The Culture of Filial Piety in Chinese Classics

The Culture of Filial Piety in Chinese Classics

Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has been a nation that honors the old and loves the young, and filial piety and respect for the elderly is a traditional virtue that has been passed down through generations, and since ancient times, there has been a tradition of ? The first of the hundred virtues is filial piety. The classic saying. However, many of us living in the modern society, but the real filial piety misinterpretation, narrow-minded.

Filial piety is the core of traditional Chinese virtues. There are many writings on filial piety in Chinese literature, and the discussions are extremely insightful. There are nineteen explicit references to filial piety in the Analects of Confucius, and there are many expositions on filial piety in Mencius, Xunzi, Zhuangzi, Spring and Autumn, and Zuozhuan. Confucianism's Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety), Buddhism's Sutra on Parents' Graciousness and Difficulty in Repaying Them, and Taoism's monographs such as Wenchang Emperor's New Year's Day Exhortation to Filial Piety and Lv Zu's Exhortation to Filial Piety, all of which are even more soul-touching and far-reaching. Nowadays, there are a lot of enlightenment readings on national education in bookstores, such as Three Character Classic, Disciple's Rules, Zeng Guang Xian Wen, Twenty-four Filial Piety Illustrations, and Thousand Character Essay, which also talk about filial piety.

In addition, there are many aphorisms that have been passed down in the folklore, and their influence is both deep and wide. For example: all evil ** for the first, the hundred good filial piety first; son Yin family business, son filial piety father's heart wide; when the family only know salt and rice expensive, raising children know that the parents; crows have to feed the filial piety, sheep have to kneel down the milk of grace; son of a long way to think of the family tears, not as high as the hall of thought of the son of the heart; filial piety and obedient also born filial piety and obedient son, disobedience and disobedient male; do not believe but look at the eaves on the water, the little by little, according to the road; raise relatives do not push to avoid, as if only one of my life; the family has a high, fixed than the people; family with a old, golden, live treasure; the family has an old, the gold, live treasure, and so on. Family has an old, golden living treasure; mother in the hands of the line, the wandering son on the clothes; thousands of classics, filial piety and righteousness first and so on. National education attaches special importance to the filial piety education of disciples, advocating that from the beginning of the child. The first chapter of the filial piety classic clearly states: ? Filial piety is the foundation of morality, and it is the source of education. It means that filial piety is the root of morality and the source of education. The national classic "Xiaojing" is not long, only 1,799 words, divided into eighteen chapters, listed as one of the thirteen basic texts of Confucianism. Historically, there were Emperor Wei, Emperor Wen of Jin, Emperor Xiao of Jin, Emperor Wu of Liang, Emperor Jianwen of Liang, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, as well as Emperors Shunzhi, Kangxi, and Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, who also commented on the Classic of Filial Piety. Historically, why did so many emperors emphasize the Xiaojing? It is because advocating filial piety can make people's hearts and minds simple and peaceful, and is conducive to the harmony of human relationships, and even more conducive to the long-term stability of the country.

In a sense, Chinese culture is the culture of filial piety. There is a famous saying in the Analects of Confucius: ? A gentleman is a man of the world, the world is a man of the world, the world is a man of the world, the world is a man of the world, the world is a man of the world, the world is a man of the world. This saying is: filial piety is the root of being a human being, and the best thing a person can do is to be filial. If a person fails to be filial, there is no way to talk about other qualities and personality. As a matter of fact, the idea of filial piety had already arisen long before Confucius. As far back as clan and tribal societies, the meaning of filial piety was very broad, referring to the need to respect, honor, support, and offer sacrifices to the older members of the clan. As the family became the basic unit of society, filial piety also changed from the respect and support for the elderly in the clan to the love and respect for parents, grandparents, and became an important ethical norms to deal with the relationship within the family.

So, how do children honor their parents? The national classic "Analects" has a detailed code of conduct. Confucius said: ? Disciples, into the filial piety, out of the brother, careful and trustworthy, where love for all, and pro-ren. If one's behavior is good enough, then one should learn the language.? Confucius asked children to do to their parents? When they are born, they should be treated with courtesy; when they die, they should be buried with courtesy and sacrificed with courtesy. He also said: ? Father in, observe his will; father no, observe his behavior. When parents are present, they do not travel far. Confucius paid special attention to the spiritual aspect of filial piety, which is even more important in today's world of material abundance and food and clothing. When Zi You asked about filial piety, Confucius said: ? The filial piety of today is to be able to feed. As for dogs and horses, all of them are able to be nourished, and if they are not honored, how can they be distinguished? Zi Xia asked about filial piety, and Confucius said: ? The color is difficult. There are some disciples to serve their labor; there is wine and food, Mr. Zhuanzhu, once is thought of as filial piety? Confucius believes that as children and grandchildren only to meet the dietary needs of the elderly is not enough, but also to better meet the spiritual needs of the elderly, pay attention to the parents most need of spiritual comfort.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, out of fifty miles away on the same day can not return home, so require children? The parents in, not far away from the tour, the tour will be square. That is, parents in, do not go too far; helpless, if you must travel far, to inform parents beforehand where they go, how long can come back. However, nowadays the times have changed, the transportation is convenient, children go out to work in business has become inevitable. At this time, as a son or daughter who has to go out to know, in the eyes of parents, children's companionship and concern is more important than material abundance. The reason why the song "Come Home Often" has become so popular is that it contains extremely deep emotions. As a son or daughter working outside, if you really can not do? If you can't do it, you should try to go home as often as you can.

Advocating filial piety is actually using virtue to influence politics and enhance the moral and rule of law. The efficacy of governance. It points out that ? Teaching the people to be dear is no better than filial piety; teaching the people to be courteous and obedient is no better than brotherly love.? The people are taught to be filial, so as to honor the people of the world. Teach filial piety, so as to honor the world's parents; teach brotherly love, so as to honor the world's brother; teach ministerial piety, so as to honor the world's ruler. Only in this way can society become more stable and a ? The people will be in harmony, and there will be no complaints from the top and bottom. The first thing I'd like to do is to get a good deal of money.

Since the Han Dynasty,? The Western Han Dynasty's? The policy of filial piety and integrity policy, should be said to be Confucian filial piety often said evidence of great influence. Confucius said: ? The person who is filial and brotherly, and is good at offending his superiors, is seldom seen; not good at offending his superiors, and is good at making a mess, is not there. Meaning, all the people who are filial to their parents, most of them are loyal to the king and love the country, most of them are law-abiding people. The Confucian idea of loyalty and filial piety has been adopted by politicians through the ages. Han's Li Ling, Song's Yue Fei, Zhu Geliang in danger to Jiang Wei and so on, all because of its ? The mother is filial piety.

It is reported that a provincial party committee, the Ministry of Organization to promote the appointment of cadres, plus the conditions and content of filial piety and filial piety, this move has been recognized by many people. A reporter pointed out that the unfilial people not only the party and the state can not be used, even friends can not be handed over. Ask a person who does not even love and respect his parents who gave birth to him, can he be loyal to the Party and the country? Can he serve the people wholeheartedly? Can he be faithful to his friends? The Classic of Filial Piety divides filial piety into three levels. Small filial piety? The first one is "small filial piety", which is to honor one's parents; the second one is "big filial piety", which is to honor one's parents. The second is "Great Filial Piety". The first is filial piety that honors one's own parents; the second is filial piety that honors all parents; and the third is filial piety that honors all parents. The third is the "ultimate filial piety".

In short, everyone has to have children and grandchildren, and everyone has to be a parent. It is this generation after generation of reproduction, only to construct ** class history of the river, and thus have a society, have a wealth, have a civilization. Filial piety is the system of human reproduction, filial piety is the system of human happiness, filial piety is the system of human progress. Of course, the study and promotion of filial piety thought of nationalism, to keep pace with the times, to integrate with the construction of socialist spiritual civilization with Chinese characteristics, can not rigidly comply with those who have become obsolete dogma and doctrine, and can not be overly absolute, drilling into the bull's eye, resulting in harm to the national spirit.