The Nature - Chu Hsi

1. Moral Law is the Nature,
   and the Nature is Moral Law. It is true, these two are one and the same thing;
   but we need to understand why the term Nature is used,
   and why the term Moral Law is used. 
2. "The Nature is Law."
   Subjectively it is the Nature, objectively it is Law. 
3. The principle of life is termed the Nature.
4. The Nature consists of innumerable principles produced by Heaven. 
5. The Nature consists of substantive principles;
   Love, Righteousness, Reverence, and Wisdom are all included in it. 

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Chu Hsi [Zhu Xi] (1130-1200) China
Translated by Joseph Percy Bruce
Source: The philosophy of human nature. Translated from the Chinese, with notes by Chu, Hsi, 1130-1200; Joseph Percy Bruce, Probsthain, 1922
This section is taken from "The Nature: Eighteen selections from The Conversations"