original text

The way of university is to be moral, to be close to the people and to stop at perfection. Zhi Zhi then has a decision, then he can be quiet, then he can be quiet, then he can be safe, then he can think about it, and then he can get it. Things start and end, and things end. If you know the order, you will find a shortcut.

If the ancient desire is obviously superior to the world, rule 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; Be sincere, let him know first; Knowledge exists in things.

Everyone knows everything, everyone knows it and is sincere, sincere and upright, upright and upright, well-trained and well-groomed, well-groomed and well-governed, well-groomed and well-governed.

As the saying goes, if a sincere person does not deceive himself, a gentleman must be careful. The so-called self-cultivation means being right-minded, absent-minded, blind, hard of hearing, and unable to know the taste of food. This is called cultivating one's mind.

The so-called * * * family repairs its body, and it is difficult to know its evil if it is good, and its beauty if it is evil. This means that you can't be at home without repairing your body.

Translation:

The purpose of the university is to carry forward people's bright virtues, educate people to love people and make them perfect. Only when you know what you should achieve can you have a clear ambition. With a clear ambition, you can feel at ease, at ease, at ease. Then you can think about it, think about glory, and then you can do things well. Everything has a beginning and an end, everything has a beginning and an end. If you know the order of things, you will get close to the avenue.

In ancient times, there were people in the world who wanted to carry forward the virtue of light, and they had to govern their country first; To govern the country well, we must first govern the family; If you want to manage your family well, you must first cultivate yourself; If you want to cultivate yourself, you must first correct yourself; If you want to correct your mentality, you must first be honest with your thoughts; If you want to be honest, you must first acquire knowledge; To acquire knowledge is to study the principle of things.

Only by studying the principle of things can we gain true knowledge and be sincere in our hearts; Honesty of mind can lead to self-correction, and self-correction can lead to self-improvement; Only by improving self-cultivation can we manage our family well, and managing our family well can we manage our country well. Only when the country is well governed can the world be peaceful.

Being honest with yourself means not deceiving yourself, so a gentleman must be careful when he is alone. The so-called self-cultivation, is to correct the self-mind, absent-minded, can not see clearly, can not hear clearly, eat food but can not feel its taste, that is to say, self-cultivation is to correct the self-mind.

The so-called good family management lies in self-cultivation, liking a person and understanding his shortcomings, hating a person and understanding his advantages, which is rare in the world. This is the reason why you can't manage your home well without improving your self-cultivation.