"The Great Learning" takes human self-cultivation as the core foundation and emphasizes regulating the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, and governing the country and the world should be based on virtue. The Doctrine of the Mean is an important classic of Confucianism. Many concepts and propositions in Confucianism, especially Neo-Confucianism, come from the Doctrine of the Mean. The Doctrine of the Mean has had a profound impact on the formation of Chinese civilization. This book integrates "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" into one book, "The Great Learning·The Doctrine of the Mean", which contains the value reflections and experiences of many sages and philosophers. It also demonstrates their outstanding ability to express thoughts to contemporary readers, and has good reading value and collection value. The content of this book consists of four parts: original text, notes, translation, and interpretation. The annotations are concise and clear, and the reading is in place, which has a very enlightening effect on the readers.
Reader comments
Probably since ancient times, Taoism has been handed down. The ancient sages summarized Taoism as "the golden mean".
From Yao, Shun, and Yu, to Shang Tang, Yi Yin, and then to King Wen, King Wu, Duke Zhou, and Duke Zhao. The Doctrine of the Mean was passed down from sage to sage, and Confucius followed the sage and learned from Kai Lai, and carried forward the sage, and his merits were actually better than those of Yao and Shun.
Therefore, Mencius called Confucius "the master of sages."
There is only one sentence in "The Analects" that talks about "the mean", which is: "The Master said: 'The mean is the virtue, and it has come to an end! The people have been prosperous for a long time.'"
The teachings of Confucius and Mencius are profound and broad. To deny it with the word "feudal" would be to unfairly accuse these two saints.
So, how to enter the door of Confucianism? "The Mean" and "The University" are worth watching.
This book compiles "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" together. The content is very in-depth and shows the wisdom of the sages and philosophers. The annotations and interpretations in the book are also very good and are very helpful in understanding the original text. Especially the views on self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and world peace made me understand the importance of personal cultivation. I think this book is not only valuable for reading, but also valuable for collecting. It is worth reading!
Thanks to the great Internet for allowing me, a poor guy, to see these things.
Inspiring and thought-provoking
Very good and clear structure
Very good, simple and classic
The most detailed and accurate version I have ever read.
Probably since ancient times, Taoism has been handed down. The ancient sages summarized Taoism as "the golden mean". From Yao, Shun, and Yu, to Shang Tang, Yi Yin, and then to King Wen, King Wu, Duke Zhou, and Duke Zhao. The Doctrine of the Mean was passed down from sage to sage, and Confucius followed the sage and learned from Kai Lai, and carried forward the sage, and his merits were actually better than those of Yao and Shun. Therefore, Mencius called Confucius "the master of sages." There is only one sentence in "The Analects" that talks about "the mean", which is: "The Master said: 'The mean is the virtue, and it has come to an end! The people have been prosperous for a long time.'" The teachings of Confucius and Mencius are profound and broad. To deny it with the word "feudal" would be to unfairly accuse these two saints. So, how to enter the door of Confucianism? "The Mean" and "The University" are worth watching.
This book compiles "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" together. The content is very in-depth and shows the wisdom of the sages and philosophers. The annotations and interpretations in the book are also very good and are very helpful in understanding the original text. Especially the views on self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and world peace made me understand the importance of personal cultivation. I think this book is not only valuable for reading, but also valuable for collecting. It is worth reading!
Thanks to the great Internet for allowing me, a poor guy, to see these things.
Inspiring and thought-provoking
Very good and clear structure
Very good, simple and classic
The most detailed and accurate version I have ever read.