Tao, virtue, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. It is the seven cardinal principles of life and the basic concept in Confucianism, and it is something that scholars must know, so it is briefly described as follows: First, the original meaning of Tao is Tao. People leave home to go out to work and go home after reaching their goals. From home to home, the road they walked was a complete and regular process. So it is called Tao. "Tao" and "road" are both called, but as a road, "Tao" is a regular road with a beginning and an end, which is cyclic and accessible. As the road of life, "Tao" is to get rid of death, live completely, die comfortably, live gloriously, die great, make the best use of everything and die well. As a career path, "Tao" is a good beginning and a good ending, which is always satisfactory. If you move, you get something, and if you are still, you get something. Small becomes big, big love is small, and small becomes big. Therefore, a person who has made meritorious deeds and succeeded in his life is called a person with a way. A person learns the truth of success, which is called smelling the Tao. Later, people turned Tao into a synonym for a successful process. Things begin and end. The whole from beginning to end is the way to achieve things. This process from beginning to end is the road to success. Successfully grasping the origin and end of things, the end and beginning of things, and finally becoming a successful person is the way to success. There are many nouns that come from Tao. For example, "truth" is a reasonable and legal theory, which can make people succeed. "Virtue" is a multi-faceted overall acquisition, which benefits others and benefits themselves. "Avenue" is a great rule of success. "Humanism" is a kind of theoretical thought with achievement as the goal. "White Road" is an aboveboard lifestyle. Mafia can't see the ugly life track of people. Second, virtue "virtue" has been improved and harvested in many aspects, and it has been United with everyone and gained together. A person who studies diligently and asks questions every day is wise and knowledgeable; If a person keeps starting a business, he will have enough wealth; If a person gains something every day, he is confident and fearless and lives in happiness. This person has made progress and gains in many aspects, seeking happiness for himself. This is "Fude", that is, taking one's own income as a blessing. To accumulate happiness for yourself, that is, "accumulate good fortune and accumulate virtue", can not be separated from the training of teachers, the support of leaders and the support of relatives. Therefore, it is necessary to unite everyone and work together. Because of this, this person has the obligation to contribute to and benefit everyone while developing and strengthening himself. For the idea of gratitude, a person dedicates his wisdom every day to make others move from confusion to consciousness; A person always dedicates his wealth to make others move from poverty to prosperity; A person dedicates his fearlessness every day, making others move from inferiority to self-confidence and live in happiness. This person has made progress and gains in many aspects, seeking happiness for everyone. This is "merit", that is, to contribute to the harvest of others. The gains accumulated for the happiness of others, that is, "accumulated merits", will be loved by teachers, leaders and relatives. Therefore, it is necessary to unite everyone and get together. Because of this, this person melted this drop of water into the collective ocean while dedicating himself, and gained inexhaustible development power and unlimited development space. A person who doesn't know how to make progress and has no strength will be looked down upon by everyone because he has no luck. Although a person has strength, but does not know how to serve everyone, he will be left out in the cold and become a loner. This is because he has no advantages. Therefore, a weak and incompetent life is not worth bearing, because he can't benefit himself and has no blessings. A selfish life is not worth taking, because he can't contribute to others. Without merit, he will lose everyone's support and eternal development momentum, and become a passive water and a tree without roots. Such people fall into immorality and are immoral ghosts. Some people are very lucky, have made great contributions to everyone, and are supported and admired by everyone. Such a person is called "Dade", that is, a person who has great fortune and great merits. Such people are "respected". "Respected and respected", that is, high merit, has made great contributions to everyone. "Wang Long", namely Duff University, has a high reputation and status. The combination of "quality" and "virtue" is "moral character" When praising someone, it is often called "noble character". "Product" refers to the grade or grade. "Virtue" refers to this person's rank and taste in both fortune and merit. "Noble moral character" means that this person is in a high grade or taste regardless of merit or merit. "Tao" and "virtue" are two independent and closely related concepts. Gains and losses, if you get merits, are highly developed, fully obtained, not lost, not incomplete, and get everything you deserve, you will no longer be called "virtue" but "Tao". "Tao" is the all-round success and all-round acquisition of life, and it is the highest ideal and ambition of life. So the master said, "Aim at Tao". Compared with Tao, "virtue" is the staged success and partial harvest of life. We are making progress and harvesting every day, and updating our backward appearance every day. This is the so-called "new day", and "new day" is the state in which life is prospering and harvesting every day. Therefore, "Yi" said that "the new day is called Shengde". This daily progress and acquisition is the base and supply station of the whole life, so the master said "virtue". When Tao and virtue are used together, it is called virtue. When praising someone, it is often called "profound morality". "Virtue" refers to this person's comprehensive strength in both fortune and merit. "Morality is profound" means that this person is deep enough to stand, and his merits are lofty enough to stand. In a word, one of the wonderful words of "virtue" is the most important concept of China people. The seven principles of life-benevolence three, benevolence "benevolence" has four meanings. First, "benevolence" is the representative of a theory, which is called "benevolence" for short. This kind of "benevolence" refers to the knowledge of being a man. The Analects of Confucius is a great achievement of human learning. If you study it in detail and practice it fearlessly, you can understand "benevolence". Second, "benevolence" is a life goal and pursuit. The so-called "seeking benevolence" means pursuing a satisfactory life everywhere and always getting a comfortable life. Perhaps everyone does not have this form of "benevolence", but everyone must have the essence of pursuing perfection. Third, "benevolence" is the representative of human beings, that is, "benevolence". A "benevolent" is a person who pursues freedom and happiness at all costs. "Benevolent people" are divided into four categories according to different grades: saints, sages, adults and villains. 1, sage feudal society, orthodox bandit leader, the emperor's old son, calling himself a "saint". His orders are called "imperial edicts" and his subjects call him "holy". "Saint" means "victory", "Saint" is the winner, and no one can win. As an emperor, he is the military leader of a country, and this title is undifferentiated. "Sacred" consists of "you" and "the earth", and it is you who own the earth. "Earth" is the representative of all material wealth. In short, a "saint" is a person who has all material wealth. As an emperor, he is in power all over the world. Is it the king's land and its people, or is it the king's minister? This title can also be said. Zhuangzi thinks that such saints are real thieves, so Zhuangzi says that saints never die, and thieves never stop. Become a famous saying through the ages. Later, Confucius was also honored as a saint, which puzzled me. Old Master Q lived a poor and happy life all his life. Naturally, he was not a rich man. Although Master has traveled around the world for 14 years, he has not got an official position, so he will not be a military leader. Therefore, I don't understand Confucius' title of "saint". Later, after reading the master's words, I finally understood why the master was a saint. The so-called saint must have perfect wisdom and passionate love, which is the premise of becoming a saint. He may not have financial strength, but he can help everyone cooperate with each other and embark on the road to wealth. He may not have military power, but he can help everyone unite and move towards peace and stability. He may not have political power, but he can help everyone develop education, stay away from ignorance and backwardness, and move towards wisdom and light. In short, he can help hundreds of millions of people live a good life. The Confucian culture created by Confucius and his disciples all their lives, if people learn and apply it to practice, can make hundreds of millions of people live a better life. Therefore, Confucius is the real saint. He is essentially different from a bandit saint who only cares about his own interests, safeguards the interests of small groups, and bases the happiness of a few people on the suffering of most people. This is the reason why Confucius was honored as a saint, and it is also the original intention of Confucius to praise saints. In short, saints can make hundreds of millions of people live a good life in their careers. Culturally, saints can make generations clear the direction and method of success. Without these two things, there would be no saints. China Since the Song Dynasty, saints have been walking around like dogs. This kind of saint is actually a cripple who doesn't even care about dogs. This kind of person lives and can't find the joy of life by himself. He just flatters others by bragging. What is not a remnant? 2. The sage "Xian" was originally composed of "Chen", "You" and "North". "Minister" is the eye, and living in the world represents wisdom and foresight. "Bei" is money, and the next position represents wealth and strength. "You" refers to both knowledge and ability, wisdom and money. In short, a person with knowledge, strength, wisdom and money is a saint. People who are "wise" can only advance if they are first. People with "virtue" are willing to give. A person, regardless of the development of wisdom or the possession of money, is more advanced than others, and can contribute his own advancement as capital to everyone. This is a saint. In a word, the sage is a prophet in the wisdom of benefiting others and benefiting himself, and he can perceive it before he knows it. Sages are pioneers who practice benefiting others and benefiting themselves, and can help the backward with the advanced. Without these two, there would be no saints. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, there will be several eight-part essays. Pretending to be a scholar is called a saint and is entrusted with a high position and high salary. In fact, these so-called great sages simply don't know how to be a man and don't have the ability to do things. They only know that they collude with each other and jointly ruin the country and the people. Such a sage, like the emperor's old son calling himself a saint, has become a "disrespectful" person despised by all. 3. Adults and villains are villains who aim at making progress every day and constantly striving for self-improvement. Generally speaking, children, students and the masses can all be called villains. The most obvious sign of a villain is to be self-reliant in life. A person's life goal is to get and give his lover every day, and this person is called an adult. Generally speaking, parents, teachers and leaders can all be called adults. The most obvious sign of adults is to take dedication as their life goal. Broadly speaking, regardless of age, people who pursue self-reliance all their lives and take self-reliance as their career can be called villains. Only those who pursue dedication as the goal and people-oriented as the cause can be called adults. The self-reliance of villains is the basis of adult dedication. Without the self-reliance of villains, the dedication of adults will be hypocritical. Therefore, truth is the beauty of villains, and villains are also called "real people". The dedication of adults is the destination of self-reliance of villains, that is to say, the purpose of self-reliance is to dedicate one's lover. Without the dedication of adults, the self-reliance and self-improvement of villains will be reactionary. Therefore, adults are good and not evil, and adults are also called "righteous". There are two kinds of people who are "benevolent", namely, villains and adults. Little people seek truth, and adults seek truth. This is the truth of little people and the righteousness of adults. This is a real person. As for sages, they are heroes among people. As for saints, they are mentors and friends between people. To be a saint, you can only be strict with yourself, not demanding of the public. Fourth, "benevolence" is the representative of a way of life. This way of being a man, in Confucian scholarship, refers to the way of being a villain and the way of being an adult. That is, the way of villains, the way of adults. There is no formal difference between the way of villains and the way of adults, only the difference in purpose. For example, serving others, villains and adults will actively do it. The villain serves others in exchange for their service and support, and can't do anything without return. This is because the villain's self-reliance ability is not enough, and it is impossible to give it to others unconditionally. Adults serve others, on the one hand, in exchange for the service and support of others, which they get every day. On the other hand, it is to take care of the weak who return unconditionally and let them stand on their own feet. Whether you are selfish or not, as long as you need to do your duty, you will do it seriously. This is because adults are strong and independent, and they are fully qualified to help others while benefiting themselves. The purpose of the villain's way is to stay away from poverty and ignorance, climb out of the abyss of suffering and move towards self-reliance. Therefore, the villain's way, broken words stand in the middle. Only by getting rid of poverty and ignorance first can we make ourselves self-reliant. The purpose of adults is to move towards perfection and beauty with everyone on the basis of self-reliance and self-improvement. Therefore, the way of adults, the word as a token, is broken in it. Only when you are strong and have the conditions to help others can you put down the goal of self-reliance and self-improvement and move towards dedication to your lover. No villain can become an adult, which is the great application of the villain's way. Only adults can really care about villains, which is the great achievement of the adult way. Small seeks big, big love is small, and small and big are integrated. This is the way of life represented by benevolence. Fourth, those who are courageous should also do what they should do. What kind of things should they do? First, you should have the knowledge and ability to succeed in your career. In other words, we must have the power to create spiritual wealth and material wealth. In this way, life will become real. Second, develop yourself, strengthen yourself, solve your own problems of survival, food and clothing, and development, and make yourself truly profitable. Only in this way can life become beautiful and moving. Third, give yourself, on the basis of self-reliance, help everyone really make a profit. In this way, life will become kind and warm. The point of righteousness is truth, beauty on the left and goodness on the right. Pursuing truth, goodness and beauty every day is what everyone should do. Therefore, "righteousness" is synonymous with truth, goodness and beauty. Many nouns come from "righteousness". For example, "unjust things" are false and ugly things that should not be done. "Do your duty" and do what you should do is to benefit others. "Righteousness" should do all the great things of truth, goodness and beauty. "Righteousness" means doing great things fearlessly in pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. "Meaning" should be meaningful. "Meaningless" should be meaningful. No, it's boring. Justice should have everything, truth, goodness and beauty in an all-round way. "Injustice" should not have everything, it is full of falsehood and ugliness. "ism", full of truth, goodness and beauty, can lead everyone's thoughts. "forbearance", I am extremely kind to others, I have done everything I should, that is, "forbearance", I have done everything I should. That is, "benevolence." 5. "Rite" means rules and standards. In ancient times, the content of ceremony focused on personnel. From the color of clothes people wear to the ostentation and extravagance of weddings and funerals, the state has mandatory standards and regulations. In modern times, the content of etiquette focuses on things, and the state has mandatory standards for material and cultural products from all walks of life. As a synonym of rules and standards, "Li" has derived many words. For example, "etiquette" is behavior under strict control of rules. "Politeness", words and deeds are in line with the rules and standards. A "gift" is an item given to observe the rules of communication between people. Etiquette is a form or procedure that conforms to rules or standards. "Politeness Wings" take doing things up to standard as their wings to soar. You don't have to worry about standards, because there are a lot of product evaluation standards in all walks of life, and everyone has their own standards. What I want to repeat is that doing things according to standards and being strict with yourself by standards are the foundation and wings of a person's progress. As for the rules, you don't have to bother, because there are many rules in all walks of life, and everyone has their own rules. What I want to repeat is, behave yourself and be strict with yourself by rules, which is the premise of protecting yourself and gaining the support of others. The main content of the ceremony is Gong Jianzhuang Jing. People are undoubtedly a product, so we can take people as an example to illustrate the main content of the ceremony. Careful and selfless is a "gift". The cost of living is frugal and not wasted, and the lifestyle is quiet and chaotic. This is "frugality". Strong physique, full of vitality and aggressive heroic spirit, this is "Zhuang". Being brave and successful and paying attention to strategy is "respect". If you can do the above four points, this product is qualified. The practical method of etiquette is "gentleness and courtesy". Peace and stability of mind, the concept of long-term struggle. This is "Wen". A person who doesn't know how to struggle for a long time and succeed with a calm and stable mind will either go to fanaticism or go to depravity. This kind of person, who talks about sleeping on the credit book today, may be broken tomorrow. It is impossible to ask such people to do things according to standards and rules. Therefore, "Wen" is one of the practical etiquette methods. To win the support of others in a kind and peaceful way is "kindness". It is normal for vicious people to be lawless, and it is impossible to do things according to standards and follow the rules. Therefore, "good" is the second practical method of etiquette. Doing things with the mentality of contributing to the public is "letting". Only those who are willing to contribute can safeguard everyone's interests and do everything according to standards. Only those who are willing to pay can do their duty for everyone and always abide by the rules of being a man. People who only want others will never sacrifice their energy and time and do things for everyone according to the standards, but it is normal to be opportunistic. People who only want others will never give their own interests according to the rules and do their duty for everyone, but it is normal to take them by surprise. Therefore, "letting" is the third practical method of etiquette. Knowing the main contents and practical methods of etiquette, one can make himself a qualified product-a person who keeps etiquette and makes progress. Seven, the letter is as it is, and the words and deeds are consistent, which is extended to honesty. Honesty between people is the premise of mutual trust. Therefore, "trusting" people is a kind of personal accomplishment and integrity. As a kind of interpersonal relationship, "trust" means trust, conviction and even belief. As a trust relationship, trust includes three parts: believing in yourself, being trusted and trusting others. How can people believe in themselves? Do small things with little success, do big things with great success, cultivate self-confidence when you speak, and let yourself believe in yourself. How can people gain the trust of others? Words don't have to be nice, they can persuade people to be good, their careers don't have to be brilliant, they can benefit others and benefit themselves; Looks don't have to be beautiful, they can be loved; Only in this way can you gain the trust of others. How do people trust others? Plant your own trees and let others enjoy the cool; I have achieved my career and let others run it; Make your own green leaves and let others make red flowers. I am willing to be a pioneer and a hero behind the scenes, so that others can deserve it. This is trusting others. Believe in yourself, this is a brilliant fruit; Being trusted, this is a red flower; Trust others, this is a green leaf. Fruits enrich themselves, flowers make them brilliant, and leaves make them full of vitality.