1. From "Hengqu Quotations" by Zhang Zai. Contemporary philosopher Feng Youlan calls it the "Four Sentences of Hengqu".

2. Interpretation: These four sentences can best express a person’s responsibility and mission to the country and society. The words are concise and comprehensive, but the realm is far-reaching. It can be said that the "Four Sentences of Hengqu" are the spiritual quatrains of the Chinese people, which are equivalent to the spiritual coordinates. No matter where they are, Chinese people all over the world feel the same way, and it has very strong national cohesion.

3. Interpretation:

"To establish a heart for heaven and earth" means to enable people to be born with the heart of a benevolent person who loves and helps others, and the heart of a saint who is open-minded and righteous.

"Establishing a destiny for the sake of livelihood" directly comes from Mencius' thought of "establishing a destiny".

“To inherit the unique learning from the past saints”, so the “past the saints” are the Confucian scholars represented by Confucius and Mencius; the “excellent learning” is the Taoism promoted by the Confucian Confucianism and Mencius.

To "create peace for all generations" and realize the cultural ideal described in Zhang Zai's "Xi Ming", the people should be harmonious and all should be benevolent, so that modern people who are confused and ignorant can return to being straightforward and honest. the spiritual home of mankind. Extended information

The influence of Hengqu's four sentences on later generations:

For the first time, he established a relatively complete philosophical system of Qi monism and opened up a new stage of simple materialist philosophy. He was the first philosopher in the history of Chinese philosophy to highly criticize Buddhist idealism from the philosophical theory of the relationship between thinking and existence. The content of Zhang Zai’s philosophical thoughts is very rich, and his contribution to the history of Chinese philosophy and the history of Guanzhong thought and culture is multi-faceted. It occupies a prominent position in the history of the development of Chinese academic thought, and has had a positive impact on the development of philosophical thought after the 11th century. .

The greatest influence of Hengqu's Four Sentences on traditional culture is the founding of Guan Xue, which has a great influence on later generations of Confucian scholars. From the Northern Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there were successors to it in every dynasty. Among them, Lu Dajun, Lu Dalin, Su Bin, Fan Yu, Li Fu and others in the Song Dynasty played an important role in the formation and development of Guanxue.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Sentences in Hengqu