The debate of righteousness and not seeking its own interests, and the meaning of righteousness and

"Righteousness does not seek its own interests, and it is clear that it is not considered meritorious" means that everything is done for the sake of justice rather than for personal interests, which is what Dong Zhongshu, a thinker of the Western Han Dynasty, said. "Hanshu Dong Zhongshu Biography": "The husband is benevolent, the friendship does not seek its own benefits, and the way is clear regardless of its merits, it is the gate of Zhongni, the five-foot child, and the shame of the five tyrants, for its first deceit, and then benevolence and righteousness."

Dong Zhongshu put forward important Confucian theories such as the induction of heaven and man, the three outlines and the five constants. Subsequently, Dong Zhongshu served as Liu Feiguo, the king of Jiangdu Yi, for 10 years, and in the fourth year of Yuan Shuo (125 BC), he served as Liu Duanguo, the king of Jiaoxi, and resigned and went home after 4 years to write books. After that, whenever there was a major matter to be discussed in the imperial court, the emperor would order envoys and court captains to go to Dong's house to ask for his advice, indicating that Dong Zhongshu was still respected by Emperor Wu of Han.

It is righteous and does not seek its own benefits, and it is clear that its way is not considered to be meritorious, from "Hanshu Dong Zhongshu".

Biography" means: one should have a correct attitude towards interacting with others, and do not decide to associate with others in order to obtain some kind of benefit or achieve a certain goal from them.

Dong Zhongshu put Tao and friendship (righteousness) in front of merit and profit, and expressed the idea of valuing righteousness over profit. However, the benefits and merits here refer to private interests, and the hall has no private merits, not public interests.

Dong Zhongshu demanded that the rulers establish the concept of valuing righteousness over profit, wholeheartedly consider the problem of righteousness and dispersion, and no longer seek their own selfish interests. However, when the ruler takes "the prosperity of the world" as the Wu Sen clan, and no longer seeks the private interests of individuals or a small number of people, "for the benefit of the world" is righteousness. Because Dong Zhongshu contrasted righteousness and benefit in this topic, he had a strong flavor of "the debate of righteousness and benefit", so it had a great influence on the thinking of later generations.

This means that you should have a proper attitude towards others, and do not decide to associate with others in order to obtain some kind of benefit or achieve a certain goal from them.

Uttering out of "Hanshu · Dong Zhongshu.

Biography": "Zhengqiyi does not seek its benefits, and it does not care about its merits." ”

Translation: Everything is done for the sake of justice, not for personal gain.

It is the ideology of Confucianism to be righteous and not to seek profit, to know its way and not to accompany the blind regardless of its merits. "Righteousness does not seek its own gain, and it is necessary to alleviate chaos and understand its way without regard to its merits" means: a benevolent person upholds his righteousness but does not seek personal gain, and expounds his way without caring about his own merits.

From "Hanshu Dong Zhongshu Biography", excerpts from the original text:

Those who are benevolent are not seeking their own benefits, and they do not care about their merits. It is the gate of Zhongni, and the five-foot child is ashamed to be called the five uncles, for his first deception and then benevolence.

Translation: A benevolent man upholds his righteousness but does not seek personal gain, and expounds his way without caring about his own merits, so in Confucius's disciples, even children who have not yet reached adulthood are ashamed to talk about the Five Tyrants, because the Five Tyrants advocate deception and force and do not pay attention to benevolence and righteousness.

Appreciation: Dong Zhongshu put Tao and friendship (righteousness) in front of merit and profit, and expressed the idea of valuing righteousness over profit. However, the benefits and merits here refer to private interests and private merits, not to public interests.

Dong Zhongshu demanded that the ruler establish the concept that righteousness is more important than profit, consider the issue of righteousness wholeheartedly, and no longer seek his own selfish interests. However, when the ruler takes "the prosperity of the world" as his business, and no longer seeks the private interests of himself or a few, "for the benefit of the world" is righteousness. Because Dong Zhongshu contrasted righteousness and benefit in this topic, he had a strong flavor of "the debate of righteousness and benefit", so it had a great influence on the thinking of later generations.

Words and deeds should be in line with justice, not for personal gain, and actions should be in line with the principle of social interests, regardless of personal utilitarianism. This is the principle of moral cultivation put forward by Dong Zhongshu in the Han Dynasty, which requires people to be righteous and sincere, and to be determined to be a person who meets the requirements of the feudal state.

Ma Yun understands Dong Zhongshu's "righteousness and friendship do not seek its way, and it does not care about its merits".