University (National Academy of Chinese Studies)

"The way of a university lies in being enlightened and virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection; studying things, seeking knowledge, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, managing the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world." Classics are like mountains and seas, the sun, the moon, and stars, which have existed through the ages. The three cardinal guides and eight items in "The Great Learning" require careful consideration. The analysis of "Zhi, Ding, Jing, An, and Contemplation" is also very good, and the transfer of learning from home to country is well explained. The ancients had the pursuit of familiarizing themselves with the Four Books and Five Classics, so they wanted to take a quick look, only to discover that ancient books have an irresistible charm. They also discovered that some of today's policies are not based on the wisdom of the ancients. Therefore, reading history can make you wise, which is a true life creed.

The way of a university lies in understanding and virtue; our ancients actually explored the truth much earlier than the West, and adopted a different approach. It was based on examining others and observing oneself, and in cultivating oneself and governing the country and family to achieve consistency between man and nature, and to achieve a harmonious state of happiness for all. This "Greater Learning" is a true university question, which proposes three major levels of life practice. Practice is a journey with no end. Use your good moral character to serve the society, do everything personally, and reach the ultimate state of morality - perfection. This is a tough battle, but fortunately we can take our time and not be in a hurry.

I am a post-90s generation. Today's society is changing too fast, and I have been pursuing what suits me. What I have always insisted on doing as mentioned in the book is what I pursue. If I persist and continue to learn independently, there will always be opportunities.

"The Great Learning" is a chapter in "The Analects", one of the ancient Chinese classics and one of the classics of the Confucian school. It emphasizes the concept of cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. It is a guidebook for education, ethics, and political governance in ancient times. The contents of "The Great Learning" mainly include different contents such as the principles of self-cultivation, family governance and world peace, the importance of personality cultivation, learning methods and goals, etc. These contents are not only of great significance to traditional culture and education, but also have a profound impact on the lives of later generations.

It is often said that "The Great Learning" is a classic handed down from generation to generation, and it is often said that "The Great Learning" contains the ultimate wisdom of life, so take a look, read it and feel the ancient philosophy. The function of traditional Chinese philosophy in thinking about life issues is not to increase knowledge about the outside world, but to improve the realm of the soul. Ming Ming De, Xin Min and Zhi Zhi Zhi Shan are the three main principles. Investigate things to gain knowledge, be sincere and correct your mind, cultivate yourself and your family, govern the country and bring peace to the world, step by step. Being sincere and not deceiving yourself is what I need to work on now. Reading "The University" is not enough, practice is the only way to practice sincerity and integrity. [Three core questions] 1. How to achieve self-cultivation, harmonization of the family, governance of the country and peace of the world? : Cultivation of one's character through the study of things to gain knowledge, sincerity and righteousness, influence one's own moral character to achieve family harmony, and then participate in governing the country with noble moral character and outstanding talents, and finally achieve the state of peace in the world. 2. What is the key to "clear virtue"? : It lies in getting rid of one's own selfish desires and distracting thoughts, and carrying forward the original bright virtues in the heart. 3. How do you understand "stop at the ultimate good"? : Constantly pursue a perfect moral realm and adhere to the standard of kindness in any situation without any deviation. Underline sharing 1. "The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection." 2. "In ancient times, if you want to bring enlightened virtue to the world, you must first govern your country; if you want to govern your country, you must first regulate your family; if you want to regulate your family, you must first cultivate your body." 3. "After observing the object, you will know it; after you know it, you will be sincere; after you are sincere, your heart will be right." 4. "If the body is angry, it cannot be upright; if there is fear, it cannot be upright." 5. "What a person loves, he should avoid it, and what a person despises and hate should be avoided."

Let me talk about the author first. Before reading this book, my understanding of Zeng Shen was limited to "I examine myself three times a day." After reading this book, I found that his wisdom in politics, cultivation, etc. Is very admirable. Let's talk about "The Great Learning", which was extracted from the "Book of Rites" by the Song Dynasty. It is one of the four books. Although it is short, it is very profound. Finally, let's talk about this version. "Guoxue Da Shuyuan" is a set of popular science books on Chinese studies. It is characterized by very detailed annotations, which can be understood even without a foundation in classical Chinese and common sense in Chinese studies.

Many words and sentences in the book "University" have become the mottos of many universities today, and have penetrated into the spiritual world of the Chinese people with their extremely high popularity. This book is divided into two parts: Classics and Biographies. The former contains the original book of "The Great Learning", which mainly includes the original text content, later annotations and corresponding annotations. The latter is about the "Eight Items" proposed in the "Great Learning", which are explained based on the corresponding facts, and more specifically demonstrate how the Confucian spirit is implemented.

As the book says, you must first cultivate your own moral character, and then use your good moral character to serve the society. I think of my mother, she is a very kind person and often helps others. I also want to learn from her and be a moral person. Moreover, this book also tells us to keep working hard and pursuing perfection. I think this is just like studying, I have to work hard to achieve good results. I will recommend this book to my friends and let them study together.

In history, people whose virtues are manifested in the world must first acquire knowledge to develop their own conscience, then have sincere thoughts, correct their mentality, and then cultivate their character. Only then can they manage their families and their country well. Only in this way can their virtues be manifested in the world.

You can read it often, and you will always gain something. Learn from the sages' principles of life and work, and improve your own cultivation and character!

It looks good, but some of it is hard to understand [laughing]

This book is well written, give it five stars

Benefited a lot, highly recommended

Sharp! Good knowledge gained. Learn from the wisdom of the ancients.

Classic Chinese studies, benefited a lot

Wonderful. The masterpiece is different

Praise for self-cultivation has been read

Chinese classics worth savoring again and again

The ancient text is detailed, good, easy to understand and clear.