Indifferent to Mingzhi, quiet to Zhiyuan! What does it mean, where does it come from?

There is no ambition without indifference, and there is no far-reaching ambition without tranquility. From the "Book of Commandments" written by Zhuge Liang when he was 54 years old to his 8-year-old son Zhuge Zhan.

Zhuge Caolu Zhongmen Lian: Indifferent to Mingzhi, quiet and far-reaching This couplet is from the 37th Ergu Caolu. Liu, Guan, and Zhang entered Zhuge Caolu with the boy, and when they arrived at the middle gate, Liu Bei saw a big book on the door.

The gist of it is: do not pursue fame and fortune, live a simple and simple life, in order to show your own interests; Do not pursue excitement, peace of mind and tranquility, in order to achieve lofty goals. Through this couplet, Zhuge Liang's noble virtue is revealed.

There are two sentences in Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments": "If you are not indifferent, you will not have a clear ambition, and if you are not quiet, you will not be far-reaching." Originally, it was a valve sentence, but the author replaced the original form of negation with an affirmative sentence, and used it as the door of Zhuge Caolu.

But it is still an even sentence rather than a dual sentence, and it is extremely dissonant.

"Indifferent and ambitious, quiet and far-reaching" from the Three Kingdoms· Shu · Zhuge Liang's Book of Rings

The original sentence is: "If you are not indifferent, you will not have a clear ambition, and if you are not quiet, you will not be far-reaching." ”

It means: only by not pursuing fame and fortune can we make our ambitions noble, have a stable and quiet mentality, not be swayed by distracting thoughts, and meditate and reflect, so as to establish (achieve) lofty goals.

Original text of the Book of Commandments:

The trip of the husband and gentleman is quiet to cultivate oneself and thrift to cultivate virtue. There is no clear ambition if it is not a turbulence, and there is no far-reaching ambition if it is not quiet. The husband must learn quietly, only then must learn, non-learning can not be broad, non-ambition can not learn.

If it is slow, it cannot be excited, and if it is dangerous, it cannot be tempered. The year and the time are gone, the intention and the day are gone, and then they become withered, and they do not inherit the world, and they are sad and poor, what will happen!

Translation: The conduct of a gentleman is to improve his own cultivation and cultivation from tranquility, and to cultivate his own moral character with frugality. If you are not quiet and have few desires, you will not be able to clarify your aspirations, and you will not be able to achieve lofty goals without excluding external interference.

Learning must be quiet and single-minded, and talent comes from learning. Therefore, if you don't study, you can't grow your talents, and if you don't have ambition, you can't make achievements in learning. Indulgence and laziness will not lift the spirit, and impatience and adventure will not cultivate the temperament.

The years fly with the light, and the will passes with the years. In the end, they withered and scattered, most of them did not come into contact with the world, were not used by the society, and could only sit and guard the poor house sadly, how could they regret it at that time?

Background of the Book of Commandments: This article is considered to be in the twelfth year of the Jianxing of the Shu Han Dynasty (234 AD), and is a letter written by Zhuge Liang to his eight-year-old son Zhuge Zhan in his later years. Zhuge Liang has served the country all his life, done his best, and died.

He worked day and night for the cause of the Shu Han country, and he didn't care about educating his son personally, so he wrote this letter to warn Zhuge Zhan. From the text, it can be seen that Zhuge Liang is a noble character and a knowledgeable father, and his devastating teachings and infinite expectations for his son's teachings are all in this book. Through wisdom, rationality, conciseness and prudence, the full text expresses the love for the son of fathers all over the world very deeply, and has become a famous article for students in later generations to cultivate themselves.

Pinyin】 dàn bó yǐ míng zhì,níng jìng yǐ zhì yuǎn

Explanation] Indifferent: tranquil and lacking desire; Tranquility: Tranquility and tranquility; To: Reached. does not pursue fame and fortune, and lives a simple life to show his noble taste; Only when you are calm and calm can you make a difference.

Examples] We're going to do itIndifferent Wu stool to clear ambition, quiet to far-reaching。Sleepy.

Related] "Indifferent to Mingzhi, quiet to far".

Do not pursue excitement, peace of mind and tranquility, in order to achieve lofty goals. Do not pursue fame and fortune, live a simple and simple life, in order to show their interests.

Only by thinking in silence can we achieve our goals. That is to say, only when people first look down on fame and fortune can their thoughts be sublimated and thus discover their true goals in life.

Indifferent: tranquil and lacking desire; Tranquility: Tranquility and tranquility; To: Reached. does not pursue fame and fortune, and lives a simple life to show his noble taste; Only when the mood is stable and calm can we make a difference.

Idiom source: Han Liu An's "Huainanzi Main Technique Training": "Zao Gao" is not weak and there is no Mingde, non-tranquility is not far-reaching, and non-leniency is not to be seen and overlooked. ”

Idiom example sentences: We must be indifferent to clear ambitions, quiet to far-reaching.

Traditional Chinese Writing: Indifferent to Mingzhi, quiet to far-reaching.

Idiom grammar: as an object, a clause; Refers to the cultivation of people.

Affection. Color: Unisex idiom.

Idiom Structure: Complex sentence idioms.

Year of generation: Ancient idiom.