There are three programs in "The Way of University", which are "The way of university is to show virtue, be close to the people and stop at perfection." Ming Ming De is the first program, which mainly emphasizes self-enlightenment. Confucianism has found a good way to face the world, that is, "Ming Ming De". In the face of these four days, discover your inner glory. The significance of "university" lies in that only when a person is well educated, cultivated and cultivated can he develop his inner purity and become a real person. In order to develop the inner brilliance of human nature and cultivate more brilliant human nature, we must overcome the bad erosion of the environment, thus inspiring all bright virtues in everyone's heart. In my opinion, "the way of university lies in knowing morality" is actually a kind of self-enlightenment, which washes away things that blind the mind and false promises and opens up beautiful virtues.
Second, the new spirit.
"Pan Ming of the Tang Dynasty said:' The new is the new, and the new is the new.' "Tang" refers to the founder of Shang Dynasty. He is an emperor with great achievements and virtues, and rarely makes mistakes in his own practice. Such an emperor rarely makes mistakes, and is still strict with himself, or he doesn't make mistakes because he can always alert himself. The "plate" in "Pan Ming" is the device for bathing in the bathtub, and "Ming" is the carved text. In order not to do anything wrong, he gives himself a warning every day. Remind yourself when you take a bath and wash yourself, and remind yourself when you clean yourself every day. "Gou Rixin", "Gou" and "Ye Cheng" can also be interpreted as hypothetical meaning-if. If every day is new, just like when I take a bath, I often bathe myself, not only my body, but also my soul, not only myself, but the whole world. "A new day", if one day can be innovated, then every day can be updated, and every day can be advanced and innovated, so that this society can be better.
Third, the spirit of self-study.
"From Tian Zi to Shu Ren, one is based on self-cultivation." From top leaders to ordinary people, there are the same rules, and everyone should take self-cultivation as their foundation. Self-cultivation-oriented "Ben" emphasizes that every individual, all the people and even the supreme ruler should cultivate themselves, regardless of the upper and lower levels. It is a book of human relations that transcends the upper and lower relations. Only in this way can the cultivation of the whole nation be improved and the whole people be educated, and this society will be a civilized and polite society.
Fourth, the spirit of prudence and independence.
Therefore, a gentleman must be cautious about his independence. There is a saying in The Doctrine of the Mean: "Don't hide, don't show, a gentleman is cautious and independent." It means that when you are alone, when no one else is watching, you should do what you say and do, strictly observe your duties, and do not do bad things or deceive yourself. The so-called "cautious independence" means that when a person is alone, even without supervision, he can be strict with himself, consciously abide by moral norms and not do anything immoral. Prudence and independence are the touchstones to measure a person's moral standards. It's easier for a person not to do bad things in public, but it takes a high moral cultivation to be able to do things that violate moral standards when he is alone. Prudence and independence are actually "prudence". We should be sincere and control ourselves with "heart" in the face of all kinds of material temptations-whether it is debauchery or wealth, it will always be "my heart is taken" and will not be moved. Being cautious is actually "starting with caution". You should be very cautious from the beginning. If you are not careful from the beginning, how can you guarantee a good ending? Caution is actually "caution to the end", and "caution to the end, no failure" means that when things are over, we should be as cautious as we were at the beginning. Shen Du still needs to restrain himself with courtesy, so that he won't be partial, and he won't think, "see no evil, don't listen to evil, don't speak evil, don't move evil." Cautious independence also needs to overcome the "egoism" derived from animal nature. In the view of "university", one should be an upright gentleman, whether in society or in private. It can be said: "Being alone is worthy of shadow, and being alone is worthy of embarrassment."
Cultural spirit is the soul of a country and a nation, which embodies the character of a country and a nation and is often deeply rooted in the vitality, creativity and cohesion of a nation. It is a spiritual force that unites the broad masses of the people and promotes social development. The Confucian classic Da Xue originated from the primitive religious spirit in Xia and Shang Dynasties, and gradually degenerated, developed and established in the Zhou Dynasty as an ideological system centered on human moral rationality, which was summarized as "three cardinal guides" and "eight items". These two aspects are complementary organic whole, which is an important feature of Da Xue and an understanding of Da Xue centered on "three cardinal guides and eight items". Starting from the nature as the essence of life, Mencius further inherited the "benevolence" of life put forward by Confucius and interpreted it as the "heart" that everyone should be able to grasp. These views have had a great influence on the cultural thought and moral concept of the Chinese nation for a long time. The ideological values and personality concepts advocated by them are integrated with modern social economy and politics, and increasingly become one of the important measures to measure a country's comprehensive quality. Now these viewpoints are one of the important contents of China's cultural construction and key research, and also one of the important ideological resources to enhance China's cultural strength. Zheng Xuan said in the Han Dynasty: "A great scholar can remember his erudition and be a politician." Zhu said: "Great scholars can learn from adults." Today, we are still discussing the meaning of "university".