Gewu, enlightenment, sincerity, righteousness, and inner sanctity. Self cultivation is a foreign kin

"Knowledge, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, Qi family, ruling the country and leveling the world" mainly expounds the eight stages of life training, known as the "eight articles", and the main interpretation is as follows:

Gewu.

It is to require people to experience things and manage their things, that is, to increase their knowledge.

Enlightenment.

It is to seek true knowledge, to discover the knowledge of the heart from the reason that leads to things.

Sincerity.

It is to be honest in thought.

Righteousness.

It is to get rid of all kinds of uneasy emotions, not to be blinded by material desires, and to keep the soul quiet.

Cultivation.

It is to constantly improve one's moral cultivation.

Qi family.

It is to tidy up your family.

Rule.

It is to govern with virtue, implement the rule of virtue, and govern the country with benevolence.

Flat world.

It is to be benevolent in the world, so that the world is peaceful.

The practical significance of "learning from things, sincerity and righteousness, self-cultivation and self-cultivation to govern the country and level the world":

The principles of the development of things are understood using scientific reasoning, and only then can we have profound knowledge and understand things thoroughly. Possess a great knowledge and understand things thoroughly, and then the mind will be honest. If your thoughts are honest, your heart will be upright and free from evil thoughts.

Have a good heart, and then you can improve your moral cultivation.

When one's own moral character is improved, the family will be put in order. The family was put in order, and then the country was settled. When the country is stable, it can be extended to the next level, and then the world can be peaceful.

This is a process from a person's inner moral and intellectual cultivation to the completion of the outward career, which constitutes a consistent and continuous process.

The eight items of the university: Gewu, Zhizhi, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace in the world, from a person's inner moral and intellectual cultivation to the completion of the outgoing career, constitute a consistent and continuous process. Based on self-cultivation, self-cultivation, knowledge, sincerity, righteousness, and self-cultivation, that is, its inner moral and intellectual cultivation, is the kung fu of "Ming Mingde" in the three programs of the university.

The completion of the cause of Qi family, (business), governing the country, and leveling the world for managers is the development of the second program "close to the people".

Gewu requires people to experience things and manipulate them personally, that is, to improve their knowledge and increase their knowledge.

To know is to seek true knowledge. From the reasoning of things, to find out the sincerity of the heart, is to be honest in the mind.

Righteousness is to get rid of all kinds of uneasy emotions, not to be blinded by material desires, and to keep the mind quiet.

Self-cultivation is to constantly improve one's moral cultivation.

Qi family is to tidy up your own family

To govern the country is to govern the country with virtue, to practice the rule of virtue, and to govern the country with benevolence.

To level the world is to govern the world benevolently and make the world peaceful.

Translation: Knowledge can only be gained through the knowledge and study of all things; After acquiring knowledge, ideas can be sincere; Only when the mind is sincere can the mind be correct; Only after the mind is correct can we cultivate character; Only after cultivating character can we manage the family and clan well; Only when the family and clan are well managed can the country be governed; Only after the country is well governed can the world be peaceful. Interpretation:

What is shown here is the pursuit of the three outlines and eight purposes of Confucianism. The so-called three outlines are to indicate virtue, new people, and perfection. It is not only the purpose of the program of the "University", but also the goal of Confucianism's "establishment of education for the world."

The so-called eight eyes refer to the study of things, enlightenment, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace in the world. It is not only an item designed to achieve the "Three Guidelines," but also a ladder of life that Confucianism shows us. Looking at the Four Books and Five Classics, we find that all the doctrines of Confucianism actually follow these three outlines and eight objectives.

Therefore, by grasping these three outlines and eight objectives, you are tantamount to grasping a key that opens the door to Confucianism. Step by step on this ladder of study, you will enter the hall and appreciate the mysteries of the cowardly classics. As far as the ladder itself is concerned, it actually includes two major aspects: "internal cultivation" and "external governance".

The first four levels of "Knowledge, Knowledge, Sincerity, and Righteousness" are "internal cultivation"; The latter three outlines of "Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world" are "external governance". The "self-cultivation" link in the middle is the hub that connects the two aspects of "annual cultivation" and "external governance", which is connected with the previous "internal cultivation" project, which is "self-cultivation"; It is linked to the "external management" project that follows, and it is "doing good to the world." For more than 2,000 years, generation after generation of Chinese intellectuals have laid the course of their lives on this ladder by "being poor and being good to the world" (Mencius: Wholeheartedly Under the Heart).

Therefore, in essence, it is no longer just a series of doctrinal steps of further study, but a ladder of life pursuit with a strong practical color. It has forged the personality psychology of generations of Chinese intellectuals, and it still plays a subtle role in us today. Regardless of whether you are conscious or not, whether you are positive or negative, the concept of "character, sincerity, sincerity, righteousness, cultivation, harmony, governance, and peace" always influences your thoughts and influences your actions implicitly or explicitly, so that you will eventually discover that your life course is only near or far on the ladder of Confucianism.

In fact, as Chinese intellectuals, how many of them are wild cranes and hidden masters who really debuted into Buddhism? In the end, it's still ten people and nine Confucians, that's all.

Gewu, Zhizhi, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, from the "University", "University" is one of the "Book of Rites", which makes a complete and clear summary of the purpose, procedures and requirements of education. "The way of the university is to be clear and virtuous, to be close to the people, and to stop at the best", which is the programmatic expression of Confucianism's educational purpose and the goal of learning and being a person, which has a strong ethical and humanistic color, and has a great influence on the learning, being a person and serving the government of ancient Chinese intellectuals. In order to realize the "Three Programs", the "University" proposes eight steps:

Gewu, Zhizhi, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace in the world.

Those who want to be clear and virtuous in the world will rule the country first; Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts; Those who want to correct their hearts must first be sincere; If you want to be sincere, you must first know it, and you will know it in Gewu. Character and then know, know and then sincerity, sincerity and then heart, heart and then body cultivation, body cultivation and then family Qi, family Qi and then national governance, national governance and then the world peace. These Confucian classics have traveled through more than 2,000 years and are still vivid and powerful to read today.

"Knowledge, sincerity and righteousness" is the content and process of "self-cultivation", and "Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world" is the purpose of "self-cultivation".