Classical Chinese University The translation of the ancient Chinese University From the so called

Full text of "The Way of the University": The way of the university is in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at perfection. Knowing and then deciding; Calm and then be quiet; Quiet and then peaceful; Calm and then be able to think; Think about it and then you can get it.

Things have a beginning and an end. If you know what to do, you will be short. 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 should know it first; Enlightenment is in Gewu.

Character and then know; Knowing and then sincerity; Sincerity and then heart; The mind is right, and then the body is cultivated; Self-cultivation and then family Qi; The family is united and then the country is governed; The country is ruled and then the world is peaceful. From the Son of Heaven to the common people, all of them are based on self-cultivation. Those who are in chaos and have not been cured will not be able to do so.

What is thick is thin, and what is thin is thick, and there is no such thing!

Full text translation: The purpose of the university is to promote the moral integrity of the people, to learn and apply it to life, so that people can achieve the most perfect state. Only by knowing the realm that should be achieved can we be determined; Only with firm ambition can we be calm and restless; Only by being calm and not impatient can you have peace of mind; Peace of mind is the only way to be able to think carefully; Think carefully to make a difference.

Everything has a root and an end, and everything has a beginning and an end. When we understand this truth, we will be close to the law of the development of things. In ancient times, those who wanted to promote the integrity and virtue of the world had to govern their own country well. If you want to govern your country well, you must first manage your own family and clan well; If you want to manage your family and clan well, you must first cultivate your own character; If you want to cultivate your own character, you must first correct your mind; If you want to correct your mind, you must first make your mind sincere; If you want to be sincere in your thoughts, you must first acquire knowledge; The way to acquire knowledge is to understand and study everything.

Knowledge can only be obtained through the understanding 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. From the head of state to the common people, everyone must take the cultivation of character as the foundation. If this root is disturbed, it is impossible for the family, the clan, the country, and the world to be governed well.

It is also impossible to put the cart before the horse and try to do a good job, regardless of priorities!

The meaning of Taixue is to point out clear virtues, to increase the closeness between the people, and to achieve the best state! Only when you know the purpose to be achieved can you formulate a plan, formulate a plan to implement it quietly, implement it calmly, think with peace of mind, and understand it by thinking. Matter has a place to go, things have a beginning and a result, understand the relationship between everything before and after, you can understand the meaning!

In ancient times, if you want to specify a clear virtue, you must first manage his country, to manage the country well, you must first manage the family, to deal with the family well, you must cultivate yourself, and if you want to cultivate yourself, you must correct your mentality, and you must be sincere and sincere, and you must first let him have understanding, and understanding refers to the cognition of things; Only by knowing things can we have some understanding, only when we know can we be sincere, only when we are sincere can we correct our mentality, only by correcting our mentality can we cultivate ourselves, only when we have cultivated ourselves can we deal with family affairs, only when we handle family affairs can we manage the country, and only when we manage the country can we make the world peaceful!