Please ask the full text of The Mean and the introduction of The Mean .

The Mean is one of the four Confucian classics, which is said to have been written by Confucius's grandson, reflecting the systematization and completeness of Confucius's thought, and its significance and influence are no less than those of the Analects.

The idea of moderation refers to the internal law of the operation of all things in heaven and earth, and is the supreme state of a gentleman's cultivation. Among them, the ideological essence of "holding on to dual uses, being impartial, stopping in moderation, and going too far" makes Chinese culture a culture of moderation and self-balance.

The golden mean is also the way of a gentleman, and it is the magic weapon of Confucian practice. It is to improve a person's basic morality and spiritual cultivation in order to achieve the harmony of heaven and people.

1. A set of theories and methods for the sacred realm of peace and harmony.

The middle is a balancing act, an attitude that is not conservative or extreme. It is also a kind of survival wisdom that values harmony, but at the same time maintains oneself. It expounds the highest state of life - neutralization.

Regarding the "mean", Cheng Gu said: "Not being biased is called the middle, and not changing is not called the mean", which is the right way in the world, and the mediocrity is the theorem of the world. "Moderation is the highest moral standard of Confucianism.

Zhongyong takes "sincerity" and "zhong" as the basic concepts, and describes the metaphysical philosophical view of "the unity of heaven and man". Therefore, the golden mean, in order to cultivate oneself and govern others, the inner saint and the outer king. As for "self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, peaceful heaven and auspiciousness, and harmony" is the purpose of the mean.

"Sincerity" is the basis of the mean, and the coordination of "neutrality" and "sincerity" is the beautiful realm that a gentleman desires.

If you understand the golden mean, you can treat everything with a normal heart, you will not be blindly pessimistic, nor will you be blindly optimistic, and you will be able to live a life from the real ordinary.

Speaking of the article "The Mean", its name is very loud, in the Four Books and Five Classics, it occupies a place, and it is of great significance, it is not difficult to understand!

"Medium" is impartial, and "Yong" can be interpreted as use! The combination is not to shoot and grind impartially, in the most simple words: "This thing is done appropriately, not badly"!

But there is an explanation called "compromise", but there is nothing wrong with it, people's compromise is a compromise in the sense rather than a compromise in quantity, but some people understand it as a steamed bun divided into two halves, which is really sad!

The idea of "The Mean" is very similar to the meaning of the Confucian word "Yi", that is, to achieve a harmonious and effective result as much as possible, simply put, two words: "appropriate".

For example, an ordinary man and an ordinary woman go to the mountains to compete to move stones, and there are the same number of people, whoever moves will win, and the one who loses will have nothing to eat! You say it must be half a person, but is it fair? How surely some people are overwhelmed by Yan Kuan!

This kind of deuce is not called fairness, and it is not the meaning of "The Mean", this kind of behavior is like letting men and women compete to give birth to rough and bright children, and it is useless for men to fight their lives, because your conditions are not sufficient!

The idea of moderation is a way of thinking that combines all factors to achieve the best effect, and it is a manifestation of considering the problem holistically, which can also be said to be a manifestation of seeking truth from facts!

The essence of the idea of "The Mean" lies in the flexibility to adapt measures to local conditions, just like Confucius said to teach students according to their aptitude, that kind of education method is the perfect expression of the idea of "The Mean"!

Like the kind of pig head that is rigid to the point that no matter what the situation, half of you and half of me don't match the idea of moderation at all, just like the exaggerated wind in China back then, all starved and dying are dying, and they still want to save face and suffer from the bragging skin, in fact, they don't think about it, where should the word "in" fall!

For example, like the insistent on the "two whatevers" back then, we can all know the harm of making decisions without considering reality from history textbooks and word of mouth! Only by understanding change can we understand "The Mean", and people who do not look at the changes in conditions will never be able to do the correct practice of the idea of the mean!

The idea of moderation seems simple, but there are very few people who can do it, and it requires a lot of ability to back it up! First, we need to understand the laws of reason; Second, we need to understand social conditions; Third, you need to control your selfish desires!

Without any of these three points, you will not be able to achieve the ultimate practice of the idea of moderation. The word "medium" says it all, impartiality is something that the laity cannot do, but can only try to do better.

Moreover, people with a right heart do not understand the laws of reason, even if they understand the logic of the development of things, if they do not understand the complex human heart, they will leave unbalanced factors. Therefore, the idea of the golden mean is not as simple as it seems to be practiced perfectly, Confucianism put forward this concept in order to give people a direction to deal with things, and it is useful to do a little, but you must not understand it!

The result of harmony is what everyone yearns for, and it is also the ultimate wish expressed in "The Mean", so "The Mean" is concise but not simple wisdom, and the short space is worth having!

The Mean has been learned, and I have two experiences of the golden mean:

1. Be strict with yourself.

The mean is a state of cultivation for the first people. Human cultivation is not an overnight achievement. The golden mean believes that people's cultivation is important in persistence, in strict discipline and self-counting, and always and everywhere must conform to the way of neutrality and neutrality.

2. Be sincere and sincere to others.

The key to moderation lies in "sincerity". "The Mean" believes that the reason why the sky is the sky is because Tianzhuang Mu is always the embodiment of sincerity and purity. A gentleman should walk in accordance with the way of heaven.

From tomorrow onwards, learn a famous sentence from "The Mean" every day.