It is indeed a virtue for everyone to love each other and treat others with righteousness.
I want to be kind, but living in the world is also my wish.
What if there is a conflict between righteousness and life? "
Confucius answered very seriously: "What is there to hesitate about?" ? All true people with lofty ideals will not harm righteousness for fear of death. They should disregard their own lives to fulfill their benevolence. "The disciples respectfully salute to Confucius, as a sign of respect.
At this time, Zi Gong, a student of Confucius, asked Mr. Wang again: "Kindness must be hard to get, right?" How should it be cultivated? "
Confucius replied: "The cultivation of benevolence can start from scratch.
For example, if a craftsman wants to do his job well, he must first have convenient tools.
For a country, we should choose saints among those doctors to worship him; For yourself, you should choose the benevolent among those scholars to make friends.
Only in this way can we cultivate kindness. "
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Confucius' theory of benevolence and righteousness
Confucius' theory of benevolence embodies the spirit of human nature, while Confucius' theory of propriety embodies the spirit of etiquette, that is, order and system in the modern sense.
Humanism is the eternal theme of mankind, which is applicable to any society, any era and any * * *, and order and institutional society are the basic requirements for building a civilized human society.
This humanitarianism and order spirit of Confucius is the essence of China's ancient social and political thought.
Confucius founded the moral theory with benevolence as the core. He is also a kind person, compassionate, helpful, sincere and generous.
The main contents of Confucius' moral education are "courtesy" and "benevolence".
Among them, "courtesy" is the moral standard, and "benevolence" is the highest moral standard.
"Rite" is the form of "benevolence" and "benevolence" is the content of "ceremony". With the spirit of "benevolence", "ceremony" can be truly enriched.
In terms of moral cultivation, he put forward methods such as determination, self-denial, practice, introspection and courage to reform.