"Book of Rites University": "The ancient desire is obviously superior to the world, governing the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to cultivate yourself, you should be upright first; If you want to be correct, be sincere first; To be sincere, you must know first, and you must know the style. If you know things, you will be honest, sincere, correct, repair, repair, rule the country, and rule the world. "
By reducing your desires and greed, you can clear your mind and distinguish between right and wrong. After clarifying mindfulness, we should strive to be sincere in dealing with people in all aspects, and strive to break evil and cultivate good. Over time, our cultivation will rise and become wise. At this time, you can manage your family well.
The family is the epitome of the country, and those who manage the family well will certainly manage the country well. A person who can govern his country well will surely make the world full of harmony and make the world peaceful.
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The ultimate goal of Confucian "leveling the world" is to achieve the social ideal state of leveling the world. But this "average" or "average" is not the "average" of equalitarianism that people understand now, nor is it the absolute unity of quantity, but a concept with rich connotations, which expresses the meaning of rationality, balance, justice, fairness, order and harmony. In the basic sense, it is more of an equality and fairness based on hierarchical order.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-cultivate one's morality, govern the country and level the world.