Wow, yes! And thanks! This could safely be the part two of the original article. The Wu Wei part and the "know yourself if you want to know God" are especially spot on, but you also nicely filled in a lot of other blanks.

I would go with "impartial" over affectionate. But not in the sense of "uncaring,"

Definitely, another word that often comes to my mind in this context is "fair".

What self? What other?

Oneself? I see no problem with self-love. In the end, it encompasses everything. After all, there is only one first person perspective ;)