Venerable Master Jingkong: Why we should promote the study of traditional Chinese culture

In contemporary society, the pressure of competition is so great that many people show restlessness and anxiety. At this time, people need a kind of spiritual relaxation, and our traditional culture can help people solve this problem. Of course, it does not mean that you have to wait until you are under pressure to learn traditional culture, but you have to have a certain degree of traditional cultural literacy. Open your mind to learn some traditional ways of being in the world. Don't think that it is outdated, these things are exactly the wealth that we have thrown away when we are running around in this commodity economy. That's why many of us feel empty.

Learning about traditional culture is not about being elegant. Some people have some misconceptions about it. Nowadays, students are no longer required to write eight-legged essays, so apart from learning the language to cope with the exams, students nowadays seem to be less interested in the traditional culture, or even ignore its existence. I went to college and majored in Chinese Language and Literature, at first I just thought it suited my personality, plus I was more interested in it. But after I learned it, I realized how profound Chinese culture is, and I became even more fond of it. But I am not saying that everyone should choose this specialty, after all, "seventy-two lines, line out of the scholar", I just think that we can not do without traditional culture, which will be inherited in our generation, which can be said to be one of our historical mission. It is not good to be complacent and close-minded, but it is also not desirable to worship foreign countries and be presumptuous.

So people now, especially young people nowadays, must learn some traditional culture, now there are so many traditional folk customs and culture has been lost, some are facing the crisis of loss. Inheriting traditional culture and carrying it forward is not only for us professionals, but should be a ****same responsibility for all Chinese people. It may even be a matter for some foreign friends who love Chinese culture. Because Chinese civilization is one of the spiritual wealth of mankind, if even we ourselves do not learn it, understand it, cherish it and carry it forward, then in the near future, the thousands of years of brilliant Chinese civilization will really become some experts and scholars of the research subject. I can't imagine that after a few years, the traditional Chinese culture will be distorted and deformed on the stage of the world civilization, or even disappear. I hope that such a cultural tragedy will never happen!