Confucianism integrates the knowledge of knowledge, the sincerity, integrity, self-cultivation and family planning of moral theory, and the political theory of governing the country and the world into an inseparable system, which makes Confucian moral theory more systematic and theoretical and more suitable for the feudal patriarchal hierarchy and feudal rulers.
From the Book of Rites University edited by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty.
Excerpt from the original:
If the ancient desire is obviously superior to the world, rule the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to cultivate yourself, you should be upright first; If you want to be correct, be sincere first; Be sincere, let him know first; Knowledge exists in things. Everyone knows everything, everyone knows it and is sincere, sincere and upright, upright and upright, well-trained and well-groomed, well-groomed and well-governed, well-groomed and well-governed.
Translation:
In ancient times, if you want to carry forward the aboveboard character in the world, you must first manage your own country; To govern the country well, we must first govern the family and clan; If you want to manage your family and family well, you must first cultivate your own character; If you want to cultivate your character, you must first correct your mentality; If you want to correct your heart, you must first make your heart sincere; If you want to make your ideas sincere, you must first acquire knowledge; The way to acquire knowledge is to know and study everything.
Knowledge can only be acquired through the understanding and research of everything; Only after acquiring knowledge can the mind be sincere; Sincere heart, square heart; With a correct mind, we can cultivate our own character; Only through the cultivation of character can we manage the family and family well; Only when the family and clan are well managed can the country be well managed; Only when the country is well governed can the world be peaceful.
Extended data
The Book of Rites, also known as The Book of Rites of Little Dai and The Sutra of Little Dai, was written in the Han Dynasty and compiled by Dai Sheng, a ritual and musicologist in the Western Han Dynasty.
The Book of Rites is an important collection of laws and regulations in ancient China, with 20 volumes and 49 articles. The book mainly describes the pre-Qin ritual system, which embodies the pre-Qin Confucian philosophical thoughts (such as the outlook on heaven, world and life), educational thoughts (such as personal cultivation, educational system, teaching methods and school management) and political thoughts (such as educational politics, building a harmonious society, ritual system and criminal law).
The Book of Rites reflects the social, political and cultural background and family structure from the pre-Qin to the Han Dynasty, and gives a detailed explanation of the relationship and behavior norms among family members, forming a unique family ethics norm that guides contemporary ethics.
Many contemporary universities in China borrowed some famous aphorisms from The Book of Rites as their school motto. For example, the motto of Henan University is "Ming De Xin Min, stop at perfection", that of Xiamen University is "self-improvement, stop at perfection", and that of Southeast University is "knowledgeable, inquisitive and thoughtful", and so on. These school mottos have influenced the idea and value orientation of running a university, and influenced contemporary cultural education and moral education.
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