In ancient times, if you want to bring enlightenment and 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; if you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your heart; if you want to rectify your heart, you must first be sincere in your intention; if you want to be sincere in your intention, you must first know how to know; to gain knowledge is to study things. After observing things, one will know, and after knowing one's thoughts, one will be sincere, one's mind will be sincere, then one's heart will be upright, one's heart will be right, then one will cultivate one's body, one will cultivate one's body, and then one's family will be in order, one's family will be in order, and then the country will be in order. From the emperor to the common people. First, they are all based on self-cultivation. This book is a color-illustrated version of the Four Books and Five Classics. The editors carefully selected representative original texts and paired them with contemporary interpretations. In this way, readers can not only understand the history, current situation, and future of the Chinese nation through them, but also read new meanings from ancient Chinese classics. Only by understanding them can we understand Chinese history.
Reader comments
Wow, this book is really good! It is like a treasure house of wisdom, allowing me to understand ancient Chinese thought and culture. The content in the book is rich and colorful. By reading these classics, I seemed to have traveled back to ancient times and had a spiritual dialogue with those great thinkers. Moreover, the layout of this book is also very interesting, with many beautiful pictures, making it easier for me to understand. I think it is somewhat similar to "The Analects", both about the philosophy of life and moral cultivation. I especially like Confucius in it. I have benefited a lot from his wisdom and teachings. I believe that after reading this book, everyone will become more wise and cultivated like me!
Wow, this book is really good! It is like a treasure house of wisdom, allowing me to understand ancient Chinese thought and culture. The content in the book is rich and colorful. By reading these classics, I seemed to have traveled back to ancient times and had a spiritual dialogue with those great thinkers. Moreover, the layout of this book is also very interesting, with many beautiful pictures, making it easier for me to understand. I think it is somewhat similar to "The Analects", both about the philosophy of life and moral cultivation. I especially like Confucius in it. I have benefited a lot from his wisdom and teachings. I believe that after reading this book, everyone will become more wise and cultivated like me!