The theme of "The Doctrine of the Mean" is to educate people to consciously practice self-cultivation, self-supervision, self-education, and self-improvement, so as to cultivate themselves into gentlemen of the new era with ideal personality, uprightness, benevolence, and harmony, and jointly create a realm of "peace and harmony" in which "neutralization is achieved, heaven is established, and all things are nurtured." "The Complete Collection of The Doctrine of the Mean" combines examples from life, the workplace, and the business world to develop the theme of "The Doctrine of the Mean" in a modern way, and summarizes concise and easy-to-implement principles of life, workplace norms, and business management principles for the benefit of readers. The writing style of "The Complete Works of the Doctrine of the Mean" is fresh and natural, making it easier for readers to understand the mystery of "The Doctrine of the Mean"!
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I especially like our ancient idea of "gold mean", no more, no less. If we can grasp the essence of it, we can definitely achieve a good balance in our lives. This book introduces in detail the meaning and connotation of the original text of "The Doctrine of the Mean", discusses its ideological system and theoretical basis, and helps readers better understand and appreciate the essence of Confucianism. This is a professional book that introduces Confucian thought in ancient China. It introduces the original text, translation annotations and research results of "The Doctrine of the Mean" in detail, providing us with methods and tools for in-depth understanding and appreciation of Confucian thought.
Combining the wisdom of the ancients with the stories of contemporary people, we will find that the wisdom of the ancients will never fade away. "Zhong" is the "right heart" in "The Great Learning", and "yong" refers to daily life; what I understand as "the golden mean" is that when the "medium" acts on the "yong", it should maintain a state of "harmony". Unfortunately, the golden mean is almost unattainable: "A wise man will go beyond it, but a fool will fall short; a wise man will go beyond it, and an unworthy man will fall short." People all eat and drink, and they rarely know the taste. "There is a saying in "The Doctrine of the Mean" that teaches us how to understand the destiny of heaven: "A gentleman acts in his position and does not want to be outside of it. A gentleman cannot be content without entering. "The author of this book elucidates the Doctrine of the Mean from a new perspective based on the current situation, including examples from the workplace and the business world. It is of great practical significance and allows us to feel the wisdom of the ancients.
The grand memorial ceremony of "Qi Ming Dynasty costumes" is a "depressing and elegant" scene. However, all this prosperous culture is based on the so-called ghosts and gods that "cannot be seen and heard". But they seem to be far from nothingness, but "physical objects that cannot be left behind": as long as there is life, we seem to be able to feel their existence. But this is not the existence of "actual" existence, but the existence of "should be", which is a simulation of existence. "As if there", "as if gods are present", "as on it, as on its left and right", it seems that all ghosts and gods are not really there, but it cannot be said that they are not there, but only "as if they are there" - as if they are, "when" they exist. The so-called "when it exists" is an existential projection of consciousness, an illusion of existence manifested by the use of emotional consciousness. This projection and use are genuine and truthful.
As one of the most important and core ways of living in China for thousands of years, the Doctrine of the Mean has been spread and learned by everyone. He is not blindly strong or enthusiastic, nor is he pursuing blind tolerance and concession. What he pays attention to is the degree of relaxation in advancing and retreating, and embodying his overall view and wisdom in one move and one move. This book summarizes this wisdom very well and imparts it to you bit by bit. I guarantee that you will make great progress and become enlightened after reading this book.
I especially like Zisi in it. He studied under Zengzi and trained Mencius. He is really amazing! Moreover, the principles of life mentioned in the book are also very practical and very helpful for people like me who are new to society. I feel like this book is like a kind teacher, teaching me a lot of things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
A very valuable book! 👍
The principles and standards of life
The translations, explanations, and cases are very clear!
I especially like our ancient idea of "gold mean", no more, no less. If we can grasp the essence of it, we can definitely achieve a good balance in our lives. This book introduces in detail the meaning and connotation of the original text of "The Doctrine of the Mean", discusses its ideological system and theoretical basis, and helps readers better understand and appreciate the essence of Confucianism. This is a professional book that introduces Confucian thought in ancient China. It introduces the original text, translation annotations and research results of "The Doctrine of the Mean" in detail, providing us with methods and tools for in-depth understanding and appreciation of Confucian thought.
Combining the wisdom of the ancients with the stories of contemporary people, we will find that the wisdom of the ancients will never fade away. "Zhong" is the "right heart" in "The Great Learning", and "yong" refers to daily life; what I understand as "the golden mean" is that when the "medium" acts on the "yong", it should maintain a state of "harmony". Unfortunately, the golden mean is almost unattainable: "A wise man will go beyond it, but a fool will fall short; a wise man will go beyond it, and an unworthy man will fall short." People all eat and drink, and they rarely know the taste. "There is a saying in "The Doctrine of the Mean" that teaches us how to understand the destiny of heaven: "A gentleman acts in his position and does not want to be outside of it. A gentleman cannot be content without entering. "The author of this book elucidates the Doctrine of the Mean from a new perspective based on the current situation, including examples from the workplace and the business world. It is of great practical significance and allows us to feel the wisdom of the ancients.
The grand memorial ceremony of "Qi Ming Dynasty costumes" is a "depressing and elegant" scene. However, all this prosperous culture is based on the so-called ghosts and gods that "cannot be seen and heard". But they seem to be far from nothingness, but "physical objects that cannot be left behind": as long as there is life, we seem to be able to feel their existence. But this is not the existence of "actual" existence, but the existence of "should be", which is a simulation of existence. "As if there", "as if gods are present", "as on it, as on its left and right", it seems that all ghosts and gods are not really there, but it cannot be said that they are not there, but only "as if they are there" - as if they are, "when" they exist. The so-called "when it exists" is an existential projection of consciousness, an illusion of existence manifested by the use of emotional consciousness. This projection and use are genuine and truthful.
As one of the most important and core ways of living in China for thousands of years, the Doctrine of the Mean has been spread and learned by everyone. He is not blindly strong or enthusiastic, nor is he pursuing blind tolerance and concession. What he pays attention to is the degree of relaxation in advancing and retreating, and embodying his overall view and wisdom in one move and one move. This book summarizes this wisdom very well and imparts it to you bit by bit. I guarantee that you will make great progress and become enlightened after reading this book.
I especially like Zisi in it. He studied under Zengzi and trained Mencius. He is really amazing! Moreover, the principles of life mentioned in the book are also very practical and very helpful for people like me who are new to society. I feel like this book is like a kind teacher, teaching me a lot of things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
A very valuable book! 👍
The principles and standards of life
The translations, explanations, and cases are very clear!
This book is well written, I like it
This is a valuable book