From:
"Book of Rites. Doctrine of the Mean, No. 21"
Note:
Preliminary: Preliminary, means to make something in advance Plan or preparation;
Establish: achieve;
Waste: destroy.
跲: Music clip, the original meaning is to trip. Here is the meaning of Liquciqiong.
sleepy: difficulty, confusion.
Guilt: sorrow, inner pain.
Poor: This refers to being desperate.
Meaning:
No matter what you do, if you prepare in advance, you will succeed, otherwise you will fail.
Original text:
Everything will be established if it is hesitated, and it will be wasted if it is not hesitated. If you are determined before you speak, you will not be confused; if you are determined beforehand, you will not be trapped; if you are determined before you act, you will not feel guilty; if you are determined before the road is over, you will not be exhausted. ?
Meaning:
If you are prepared, you will succeed. If you are not prepared, you will fail. In anything, you can succeed if you are prepared in advance, and you will fail if you are not prepared; if you are prepared before you speak, you will not be at a loss for words; if you are prepared in advance, you will not encounter difficulties and setbacks; if you are prepared before you act, you will not encounter difficulties and setbacks. If you make up your mind, there will be no mistakes and regrets.
Introduction to "Book of Rites":
"Book of Rites" is a Confucian classic, and its status in Confucian classics has long been determined. "Book of Rites" is a forty-nine-part edition compiled by Dai Sheng, a ritual scholar during the Wuxuan period of the Western Han Dynasty. It is a collection of academic papers from Pre-Qin Confucians and was not written by one person at one time. It covers the treatises of various schools from Confucius to Mencius and Xun, all of which were recorded by Confucius' 70th disciple, and the content is quite complex.
Most of them were written during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The basic content reflected in the article is mostly based on the ancient system of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. It contains some Confucius' remarks or his disciples' expression of the true meaning of Confucius' thought. Even some individual chapters were written by Confucian scholars in the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is written in 2011, but its basic content is also a recollection of the ancient pre-Qin system. The book contains ancient rituals and social life scenes at that time. In addition, there are special chapters in the "Book of Rites" from statecraft to family rules. Discourse.
These chapters fully reflect the principles and spirit of patriarchal system. "Book of Rites" occupies a very prominent position in the history of Confucian academic history. By examining the relevant chapters in the "Book of Rites" together, we can roughly outline the inheritance relationship between Confucius, Mencius, and Xunshi, and even between the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Confucian ideological system.
The Book of Rites provides sufficient information for studying the history of Confucianism in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, especially the richest collection of ritual thoughts. Confucian etiquette thought is extensive and profound. From Confucius's first thought of etiquette, to the development of Mencius and Xunzi, it has reached a higher stage with a comprehensive system. Among them, "Book of Rites" has the most wonderful and complete explanation of etiquette. "Book of Rites" also collects academic papers with profound ideological content such as "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Great Learning", and "Liyun". They are masterpieces in the history of Chinese academic thought and have extremely far-reaching influence. It is an important reference for understanding Confucian etiquette thoughts.