PERTEMUAN KEDUA MASTER IZI DAN DR.ANQARAVI

Jam 7.15 pagi di Institut Semazen, bangunan kayu 2 tingkat berbalam hijau biru diselaputi kabus pagi dan penduduk Miyazaki masih tidur nyenyak. Cahaya suria baru saja menyinar lembut dicelah ufuk timur Gunung Fujiyama. Maklumlah musim salji sekarang di Jepun sudah tak menentu. Suhu diluar 18 Celsius dan kalau di Malaysia…28 Celsius dikira normal. Kena pakai baju/kot berlapis.

Kami dipanggil oleh Master Izi Kurashowa melalui anak buahnya, Atikato: ‘ Zhao san…Dr.Anqaravi ! Our master invite your honorable self to participate on the lesson of Ta Hsue at 8.00 am this morning. We will wait you at Kenji Tatami Tea Room just 100 meter left to your suite. Please also bring along your text and commentary of Maulana Rumi. We think he may ask you something on ‘the language of Sufis and China sages’.

‘My master, the philosopher Chang says’:

‘The Great Learning is a book transmitted by the Confucian school,

and form the Gate by which first level students enter into virtue.

That now we can perceive the Order in which the Ancients scholars

pursued their knowledge is solely owing to the preservation of this work,

the Analect and Book of Mencius coming after it.

Seekers must commence their Path

with this and then it may be hoped,

they be will kept from Error (by Heaven).



James Legge footnotes: ‘ I have pointed out, in the prolomegna, the great differences which are found among Chinese commentators on the criticism and interpretation of it. We encounter them on the very threshold (of early Islamic texts equivalent). Kung Ying-ta says,’ It is the highest principles-Li. Chu Shi definition is contrary- the Tao of Great Learning is –

To cultivate illustrious virtue (te’);

to renovate the people; and
to rest (firm) in the highest excellence
(of complete human nature/spiritual capacity).

He explained it further, ‘ Te’-virtue is the metaphysical part of men nature, all comprehended under the terms- mind, soul, heart and spirit’.

Master Izi quoted then the Oracle of I Ching;

‘In observing the signs, the superior man (chun zi)
stand in awe of the Ordinances of Heaven (Tian)
he follow and carried out the

Teaching of the Sages (Sheng ren) and
he obey/submit to the Great men-king/rulers
(of wisdom who combined the inward/outward/Ta ren)’.


Siapakah para Guru/Filasuf yang dipanggil ‘Shengren’ dalam ajaran china klasik tersebut ? Teks itu bersambung dimuka surat 108 para 5:

‘Such a rulers/sages (ta ren/sheng-ren)
illustrating his ‘virtue’, constitute an example
(model/pattern) to the world for ages.

His Acts are for ages a Law to the kingdom.
His Words are for ages a Lesson to the kingdom/people.
Those who are far from him look longingly for him;
those who are near him are never wearied with him….

He may compared to heaven and earth, and
below he was conformed to the water and land. (p.109)

It is only he, possessed of all SAGELY qualities
that can exist under heaven, who show himself
quick in Apprehension, clear in Discerning,
of far reaching Intellect and all embracing
Knowledge, fitted to exercise RULE; (p.112)


Magnamious, benign, mild, fitted to Forbearance,
Impulsive, maintain a Firm Hold, Self Adjusted,
Grave, never swerving from the Pivot and
Correct-Truthful, fitted to COMMAND Reverence,
Accomplished, distinctive, concentrative,
Searching and fitted to exercise Discrimination.(p.113)

..sambung..