The "Eight Items" of "Great Learning" are called by later generations and are concrete steps to realize the "Three Programmes". The central link of "Bajin" is self-cultivation. "From Tian Zi to Shu Ren, it is based on self-cultivation". With regard to training objectives and methods, universities have repeatedly emphasized personal moral cultivation. The purpose of the university is to carry forward the aboveboard moral character, make people innovate and reach the most perfect state. Only by knowing what you should achieve can you be firm; With determination, you can be calm and calm; Only when you are calm can you feel at ease; Only when you feel at ease can you think of glory; Only by thinking about glory can we gain something. Everything has roots and branches, and everything has a beginning and an end. Knowing this truth from beginning to end is close to the law of development of things. In ancient times, if you want to carry forward the aboveboard character in the world, you must first manage your own country; To govern the country well, we must first govern the family and clan; If you want to manage your family and family well, you must first cultivate your own character; If you want to cultivate your character, you must first correct your mentality; If you want to correct your heart, you must first make your heart sincere; If you want to make your ideas sincere, you must first acquire knowledge; The way to acquire knowledge is to know and study everything. Knowledge can only be acquired through the understanding and research of everything; Only after acquiring knowledge can the mind be sincere; Sincere heart, square heart; With a correct mind, we can cultivate our own character; Only through the cultivation of character can we run a good family and family; Only when the family and clan are well managed can the country be well managed; Only when the country is well governed can the world be peaceful. From the head of state to the common people, everyone should be self-cultivation-oriented. If this is fundamentally disturbed, it is impossible for families, families, countries and the world to be well governed. You can't put the cart before the horse, and you want to do a good job regardless of priorities!
People who have no self-confidence do things by many means rather than ends. Because doing a lot of things is a means, whether it is long-term or short-term. If it is utilitarian, it is regarded as an end, that is, the means replace the end. On the other hand, this kind of person is very utilitarian. I found confidence. I do things without utility, just as a means.
The same two people are doing the same thing seriously, perhaps in a completely different state, one utilitarian and one peaceful; One is an end, and the other is a means. Also working in a large foreign-funded enterprise, one thinks that this experience will make me find a good job and fall into utilitarian mediocrity; Do some people think that even with this experience, things can change? This is just a brick and a screw, a complete concept of means. Some people think that this experience can't change anything, and we should strive for more experiences to better adapt to the future, which is tantamount to falling into a vicious circle of utilitarianism, which is even more undesirable.
If you regain your confidence, you can find the light. Maybe light is your tolerance and forgiveness. When others are angry with you, you accept it frankly, you won't be angry, you tolerate and forgive him. Others' anger and anger must have their own difficulties, and they have not recovered their confidence and vented, so you should forgive him and pray that he will recover his confidence and light as soon as possible and stop suffering. You are confident, so you no longer feel inferior. You won't be influenced by his anger. Your mood and consciousness will not get angry easily. The light is always with you, you will be generous and tolerant, and you will be self-taught.
Looking for self-confidence and light is to defeat yourself, and you are your greatest enemy. If you regain your confidence and light, you will become brave, strong, fearless, generous and tolerant, and you will dare to accept anything and take on any responsibility. But being brave and fearless is not impulsive and reckless, not doing whatever you want, nor "willing to take down the emperor." Impulse and recklessness are just manifestations of lack of self-confidence and light, and they are just manifestations of covering up difficulties and inferiority.
Some people are always aggressive and always rush to the front; I am also happy to be a leader, helpful and even hysterical. Instead, it has become impulsive and reckless, but it is just another form of habitual escape: I am afraid of being considered a coward, so I have developed the habit of impulsiveness. In fact, confidence and light should be such a state: peace of mind is like water, moderation and peace. Just like "forty is not confused, fifty knows destiny, sixty is obedient, and seventy is comfortable." This is cultivation.
It's not a problem to indulge your woman when you're well-cultivated This is called family reunion. Have great ambitions, and rule the country and level the world after self-cultivation. If you don't have such ambitions, it doesn't matter. If you practice yourself, your life will be smooth, happy and relaxed, because you have found your own meaning in this life.
Don't worry about things you don't usually like; Ignore the leader's scolding; Don't worry about the boring work assigned by the company; Don't worry about the exclusion of colleagues; Don't worry about your wife's nagging; Don't worry about the calculation of subordinates; ……
Don't worry, don't worry, don't abandon your original feelings, and don't feel bored, because boredom is actually escape. Don't bother is to face these things bravely and think about solutions. But the reality is cruel after all, and sometimes it makes people helpless; If there is really nothing you can do in the face of reality, then do something you can, and maybe the result will be good. Everyone will have different opinions because of their education, work scope, environmental impact and so on. The so-called different opinions, that is the truth.
It is estimated that 99.9% of the post-90s children have never read Family Instructions by Yan and Tan Caigen. How do they get the first place in their class, go to key primary schools-key middle schools-key universities-and then find good jobs with good income? Or go abroad directly. I don't know how many generations later, our moral etiquette and moral norms can still be passed down. How would our ancestors feel if they knew something underground? On the other hand, how many people still remember, let alone realize, the "five stresses, four beauties and three loves" that we advocated in the 1970s and 1980s. Do you need to teach, help and learn to cultivate yourself? It's hard to say. I always think that "a leopard cannot change his spots" is correct. A person's moral character, code of conduct, and ideological roots will be reflected in his dribs and drabs. Change, maybe you will notice at some point, but you won't change. Just like fungi, they will reproduce as soon as they meet the right environment. Do you need to cultivate now? The answer is yes. Never mind what this society is like, what our reform is like, and what people around us are like. People-need self-cultivation. This is the minimum criterion, the weight of survival and the premise of being accepted by others. Is the environment really important? It is estimated to be lighter than the internal repair.
Self-cultivation is enough, because this is the premise and foundation. If you can't even do this, don't mention the rest. Personally agree that "if you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world?" But some people actually say that this is "informal". I think it will take you at least 100 years to become a great man, and others said it, not you. Maybe everyone can't influence or change others, but it is necessary to do it yourself. This is not worrying about others, but being helpless and helpless.
Self-cultivation-without words, it needs to be done!