Full-text Interpretation of China's Saint Classics

I remember when I was a child, when I was not working in the fields after busy farming, or in rainy and snowy weather, my father washed my muddy hands, carefully took out a red cloth bag from the cupboard and respectfully opened it layer by layer. Those are several yellow rice paper thread-bound books left by my grandfather's grandfather, as well as the old private school enlightenment books, The Three Characters Classic, Hundreds of Family Names, Thousands of Characters, and Zengguang Xianwen. My father didn't go to school, and he didn't know any big words about fighting. However, he can make a close guess by reading these books, because grandpa taught him orally. Especially "expanding saints", my father said this is "the way to persuade people" and often quoted it to educate us. When my father hummed and shook his head to teach us to recite, there was always a rare smile on his serious face.

"But doing good, the future of Mo Wen" has become my life criterion; "What do big people do when time is tight?" Give people endless encouragement. "Respect your parents at home, why bother to smell fragrant" made me understand filial piety; "Thousands of floors, sleeping eight feet at night" makes me indifferent; "Forgiving people is not an idiot, and idiots will not forgive people" made me understand patience; "Teenagers don't laugh at Chinese Pulsatilla, bloom spends a few days" makes me cherish the time ... The teaching in the book is like my mother's exhortation, accompanying me to grow up.

It is true that there is no pure gold in the world, and the sun also has sunspots. A sage's words are not a truth, and it is inevitable that they will fall behind. For example, it is obviously inappropriate to "sweep the snow from the front door and leave others first frost", while "Every man for himself, the devil takes the hindmost" is aimed at dross. A few years ago, I tried to modify the augmented Xianwen, but I didn't quite understand it, so I finally wrote it. Happily, Mr. Yamahu Jiren is with me. He is a baby. According to this rhyme, the new editor eliminates dross and adds new content. His name is China Sage Classic, which can be said to be afraid of keeping pace with the times! One of my worries is that he gave up for me.

This book has been selling well since its publication. I think readers love her mainly for the following reasons: first, it is small and exquisite, less than two or two, but not more than five inches high, which is easy to carry; Second, it covers all kinds of life and the world. According to it, everyone can be Yao and Shun, which accords with people's psychology of being kind. Third, you can write a poem according to rhyme, which is not tiring to read. I can't forget humorous sentences such as "Which mouse doesn't steal oil and which cat doesn't eat fishy" and "Walk thousands of miles at night and get up early to sell tofu". Fourth, bring forth the old and bring forth the new, do the opposite, and use it at the right time. For example, the original "a good iron cannot be nailed, and a good man should be a soldier", the original "every man for himself, the devil takes the hindmost" was changed to "every man for himself, and the original" every man is bullied and every horse is ridden "was interpreted as follows: this book can be hidden on the pillow and put on the side of the case, which will benefit people for life!

I have always had great respect for the authors of books. Because I love the classics of China sages, I "love books and love the people" and worship the author of Mountain Pot Collection! Mountain Lakers, books love home. I have never seen such a good book as "The Satyr"! There are more than 30 thousand books in his family. In my spare time, what a pleasant thing it is to wander among books and pick them up like lambs grazing! I really envy us bookworms! His new book Zengde has added a handful of firewood to the flame of inheriting China traditional culture!

From time to time, I see some vulgar works with low style, which pollute people's eyes and make them depressed. Silly, there is no shortage of relationship between men and women in our time, what is lacking is the "calcium" that makes people stand upright! It is an indisputable fact that the richer the material life is, the more it is necessary to cultivate humanistic spirit and pay attention to personality shaping. The soul needs nourishment, and life needs calcium supplement. The publishing house has published some good books like Classic of China Sages, which serve as calcium tablets for life and chicken soup for the soul, making readers very lucky! The country is lucky!

Yuanjinghui

Sages talk to me every day —— Reading China Sages Classic

A good book is like your own child, and you can't bear to be taken away by others.

A friend of Haitian Publishing House sent me a copy of Classic of China Sages published by them, and I put it on my desk. That day, a visiting friend saw it, picked it up and asked me for it. I also know that good books, like good tea and good wine, are more interesting when everyone is enjoying them. But at this time, I still have to be reluctant. I had to nod because of my feelings, but I was really reluctant. After a few days, I was a little bit like my own child being taken away and uneasy. A few days later, that friend called again and said, "You help me find two more books, and I'll treat you to a French dinner!" " "

A book that is so popular is certainly a good book. In my opinion, the classics of China sages have three advantages:

From the content, the classics of China sages were compiled by imitating augmented sages. Augmented scholar is a book that teaches people to treat people with things, do things, read books, cultivate one's morality and behave in the world, which has great influence; But today, it seems that many of them have not adapted to the present era. In the new era of reform and opening up and building Socialism with Chinese characteristics, we need not only rich material products, but also high-quality spiritual products. Therefore, it is necessary to write "new, substantial and useful articles". The book of China sages is richer than the book of augmented sages. There are both ancient proverbs and many contemporary quips, such as "thinking about the source when you are rich, thinking about progress when you are rich", "Don't be a flower in the greenhouse, learn to be an eagle in the rain", "Power is used by the people, affection is related to the people, things are done by the people, and benefits are sought by the people". This is not only today, when we are building a harmonious and efficient society, the publication of China Sage Classics is very timely and meaningful.

Formally, the Classic of Sages and Zengguang Xianwen are both collections of famous sayings and aphorisms, but there are still obvious differences between them. Augmented and virtuous writing is even more serious, like an old gentleman in a robe teaching people. While inheriting the traditional persuasion and indoctrination style, Classic of China Sages is more vivid in form, more popular in writing, closer to the public and more interesting, which makes the book more readable. There are many humorous sentences, such as "drinking makes people crazy, reading makes people wise", "Musk deer is naturally fragrant, and milk is the mother", "Men should have backbone and women should be attractive", "getting up late offends parents-in-law, getting up early offends husband", "You can't sleep well at dawn, you can't learn well when you are old" and "you won't get sick and die".

From the capacity point of view, China sages are classic, with small layout and few pages, or put in their pockets, or put on the bedside, everywhere, or a sentence, or a paragraph, which can be read at any time and tasted everywhere; There are only 30,000 words in the book, but after reading it, people feel that "a word is worth a thousand dollars". Liu Yuxi, a native of the Tang Dynasty, said in "Humble Room Inscription": "The mountain is not high, but the immortal is not famous; The water is not deep, and the dragon is the spirit. " In the face of China's sage sutra, I want to say: "The book is not thick, but fragrant and delicious."

"Classic of China Sages" is a collection of sages' famous sayings and a summary of folk quips, which is suitable for all ages. Good books are people's teachers, friends and companions. Reading the classics of China sages is like listening to the teachings of wise men, talking with intimate friends and lovers. It is an indescribable spiritual enjoyment. Taking a look at the classics of China sages is like pouring a big bowl of Moutai into your stomach. The taste disappears instantly, but slowly it tastes like drinking tea and talking to ancient and modern sages. ...

Reading is an Easy Task —— Thoughts on Reading Classic of China Sages

In my opinion, reading should be an easy task. Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, once summed up the "three aspects" of reading, namely "immediately, going to the toilet and putting on the pillow". It can be seen that only when you relax can you read. Therefore, when I first saw this book, I thought it would be easy to read whether I was sitting in a bumpy car, squatting in a narrow toilet or even lying in bed. The size of the book and the thickness of the paper are just enough to hold in your hand, which will not be burdensome or heavy for you.

Reading, in my opinion, should be a simple thing. Different from the seriousness and boredom of learning, reading is better to be a little fun, so as to read in and gain from reading out. So I think since it is a book for readers, not a book for readers to study, of course, the more popular the better, the simpler the better, the more interesting the better. So I opened the Classic of China Sages, which was catchy and easy to understand. Good book! Simple and easy.

However, such books are easy to read for nothing. Because of its popularity, because of its rhyme, because of its layout structure, you can read it at once, you can read it at once. As a result, you are likely to miss the thoughts that should be harvested, ignore the words worth thinking about, and suddenly feel the need to read it again after reading the last page-this is a book worth reading again and again.

China people have never lacked a philosophy of existence. From a hundred schools of thought to Meng Kai kindergarten, they have been inculcating how to be a good person, how to be a useful person, or how to be a happy person. Caigen Tan may be regarded as a masterpiece of a happy life, but life is not just happiness, and happiness is based on the same happiness. In my opinion, Zengguang Xianwen's philosophy of life is happier than Cai Gentan's. Only when everyone is happy can everyone be happy. Therefore, there has always been the idea of translating augmented sages into vernacular Chinese. Very bad. The classics of China sages are based on augmented sages. What's more, the author's translation is very good, and the rhyme is catchy, which not only makes you read it in one breath, but also makes you unforgettable. I don't have a chance, but fortunately, readers have a chance to learn about augmented Xianwen and experience its philosophy of life. I'm terrible, but the reader is lucky to read the best vernacular book "Augmented Sage".

Nowadays, more and more people are writing books, and now books are becoming more and more interesting or practical, but it is practical, no doubt, at least in reality. Whether it's a top priority or keeping a low profile, at least you should gain something after reading it. You understand some truth, draw inferences from others and put yourself into real life. The ups and downs of the official sea, the fierce battle in the shopping mall, and even the short-term parents and the office can tell you what to do, so this book is very practical.

Every line in China's sage classics tells you a truth about being a man, and every line analyzes how to be a happy person. This book is very practical. For example: "sleep first, then sleep." Insomnia really bothers many people. Counting, reading casual books, taking sleeping pills, this instrument and that method … In fact, how can you sleep when you have something on your mind? What's more, whether counting or reading casual books, you have to use your brain. Since you have to use your head, how can you calm down? How can you sleep? There is only one way to fall asleep-put your heart down!

We all want to live happily, so of course our interest in books is getting higher and higher. Reading is not learning, reading is lively and fun, and reading is naturally more relaxed and enjoyable. In fact, this sentence is also very practical, and humorous people are always welcome. But there are two kinds of fun, one is to laugh it off, and the other is to laugh after thinking. For laughing it off, I thank the words in the book for making me laugh; For the smile after thinking, I thank the author for making me happy in thinking. Sometimes I always feel that the truth is not read, but imagined. If it can make me think and make me smile after thinking, it is the real humor. Laugh at it upside down, or laugh at it arrogant, or laugh at it stubborn, or laugh at it stupid ... whatever you laugh at, you won't feel it funny if you don't think about it. Such books are for people who can read. China sages classic is such a book! You can read it easily and simply, and even read it as a jingle. However, if you read without thinking, you can only laugh it off superficially. For example, "a stone is idle and grows moss, and a person is idle and sick." Very straightforward words, very simple things, think carefully, not simple. Why is Shi idle? Because I can't work, I can only wait to be covered with moss. And people, once idle, depressed, the body's defense will relax, all diseases will take advantage of it and people will get sick. Fighting diseases requires not only human body, but also human will. Some people are amazing. They struggled with terminal illness for decades and created one miracle after another in the history of medicine. But once depressed, once don't want to fight, even the courage to fight. Then, die, like a stone waiting for moss, if you think of yourself as a stone. It can't decide whether the stone can move. Whether you are idle or moving depends on yourself.

Reading requires thinking, and age and experience make the conclusions of thinking vary widely. As some books say, when I was 20, I was full of enthusiasm, when I was 30, I was full of difficulties, when I was 40, I was like a dream, and when I was 50, I was calm ... This is a book worth reading again and again. One-year-old is a kind of thinking, and every time you read it, you have new conclusions and new viewpoints. In this way, this book has naturally become a necessity for the pillow, a permanent one in the toilet and an indispensable one in the suitcase. Classic of China Sages is such a book.

The understanding of life and the summary of the world by predecessors and sages must be the essence left after the selection of time and the elimination of history. From the weak crown to the ancient style, from youth to late autumn, no matter what age and mentality, they can be recognized. It can be seen that such words are very memorable. After the aftertaste, go back to the book and ponder it again.

As the book begins, "Ancient and modern sages, regret your seriousness. The rhyme is broadened, and more is what you see and hear. Focus on the present and learn from the past. Keep pace with the times and innovate. " Classic of China Sages is a good book that allows you to examine the present, learn from the past and innovate in a relaxed and happy way.