Why did Zeng Guofan ask his children to read the four precepts Zeng Guofan did not believe in fate,

The four teachings are divided into four parts.

The first article, "The Study of Life", encourages people in the world to work hard and never give up on themselves. Because the fate of life is determined by the creation of the previous life, but the good or bad of the fate can be changed by your good thoughts and good deeds in this life, or evil thoughts and evil deeds.

The second part, "The Law of Reform", should be strict with oneself, review and reflect on one's own mistakes, dare to face one's mistakes, and have the courage to change one's mistakes.

Only after knowing that mistakes have been corrected can good deeds reap the benefits, otherwise it will be in vain. Therefore, reform is the first task of life.

The third article, "The Recipe for Accumulating Goodness", after knowing that mistakes can be corrected, we must understand the principles and methods of doing good, that is, not for fame and fortune, but silently and permanently do good, and we must eliminate evil while doing good.

In the fourth article, "The Effect of Humility and Virtue", Mr. Yuan vividly tells the story of "the way to accumulate goodness". It is a common problem for those who are new to learning to do good deeds to receive good fortune and joy while developing pride. In Mr. Yuan's article, he repeatedly admonished the truth of "full of losses, humble benefits".

We can clearly see that before Mr. Fan met Yungu Zen Master, he just knew his fate and listened to the arrangement of fate, which was passive and passive; In the later stage, it is positive and beneficial to constantly transform one's destiny according to the study of peace. He taught his children and grandchildren to behave in the right way, and practicing it is also the way of self-interest and altruism.

If we can be humble and always hold the good idea of doing good but fearing that it will not be enough, we can make our life receive results and achieve the goal of transforming our destiny.

Therefore, I think what Zeng Guofan admires is not the life in it, but the attitude and method of dealing with life, that is, how a person should face life.

It's like Zen Buddhism explains Buddhism, not to let us believe in Buddhism, but to let us find the way to live in life, don't you say?

In fact, in his life, Zeng Guofan still believes in his fate, the family book cloud, wealth and nobility are all decided by God, and it is up to him to become virtuous for reading! Wen Zhenggong believed in fate, and he himself had fortune telling, history made Zeng Guofan, and it was mentioned many times in the family letter that he did not let his younger brothers move the ancestors' graves casually for the sake of family fortune. Worried, the ancestors were uneasy.

In fact, most of the literati in ancient China still believed in fate, precisely because of their belief in fate, so they did things more regularly, modern people, on the contrary, because they did not believe in fate, and unscrupulous, as everyone knows, people are doing, the sky is watching, cause and effect reincarnation, good fortune and misfortune, why history has achieved Zeng Guofan, and 200 years are still reading Zeng Guofan, I think except, his life, merit, learning. There is also his cultivation, his cultivation is very similar to Mr. Fan's, perhaps, it is this cultivation that makes him famous.

I don't think it's a contradiction. Because of the Four Teachings, this book is to let us not believe in fate. It is for us to create and change our own destiny. If you have read the four precepts yourself, you will understand this problem.

Zeng Guofan said to his son: "If you survive this pass, you can enter less." Again into the difficulty, and then hard work, there is a day of prosperity. If you don't learn words, there are times when everything is extremely difficult and difficult, and the one who can get through is a hero.

According to the content of Zeng Guofan's family motto, it is classified from the aspects of being a person, being politically and militaryly, guarding family style, and maintaining body and mind, and has been annotated, translated, and analyzed in detail.

As the saying goes, "a lot of skills can't sustain a person's livelihood", which means that skills should be specialized. I dig a lot of wells but don't have water to drink, and it's a negligent fault at work.

In any case, the younger brothers should devote themselves to a deep study, and Tan Zhenru is determined to practice calligraphy, and there is no need to completely abandon other aspects. It's just that when you practice calligraphy every day, you must not mention your spirit, and you can touch and experience it at any time. As for the fourth brother and the sixth brother, I don't know if you have a hobby of studying in your heart.

In Zeng Guofan's view, the key to educating children to stand on the society and let the family continue from generation to generation is two words: diligence and thrift. He asked the children to remember sixteen words in their lives - thrifty family is prosperous, people are diligent and healthy, can be diligent and thrifty, and never be poor!

Zeng Guofan's understanding of diligence and thrift is very profound. For a family to maintain prosperity and development, the simplest truth is to learn to live diligently and thriftily, not to be proud when you are rich, not to be discouraged when you are poor, and to take care of your life by thrift. Diligence can not only strengthen one's body, but also make work a very common thing in daily life.

Always diligent and thrifty, a family will continue to develop.

First, they will never leave money for their descendants, second, they will educate their children to be economical, and third, they will often go to the kitchen to cook, spin and weave. Fourth, educate children to be diligent and thrifty, and fifth, teach children to participate in work.

Zeng Guofan's main contribution to his tenure.

1.Pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement.

2.Advocate the master's long skills to control the country.

3.Send off the first batch of international students.

4.Talents were promoted for the Qing Dynasty.

Zeng Guofan's life was dedicated to the country, and when the country was in danger, he stood up many times and served the country loyally.

admired his perseverance and diligence, insisted on getting up early, insisted on writing a diary, and insisted on reflecting on himself;

admired his unwavering belief and ability to defy public opinion and insist on defending his own ideas;

admired his ability to be different from the dirty, to remain honest all his life, and not to be disturbed by material desires;

admired his vision and military strategy;

admired his courage, in order to insist on his correct views, he was able to compete with the emperor;

admires his ability to "everyone is drunk and I am sober", not to be bewitched by surfaces and rumors, to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and not to be affected by other people's opinions;

admire his ability to discern talents and his willingness to promote talents;

admires him for finding a way out of failure, and the more frustrated he becomes, the more courageous he becomes;

admire him for being able to endure humiliation and burden, transform shame into a lack of motivation to move forward, never give up if he does not achieve his goal;

admired his courage and wisdom;

admired him for being able to apply Chinese classics such as the Analects and the Tao Te Ching to himself and become a saint.

Zeng Guofan, the last idol of traditional Chinese culture.