Neo-Confucianism - Beliefs

✔️ The central belief of Neo-Confucianism like classic Confucianism is the idea of teaching oneself to become a better person. 

Neo-Confucians believe that the correct way of living is expressed in two forms: principle (li) and matter (qi).

✔️ Another important addition to Neo-Confucianism introduced the idea that the principle of all things exists within every individual.

Because of this, individuals can understand the external world through introspection an meditation.