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"I have to examine myself three times every day. Have I been disloyal to others? Have I not believed in my friends? Have I learned from others?" From "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer", "Zengzi", a disciple of Confucius, famous ginseng , named Ziyu. "Province" means to look at and reflect on. "Plan" means to plan, to make suggestions. "Zhong", loyalty. "To", to communicate, to cooperate. "Faith", integrity. "Transmission", taught by the teacher. "Xi" means review and practice. The general idea is: Zengzi said: "I have to conduct self-examination many times every day: Have I been loyal in giving advice to my master? Have I been honest in my interactions and cooperation with friends? Have I frequently reviewed what my teacher taught me?" "
Zengzi (505 BC - 435 BC), whose name was Shen (shēn) and whose courtesy name was Ziyu, was a native of Nanwucheng, Lu State (Jiaxiang, Shandong) in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He is a famous Chinese thinker and one of the late disciples of Confucius. He studied under Confucius with his father Zeng Dian and is an important representative of the Confucian school.
Zengzi advocated Confucianism with filial piety, forgiveness, loyalty and trust as its core. His political outlook on Qi and Zhiping, his cultivation outlook on introspection and caution, and his filial piety based on filial piety still have extremely valuable social influence today. meaning and practical value. Zengzi participated in the compilation of "The Analects of Confucius" and wrote "The Great Learning", "The Classic of Filial Piety", "Ten Chapters of Zengzi" and other works.
Zengzi occupies an important position in the history of the development of Confucianism. He was revered as the "ancestor sage" by later generations and was one of the four concubines worthy of enjoying the Confucius Temple.
Zengzi was born on October 12, 505 BC (the fifteenth year of King Jing of Zhou and the fifth year of Duke Dinggong of Lu).
Full-length portrait of Zeng Shen
Full-length portrait of Zeng Shen
In 494 BC (the first year of Lu Ai), Zeng Shen often studied poetry and calligraphy with his father. "Read". In 492 BC (the third year of Duke Ai of Lu), "I worked hard at the foot of Mount Tai and could not return home for ten days due to heavy rain and snow. I missed my parents and composed the song of Liangshan." (See "Huainanzi")
In 490 B.C. (the fifth year of Duke Ai of Lu), the sixteen-year-old Zeng paid homage to Confucius as his teacher. He was diligent and eager to learn, and was quite popular among Confucius' true disciples.
In 482 BC (the thirteenth year of Duke Ai of Lu), Yan Hui, a talented disciple of Confucius, died of illness, and Zeng Shen became the main successor to Confucius's teachings.
In 480 BC (the fifteenth year of Duke Ai of Lu), Confucius called out to him and said: "Shenhu, my way is consistent." Zengzi said: "The way of Master is only loyalty and forgiveness." ("The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren") Confucius personally taught Zeng Shen in "The Great Learning".