How to understand the meaning of sincerity, righteousness, self cultivation, family, governance, and

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

To explain it simply, Gewu is to exhaust the truth of things; To know is to gain knowledge; Sincerity is sincerity; Righteousness is the right mind; Self-cultivation is to cultivate one's own qualities; Qi family is to govern the family well, and Qi is the meaning of neatness and standardization; To govern the country is to govern the country; To level the world is to govern the world well and make the world peaceful.

The general meaning is: only when the truth of things is exhausted can we obtain knowledge, and when we understand the knowledge of our minds, we will be sincere, and our minds will not be cranky. Then one's own quality can also be improved, and the family can be governed well, and then a country can be governed, until the world is peaceful.

On the other hand, it can also be said that if you want to make the world peaceful, you must first be able to govern a country; To govern a country, you must first be able to govern a family; To be able to govern the family well, one's own quality must be cultivated; If you want to cultivate your own quality, you must have a right mind; To have a right mind, you must be sincere in your heart; To be sincere, you must understand reason and knowledge; To understand reason and knowledge, we must first learn to delve into and exhaust the truth of things.

Landlord, explain it this way, get it.

Sincerity is a person's sincere loyalty. Righteousness means having a good attitude, and everything is developing in a good way. Self-cultivation is to improve one's moral character, so that all things can be tolerated without exclusiveness.

The Qi family is to take care of one's own small family. Governing the country is to manage the country well, and then have a stronger supporting force, because the country is the top pillar of our small family. When the world is peaceful, we will live a disaster-free life, so that our life will be more beautiful in happiness and warmth.

"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.

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".

There are two meanings of cultivating the mind and ruling the country and leveling the world

First, Confucianism advocates that "the world is for the public" and that people should share social responsibilities. Since the members of society are not isolated existences, they must consider their own social connotations, pay attention to public consciousness and public morality, and consciously cultivate themselves whether they are at the grassroots level of society, or doctors who belong to the aristocratic class, and even the monarch and the Son of Heaven.

Second, from the individual to the family, the country, and the world, from self-cultivation to the family, the country, and the world, this is a process with internal logical connection. In order for the society to achieve great harmony and harmony, people must consciously cultivate themselves, from "Mingde" to "new people", and then realize the "supreme goodness" of society. This is consistent with Confucius's statement of "cultivating oneself to appease others", highlighting the value and significance of "self-cultivation" or "self-cultivation".