1, change the past and present when studying heaven and man.
From: Sima Qian's letter to Ren An.
Original text: "I also want to learn from the changes of ancient and modern times and become a family statement."
Interpretation: I also want to explore the relationship between heaven and personnel, and become a family statement through changes from ancient times to the present.
2, rebel against the beauty of heaven and earth, and analyze the reason of everything.
From: Zhuangzi's "Zhuangzi Zapian Tianxia"
Original text: "Examine the beauty of heaven and earth, analyze the principles of all things, and observe the integrity of the ancients."
Interpretation: the principle of separating the perfection of heaven and earth and isolating everything makes the perfect morality of the ancients fragmented.
3, for heaven and earth, for life.
From: Zhang Zai's Quotations of Hengqu
Original text: "Make a heart for heaven and earth, make a life for the people, link the past with the future, and create peace for all generations."
Interpretation: establish the heart of life for heaven and earth, point out a common path for the people, inherit the knowledge of Confucius and Mencius and other sages, and open up a permanent and peaceful inheritance for future generations.
Extended data
Bao Ren An Shu is the first lyric long letter in the history of China classical literature, which is extremely rich in content.
This article is a natural expression of Sima Qian's literary and artistic accomplishment, which fully embodies the characteristics of Sima Qian's prose. The full text is full of discussion, lyricism and narrative, full of literariness and emotion. The narrative is concise, paving the way for the discussion, and the feelings in the discussion are self-evident. With unusually rich, strong and unrestrained thoughts and feelings, the article has formed a magnificent momentum that is unparalleled throughout the ages. Sima Qian's lofty life belief and dedication to Historical Records have profound enlightenment and educational value.
Zhuangzi's essays are titled "The World". The whole article is divided into seven sections, which records the historical origin and ins and outs of hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period. A summary paper that evaluates the main points and criticizes them. According to the research of scholars in the Republic of China, the author was a post-school student of Zhuangzi at the end of the Warring States Period.
Zhuangzi's Wang Yang is unrestrained, imaginative, moist and broad-minded, giving people a sense of being extraordinary, noble and wonderful. This is unique in the history of China's literature. His essay system has been separated from the record form, which indicates that the pre-Qin prose has developed to a mature stage. It can be said that Zhuangzi represents the highest achievement of pre-Qin prose.
In Quotations of Hengqu, these four sentences of Zhang Zai are summarized as "four sentences of Hengqu" by contemporary philosopher Feng Youlan. These four sentences can best express a person's responsibility and mission to the country and society. Concise and far-reaching, it can be said that "Hengqu Four Sentences" is the spiritual quatrain of China people, which is equivalent to spiritual coordinates. No matter where you are, Chinese people all over the world feel the same way. It has a very strong national cohesion.
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