Xiu De means to cultivate virtue, do good deeds and accumulate virtue;

Self-cultivation refers to self-cultivation. The specific behavior of self-cultivation shows that in our daily life, we choose goodness, follow it, learn from the literature, and treat it with courtesy. Self-cultivation is a long-term struggle with our bad habits and weak will, always check our physical and mental words and deeds, and get rid of the impurities in our thoughts with sincere, loving and humble sentiments, which will help to cure those external and internal causes that make us frivolous, proud, arrogant and eccentric < p

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Ancient theory of self-cultivation:

If the ancient desire is clearly superior to the world, rule the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to get your family together, repair your body first; If you want to cultivate your body, you should first correct your heart; If you want to be right, be sincere first; If you want to be sincere, let him know first. Knowledge lies in things.

Translation:

In ancient times, those who wanted to carry forward aboveboard moral character in the world had to govern their own country first; If you want to manage your country well, you must first manage your family and family; If you want to manage your family and family well, you must first cultivate your own character;

if you want to cultivate your own character, you must first correct your own mind; If you want to correct your mind, you must first make your mind sincere; If you want to make your ideas sincere, you must first acquire knowledge; The way to acquire knowledge is to know and study everything.

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