Macro Click: People who study also learn to be human. There is no me in the world, so there is no learning in the world. Zhu first listed five religions, so he revealed the original meaning of learning, and because of the order of learning, he cultivated himself and even handled things. Then the outline of the study is completed, and there is nothing to do. Acer asks for a series of "nurturing normality", which is specially compiled as the first meaning, so that the brothers who are fathers can understand this and then teach their children what they want. From childhood to adulthood, as far as I know, I love my parents and respect my elders, telling them that this is the beginning of life, which is the basis of learning. Don't take the name of a subject by secular reading, which will confuse their conscience and make them familiar with what they learned as children.
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Chen Hongmou Note: The purpose of learning is to learn how to be a man. There are no people outside ethics in the world, and of course there is no knowledge outside ethics. At the beginning, Zhu listed the teaching of "five virtues" to clarify the foundation of the sacred learning, and then explained the order of learning, from self-cultivation to learning everywhere.
In this way, the outline of the study is complete, which can be said to be the content of the study, and there is nothing else. Hongmou compiled a book "Remembrance of Righteousness", especially as the first part of the book, so that all fathers and brothers in the world can understand the teaching of "five virtues" and then determine the direction of educating children. Teach children how to be filial to their parents and respect their elders from an early age, and tell them that this is the starting point of being a man and the basis of studying. Never disturb the child's original conscience with the secular saying that reading is for fame. Through learning and listening, children can understand what the purpose of learning saint education is from an early age.
Father and son are close, monarch and minister are righteous, husband and wife are different, young and old are orderly, and friends are trustworthy. The purpose of the right five religions. Yao and Shun made a pact that Stuart respected five religions, that is, this is also. Scholars learn this.
[translation]
There is an innate affection between father and son, so parents should love their children and children should be filial to their parents; There is an innate morality between the monarch and the minister, so the monarch should treat the minister with courtesy, the minister should be loyal, the superior should trust the subordinate, and the subordinate should be responsible to the superior; There are differences between husband and wife. They should respect each other as guests, be the head of the family, the source of life, be a wife, educate children, take care of the family, and be fair and gentle. There should be order between the old and the young. Everything is old before young, the elders should caress the younger generation, and the younger generation should respect the elders. Brothers should respect each other as guests, live in harmony and feel like brothers; Friends should be honest with each other, honest with each other. The above is the introduction to the teaching of "Five Virtues". As early as the Yao-Shun era, Minister Qi was appointed as Stuart, who was in charge of moral education, and the content of education was the teaching of "five virtues". The enlightenment of future generations to learn from sages is to learn and implement this "five virtues" teaching.
And his learning order is also five, which is different from the left: erudition, doubt, thinking, understanding and perseverance. Correctness is the order of learning.
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There are also five steps in learning the teachings of sages, namely, "erudition, interrogation, deliberation, discernment and perseverance", which is the second step of learning.
Learning is speculative in four, so it is poor. "If a husband keeps his word, he will cultivate one's morality, be in charge and have his own needs. The difference is as follows.
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"erudition, interrogation, careful thinking and discernment" is the truth of our understanding of sage education. The principle of "faithfulness" is to carry out the teachings of the sages everywhere, from daily self-cultivation to doing things and receiving things in life. The following are the main points of each aspect:
Words must be done, and actions must be fruitful. Punish anger and stifle desire. Develop and repair for the good. The key to correct cultivation.
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Be faithful in words, respectful in actions, stop your anger immediately, put out your excessive desire immediately, always devote yourself to goodness and try to correct your mistakes. This is the key to self-cultivation.
Friendship, not benefit. Do what you know, regardless of merits and demerits. The key to doing things correctly.
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In dealing with people and things, we should be in line with justice, take the public interest as the premise, and not seek personal gain: be a man and do things, be particular about Tao, think about whether it is moral, and not take personal interests and merits as the standard. This is the key to doing things.
Don't do to others what you don't want them to do, but do whatever you want. The key to correct connection.
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Don't impose on others what you don't want to accept. Don't blame others for any failure or setback, find the reason from yourself. This is the point of connection.
Xi secretly observed the sages of the past, so he taught people to learn. Is it possible to make them reason, fix their bodies and then push others? I don't just want to record my own affairs, but I want to earn fame and make money. People today are all scholars, but they are all wrong. But the sage's teaching method lies in the classics, and people with lofty ideals should read them carefully, ask questions and distinguish them. If you know it's natural, but you blame it on necessity, then your husband's rules and regulations are forbidden, so you should wait for others to make them, and then they will follow them. In modern times, learning has rules, but it is superficial and regular to scholars, which may not be what the ancients meant. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to apply it in this hall, but to take the sages as the big end of learning, and the articles are listed on the table and exposed. Gentlemen, it is obvious that they abide by it, but they are responsible for it. As the saying goes, those who are afraid must be stricter than others. If there is something wrong with it, or it is abandoned by this statement, then the people who do it will take it and they will not be able to do it. You saw it, too.
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I personally observe the intention of ancient sages to teach people to learn sage education, which is to explain the significance of sage education to people, let people cultivate their self-cultivation according to the teachings of sages, and then promote others to learn sage education. It is not simple to recite some classics and write some poems and articles, so you can gain fame and fortune in the world. The so-called scholars now completely violate the teachings of ancient sages. But the ancient sages' methods of teaching people were all written in the scriptures. Anyone who is determined to do something must be familiar with it and ask questions. If we fully understand the teachings of the sages, then we will naturally demand ourselves according to the teachings of the sages, so that we will naturally follow the teachings of the sages! Do we have to wait for others to formulate various rules of prohibition and prevention for us before we can abide by them?
Modern schools have school rules, but the requirements for students are not strict, and the practices are not completely in line with the teachings of the ancients. So I won't go into details here. The ancient sages are listed here and posted on the door. I hope everyone will explain and abide by each other and implement it on themselves. If we can do this, we will naturally be cautious and timid when we think and act, and we will be more strict with ourselves than those who only know how to learn and not practice. If this is not the case, it will violate the teachings of ancient sages, but take the wrong things praised by modern French scholars, which must not be ignored! Let's think it over.