The Chinese People, Too, Went Through All

And Revolutions Always Mean The Breakdown Of Old Authority.

No Student Of Chinese History Can Say That The Chinese Are Incapable Of Religious Experience, Even When Judged By The Standards Of Medieval Europe Or Pious India.

The Jesuits Had Learned That A Christian Mission To China Could Never Succeed If It Were Not In A Position To Show And Convince The Chinese Intelligentsia Of The Superiority Of The European Culture.

But I Wish To Point Out That It Is Entirely Wrong To Say That The Chinese Are Not Religious.

The Most Outstanding Characteristic Of Eastern Civilization Is To Know Contentment, Whereas That Of Western Civilization Is Not To Know Contentment. Contented Easterners Are Satisfied With Their Simple Life And Therefore Do Not Seek To Increase Their Material Enjoyment... They Are Satisfied With Their Present Lot And Environment And Therefore Do Not Want To Conquer Nature But Merely Be At Home With Nature And At Peace With Their Lot.