How to understand and grasp the core content and spiritual essence of Confucianism?

The core characteristics of Confucianism are benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. Loyalty, filial piety and benevolence: love.

The core of Confucius (1)-"Benevolence".

(2) Advocating the rule of virtue and opposing tyranny and arbitrary punishment and killing also embodies the people-oriented thought.

(3) Advocating "self-denial and self-defense", hoping to restore the ritual and music system of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

(4) Initiating private lectures and advocating "educating the classless" (5) Organizing poems, rituals, books, the Book of Changes, music and the Spring and Autumn Period are the founders of the Six Classics, which have made indelible contributions to the development of Confucian culture and academic prosperity (1). His people-oriented thought is of positive significance to the interpersonal relationship in a harmonious society, and it still has universal practical significance and eternal value today after thousands of years.

(2) It broke the situation of aristocratic monopoly of cultural education, adapted to the requirements of social development, effectively promoted the academic downward movement since the Spring and Autumn Period, expanded the ranks of scholars, and promoted the integration and development of national culture. Confucius is a great educator in the history of China.

Mencius (1) advocated "benevolent government";

(2) Put forward the people-oriented thought of "valuing the people but despising the monarch";

(3) Advocating "nature is good". (1) absorbed other schools, summarized and reformed Confucianism, and made the Confucian system more complete.

(2) Actively promote the rapid spread of Confucianism, making it a major part of the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the late Warring States period.

Xunzi (1) advocated "benevolence and righteousness", "kingliness" and "serving people with virtue".

(2) Put forward the viewpoint of "governing the ship for the benefit of the people" and emphasize the great strength of the people.

(3) Advocating "the theory of evil nature" and emphasizing the use of rites and music to regulate people's behavior.