From Xunzi's The Confucian Effect of Xunzi in the Warring States Period.
Excerpt from the original:
Don't smell it, don't smell it, don't see it, don't know it, and know it. Learn to stop what you do. Do it, be clear; Ming is a saint. A saint is also a benevolent person, who treats right and wrong with words and deeds, and there is no other way. Therefore, it will be ridiculous to smell it but not see it; Seeing it without knowing it, although knowing it will be false; If you know what you are doing, you will be trapped. It's heartless not to smell or see. There are hundreds of ways to do it, but there are also hundreds of traps.
Translation:
If you don't listen, it's better to listen, if you listen, it's better to look, if you look, it's better to know, and if you know, it's better to do. Unity of knowledge and action is the ultimate. Through practice, you can understand things and become a saint. A saint, based on benevolence and righteousness, properly judges merits and demerits, and is consistent in words and deeds, which is not bad at all. There is no other way but to apply what you have learned to practice.
So if you hear it without seeing it with your own eyes, even if you hear a lot, there will be mistakes. If you see it but don't know it, there will be mistakes. If you know but don't put it into practice, even if you have a lot of knowledge, you will get into trouble. I didn't hear or see it. Even if I do the right thing, it's not benevolence. If I take doing things by accident as the fundamental method, I will fail a hundred times.
Extended data
The Book of Confucian Efficacy is the eighth book of Xunzi, a Confucian classic. Confucian effect, that is, the function of Confucianism.
This paper not only discusses the function of great Confucianism, but also discusses the virtues of sage, gentleman, scholar, Confucian, little Confucian, vulgar Confucian, Shu Ren and Shu Ren, and emphasizes the importance of learning and statutes.
Xunzi is a thinker of the emerging landlord class. His knowledge is profound. On the basis of inheriting early Confucianism, he absorbed the strengths of various schools and comprehensively reformed them, established his own ideological system and developed the ancient materialism tradition.
There are 32 existing Xunzi, most of which are his own works, involving philosophy, logic, politics, morality and many other aspects.
On the view of nature, he opposes the belief in ghosts and gods, affirms that the laws of nature are not transferred by human will, and puts forward that people can prosper only if they conform to the laws of nature.
On the issue of human nature, he put forward the theory of "evil nature", which holds that human nature has two parts: sex and falsehood. Sex (nature) is an evil animal instinct, and falsehood (man-made) is a good etiquette and music education. He denies innate moral concepts and emphasizes the influence of acquired environment and education on people.
In political thought, he adhered to the Confucian principle of rule by courtesy, attached importance to people's material needs, and advocated the combination of economic development and rule by courtesy. In epistemology, he admits that human thinking can reflect reality. But there is a tendency to despise sensory function.
In the famous Persuasion, he concentrated on his views on learning. This paper emphasizes the importance of "learning" and thinks that if you are knowledgeable and often check and reflect on yourself, you can "know it without making mistakes". At the same time, it is pointed out that learning must be combined with practice, and learning attitude should be sincere, single-minded and persistent.
He attaches great importance to the position and role of teachers in teaching. He believes that a country must attach importance to teachers if it wants to prosper, and at the same time put forward strict requirements for teachers. He thinks that students can't practice unless the teacher sets an example. He also proposed that "water can carry a boat and also overturn it".
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