be under occupying by 2 bedrooms.
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As we celebrate Independence Day, we remember the citizens who joined together 238 years ago to secure our independence. Those citizen Soldiers accomplished the seemingly insurmountable task of defeating a superior force to form our nation. Through time, they and the generations who followed, confronted adversity to preserve and protect our country's freedoms and rights. They remain a tremendous source of inspiration to the United States and its Army.
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