Mencius said, "Confucius climbed the East Mountain but was small, and climbed Mount Tai but was smaller than the world. Therefore, it is difficult for people watching the sea to swim in the water, and it is also difficult for people at the gate of saints to speak. If you have the ability to watch water, you must watch it. The sun and moon are bright, and the light will shine. Running water is also a thing, but it is not a mirror; The ambition of a gentleman is also in the Tao, and it cannot reach the chapter. "

Alice's sharing:

Text: Climb the East Mountain and be small, climb Mount Tai and be smaller than the world. If you have the ability to watch water, you must watch it. The sun and moon are bright, and the light will shine. ?

Thinking: Why can't we understand the behavior of people who follow the gentleman's way? We look at their thinking with our thinking, which is tantamount to looking at the four seas on the flat ground. In the process of continuous improvement of your own thinking, you can't always see the world clearly. Thinking can be continuously expanded and seen more and more clearly. There is no other way to climb to the top of the mountain, only the word benevolence and righteousness. It is impossible to imagine the world we saw at the top of the mountain without climbing to the top. If the water is in the tap and the cup, we will feel nothing, very small, but what about the sea? Is its grandeur clear in one sentence? I didn't know how magnificent the water was until I went to the seaside, and I didn't know how big the sky was until I climbed Mount Tai. When you see the words and deeds of real saints, seeking fame for the world, regardless of personal safety, they are calm and full of wisdom, and they will feel like things have changed. You must make continuous progress in your study, and never judge by your own subjective assumptions. When we study, we will feel bored. We should not only look at the surface, but also look at the deep level to understand why the sages did this, so that our hearts will be closer and closer to the sages. Water, sun and moon are water, sun and moon. But if we look at their sexuality, we can see their selflessness. Water nourishes everything without dispute, and the sun and the moon shine on everything without poverty. If you have the ability to watch water, you must watch it. The sun and moon are bright, and the light will shine. It is to let us look at the phenomena we usually ignore with a deeper eye and remind us that what we usually see is not enough. Tell us to move on. To moisten all things, running water should start from the source, keep pouring forward and fill all gullies, rivers and lakes. We should understand what a book is and what a book without a book is. Some methods seem to be effective for others, but we can't, because his methods are heartfelt and alive.

To what extent is Tao's ambition as a gentleman? Mencius said that if you can't reach the chapter, you can't reach it. Systematic, blurted out, called "big" and "avenue". In this case, we must lay a solid foundation and move forward step by step.

Hugh: The teacher said to write a good book carefully. Now, without the teacher's handout, I still can't write my own Wen Hughes. I always copy, so from now on, I will get into the habit of reading and taking notes.

Ai ting's sharing

Smell? Mencius? Dedicated? Chapter 24 says: "Confucius climbed the East Mountain but was small, while Mount Tai was small." When Confucius climbed the Dongshan Mountain, he saw that Lu was so small and climbed Mount Tai, but he felt that the world had become smaller. Du Fu also wrote that once you climb to the top of the mountain, you will see that other peaks under the sky are dwarfed. More than a thousand years after Confucius. (? Palace)?

Thinking 1. Judging from the way of doing things and thinking of a gentleman, what we usually see is the behavior of Confucius and Mencius sages or people who follow the way of a gentleman. Why don't we understand? Judging from our usual thinking, their thinking is undoubtedly seeing the world from the ground, not the top of thinking. "Climb the East Mountain and be small, climb Mount Tai and be small." It is a metaphor, which means that we gradually see the world in the process of continuous cultivation and progress, and when our knowledge continues to improve, our thinking can be infinitely extended and see the world clearly. At the foot of the mountain, the scenery seen on the mountainside and the top of the mountain is different. At the top of the mountain, there is no other way but benevolence. It's hard to imagine what the world looks like in the eyes of saints when we haven't climbed to the top of the mountain. Similarly, the world we see in a confused and upside-down state is completely different from the world we imagined to see clearly. Don't be surprised when we see the words and deeds of others, especially those who follow the path of sages. 2. Confucius said, "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, but knowing." Knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. This is true wisdom. Realistic experience When you become a saint, every step is a new height. Stay diligent and modest, and keep moving forward. Our thinking, vision and understanding of the world will be improved, and we will see more and more clearly. Mencius said, "Therefore, it is difficult for those who look at the sea to swim in the gate of saints." Therefore, it is difficult for people who have seen the sea to be interested in other waters, and it is difficult for people who study under saints to be interested in other remarks. Water, a glass of water, is easy to conquer; It is easy to control when the faucet is turned on and off. But what about the sea? Cao Cao said: Jieshi looks at the sea in the east. (? Looking at the sea? Cao Cao). The sea we face is magnificent and the heart is ups and downs. When the sea is angry, a long dam can't stop it. When the sea growls, it is easy to set off huge waves and raze everything to the ground. In front of the sea, everything seems so small. I didn't know how big the world was until I climbed Mount Tai. I didn't know how magnificent the water was until I went to the seaside. And it's hard to say those who swim in front of the saints! Confucius and Mencius can do it when we see the words and deeds of real saints; When pleading for the world, regardless of personal safety, that kind of calmness, wisdom, courage to face all kinds of problems, knowing fate with an ordinary body; We are as silent as the sea. 2. "So it's hard for people who watch the sea to talk, and it's hard for people who swim at the gate of saints to talk." Let us realize from the front and back that learning is always forward, and we should never judge ourselves or others by our own subjective assumptions. When we judge ourselves subjectively, we tend to raise ourselves and depress others. When we constantly improve our thinking, improve our practice and see the world clearly, we will find the truth of the world, see our own smallness and see the greatness of sages. "Pay attention to the water, you must pay attention to its ring. The sun and the moon are bright, and the light will shine. " Looking at water is by no means superficial. It depends on its waves, which are moving. When we study it every day, we may get bored. When we see Confucius and Mencius, Wang Yangming ..... people close to sages or some great teachers in past dynasties, we can't understand them, so we should think of "watching their waters skillfully, we must watch their waves". Why are we doing this? While understanding them, we will get closer and closer to the sages and realize what inaction is. If you don't understand it, it's not called reading. Only by seeing the surface phenomenon of water and not understanding the deep meaning will misunderstanding occur. It is difficult for you to continue to make progress, and you will be immersed in your own cognition. The light of the sun and the moon shines on this world very clearly and selflessly; The sun, moon and water we usually see are the sun, moon and water. If we look at them from their "sex" level, we can see their selflessness and greatness. Selflessness is their character, greatness is their ability, water nourishes everything without dispute, and the sun and the moon shine endlessly on everything. This is the greatness of nature. Saints also learn from nature and strive for it. 3. Take a deeper look at what we usually ignore and remind ourselves that what we usually see is not enough. I have talked about the joy of a gentleman, the essentials of a gentleman's practice, and his persistence in knowledge ..... Everyone tells us how to move forward. The chapter "Regard a sunken ship as water-a gentleman's achievement" tells us that we should keep moving forward and never think that we have learned enough. We should look at the essence of the problem. "Running water is also a thing, and you can't do it without Yingke." From the source, water keeps accumulating and spewing, filling all gullies, rivers, lakes and oceans, from the source of the Three Rivers to the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, from every river to the trickle, back to the source, and so on. And our knowledge is just a scoop in Qian Shan. The sage's way, benevolence and inaction are all sources that can open their own three rivers. The reason why Confucius' words and deeds shine on later generations and Mencius' benevolent policies, Wang Yangming enlightened the Quartet in a harsh environment (the famous Dragon Field Enlightenment in history). Books are just crutches, and they open themselves with crutches. Water without a source, wood without a root, cannot last long. Water with roots is living water, because there is a source of living water; Water without source is stagnant water, which can be used but not necessarily. Benevolence, which comes from sincerity and nature, can only be used if it has roots and life. 4. "A gentleman's ambition is in the Tao, and there is no chapter." Determined to be a gentleman, cultivate lofty spirit, and do everything with your heart ... These are all aspiring to the Tao. To what extent? Mencius said, "If you don't reach your goal, you will lose your weapon." For example, if you graduate from college, you have to write a thesis to graduate. You can only make a paper through your own comprehension, understanding, implementation, execution, exploration, research, induction and summary of knowledge. Any classics we read today:? University? 、? Mean? 、? The Analects? 、? Mencius? 、? The Book of Songs? 、? Shangshu? 、? Book of rites? 、? I ching? Hey? Spring and autumn? 、? Tao Te Ching? Even? Sun Tzu's Art of War? Diamond sutra? 、? Tan Jing? 、? Hokkekyo？ ....................................................................................................................................................... ........................... 5. If you can do it and understand it deeply, you will be no different from a saint. Although writing can't be like it, right? University? ,? Mean? This systematic exposition is just to discuss your own understanding of a certain point, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The long road to sages and access roads is completed by one small step at a time. There is a little progress and accumulation every day, laying the foundation for high-rise buildings. We combine what we have learned, our own life and our own thinking to make a comprehensive summary, that is, let our own thinking complete the series and try to describe it. When you do this, you should integrate scattered knowledge points into your own wisdom, live on the road of sages, approach and introduce them, and gradually approach your own source. This is a chapter. Ceng Zi wrote it? University? , written by Zisi? Mean? Mencius wrote it? Mencius? Confucius wrote it? Spring and autumn? , is their chapter. As soon as the Buddha sat down, he gave a lecture, preaching the bitter extinction, the twelve karma, the heart of King Kong, the eyes of fire and the nirvana, and blurted it out. Their way of being a saint has long been achieved and has become a way. They have reached the source, and then tell us later, let's go back. We are at the foot of the mountain and they are at the top of the mountain. 6. You can write your own paper and test your words and deeds and practice. Life is inseparable from Tao, work and life ... Everything has Tao, and Tao is in all aspects of life. When life and Tao are combined, they can be interlinked and accessible; If you can't get through, you can't get through. You need to consult with * * * and practice by yourself. You'll never make it. You'll never make it. Direction: the way of sages; End point: intellectuality, reaching Jingyuan. Motivation:? Why? If you figure out why, you will be motivated. Are study, practice and work, life and family helpful to life? What does it matter? Mind, thought, behavior, human situation, virtue. The purity and wisdom of human heart come from practice, and the quality of the world, gains and losses come from our wisdom, that's all. Don't be tempted, be kind, heart and soul, be motivated by Tao, live by virtue, and reach out logically. ?

Confucius made a small fortune in Dongshan and made a small fortune in Taishan. Therefore, it is difficult for people who look at the sea to swim in the water, and it is difficult for people who swim in the holy gate to say. If you have the ability to watch water, you must watch it. The sun and moon are bright, and the light will shine. Running water is also a thing, but it is not a mirror; "A gentleman's ambition is in the Tao, and there is no chapter." Mencius, an Asian sage, has an extraordinary style of writing, reading more and understanding more profound meanings.