Caution and independence produce kindness, respect produces strong physique, asking for help produces flattery, and sincere thinking produces reverence. From Zeng Guofan's Book of Commandments.
If you are alone, you will feel at ease.
The way of self-study is not difficult to cultivate the mind. Know good and evil, but you can't use it. It is self-deception to think that good is evil. Whether Fang Cun is deceiving himself or not, others don't know, only oneself know. Therefore, the word "honesty" in the "University" is cautious.
If you can be cautious and independent, you are not guilty of introspection. You can be indifferent to the gods of heaven and earth. No one is guilty, then Tianjun is calm, and this heart is often fast and wide. It is the first road to self-improvement in life, the first road to enjoyment, and the first thing to do is fitness.
Second, the Lord is strong.
Confucius taught people a word of respect, and scholars in the Spring and Autumn Period often said it, but Zhu Cheng never left this purpose in thousands of words. I call the effect of honorific words, especially in strengthening people's skin and bones. Zhuang Jingqiang, Anse steals every day, which is natural.
Although he is old and sick, when the altar, the temple and the battle are in crisis, he doesn't feel that God is completely stunned and refreshed. He knows that respect can make him strong. If no one, big or small, respects and dares not slack off, then no matter how strong the body is, what is there to doubt?
Third, seeking benevolence makes people happy.
I come from the same source as the people. If you know yourself privately, but you don't know that people love things, that is a way to learn from big books, and that is wrong. As for respecting officials and being generous, they have the responsibility to save the people from fire, water and hunger. Remember the past, the teacher of the future is righteous and upright, and it is only after you have feelings that you have the responsibility to feel. If you know yourself but don't know how to educate yourself, it's because God is too kind to me and you have greatly failed me.
On the other hand, most great things in the world were not built by one person, and many turning points in life were provided by friends. But if you make friends with a utilitarian heart, others will only give back a utilitarian heart. When you treat others with an open and kind mind, you will naturally gain a group of intimate friends who have a heart in your heart.
Fourth, learning to work is the spirit of Qin.
Ordinary people's feelings, avoidance and aversion to work are all bad. No matter how noble, humble, intelligent, stupid and old, they are greedy and afraid of work, and the same is true of ancient and modern communication. What a person wears in a day is commensurate with what he does in a day, so others will do it, and ghosts and gods will allow him to think that he is independent. Ancient sages and sages, if the soup is ambiguous, the king of Wen is not rich, and the Duke of Zhou sits on the ground from morning till night, greedy for black, and so on, and the beggars' gangs are always diligent and self-sufficient
The article "Don't escape", if you push it diligently, you will live a long life, and if you escape, you will die young and feel uncomfortable. For a plan, you must practice your skills, temper your bones and muscles, walk in difficulties and worry about dangers, so that you can increase your wisdom and knowledge. If you think about the world, you will starve yourself and drown yourself. If you can't find a husband, you will be taken to Guyu.
Dayu used it for four years, but the door was closed. Mozi is eager to benefit the world. He is extremely frugal in serving the people and extremely diligent in saving them. Therefore, Xunzi called his trip to Dayu and Mo Zhai diligent. From the beginning of the army, anyone who has a piece of material and a skill that can bear hardships has been given to others. This is called time.
People who are not used to hard work will vomit time and die of hunger and freezing. Relying on God is a gentleman's desire, which is greater than studying hard.
Extended data:
Most of the ancient family instructions condensed the author's life experience, life experience and academic thoughts, from which not only his descendants benefited a lot, but also today's readers can benefit a lot. Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu and Han in the Three Kingdoms, was praised as "the embodiment of wisdom" by later generations. His Ten Commandments is also a family instruction full of wisdom and a masterpiece of ancient family instruction.
This paper expounds the profound truth of self-cultivation and scholarship, which is thought-provoking to read. It can also be seen as Zhuge Liang's summary of his life, and later became a famous piece of self-cultivation and determination to get married.
This book of commandments not only expounds the ways and methods of self-cultivation, but also points out the relationship between determination and learning. It not only explains the importance of tranquility and indifference, but also points out the harm of indulgence, neglect and extreme impatience. Zhuge Liang is not only strict with his son in general principles, but also shows subtle concern for his children in some specific matters.
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