Confucius said: "See, my way is consistent."... The master's way is only loyalty and forgiveness. " Category of this article: Famous Sentences of the Analects of Confucius Release Date: 2014/7/18

Confucius said: "See, my way is consistent. Zengzi said: "Wei." When the son came out, his disciples asked him, "What is it?" Zengzi said: "Master's way is only loyalty and forgiveness." "

——"The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren" Translation

Confucius said: "Shen, what I preach is carried out by a basic idea. Zengzi said, "Yes." After Confucius went out, his classmates asked Zeng Zi: "What does this mean?" "Zengzi said that the way of a teacher is loyalty and forgiveness." Comments and insights

The way of loyalty and forgiveness is an important part of Confucius and Confucianism. According to Confucius’ explanation, forgiveness means “don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.” Forgiveness is more important to oneself, loyalty is more important to others. Treating others with loyalty and forgiveness is the basic requirement of benevolence, which runs through all aspects of Confucius' thought. The issue of principle runs through a person and a thing from beginning to end and cannot be changed. This is persistence of personality and the only way to success. Extended reading

Picture of Confucius’ sacred relics·Guo Pu Zanzheng

Zilu is Pu Zai. Confucius arrived at Pudi and praised him again and again. Zigong was very strange. Confucius said that once you enter Pudi, the fields and ditches are well managed, which means that Zilu is respectful and trustworthy in government, and the people are doing their best; when you enter the city, the houses are solid and the trees are luxuriant, which means that Zilu is loyal and tolerant to others, and the people live and work in peace and contentment; when you arrive at the government office, the courtyard is clean, It shows that officials perform their duties and administer affairs without disturbing the people. Duke Ai asked: "Disciple... a handsome person is eager to learn and does not express his anger?" , It’s no secret that... I have never heard of a good scholar. Zaiyu slept during the day. Confucius said: "Rotten wood cannot be carved. It is a wall of dung... Listen to his words and watch his actions." It's about giving and changing.

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