Man’s mind is the mind of the sensible world, but we have another mind which is called conscience. This is reason itself, and does not belong to form… - Nakae Tōju

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Man’s mind is the mind of the sensible world, but we have another mind which is called conscience. This is reason itself, and does not belong to form (or “mode”). It is infinite and eternal. As our conscience is one with (the divine or universal) reason, it has no beginning or end. If we act in accord with (such) reason or conscience, we are ourselves the incarnations of the infinite and eternal, and have eternal life.

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About Nakae Tōju

Nakae Tōju (中江 藤樹, 21 April 1608 – 11 October 1648) was a Japanese Confucian philosopher known as "the sage of Ōmi".

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Pen Names: 近江聖人
Alternative Names: Tōju Nakae

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